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I will be regularly coaching a group of Back to Netball ladies (aged 16 plus) and have been told that there are approx. 30 signed up (prob end up with 20 regulars). I have a session planned for them tonight as a starter for ten but I am conscious that with such numbers when it comes to court time at the end of a session e.g. game time some won't be able to participate on court. For tonight (and partly because I'm told these ladies are new to netball) I'm going to be getting those sat off court to do some observation of basic rules e.g. give each a card with a rule on it and see if they spot anything during the game play. Some can also help with scoring. Then I'm having people subbed on and off every 5 mins so all get some game time. Are there any other suggestions from people about managing such a large group with just one court available? The rest of the session is fine as they can all join in the warm up, skills sessions and warm down.
Anne-Marie CleggPlayer, England
ANSWERS
Joanne PhillipsCoach, Scotland
Have 3 teams of 7 if you have 21 and shorten game time or 4 teams of 5 and play without wings. I have had 26 and 2 small courts so we sometime we have 4 teams of 5 and have to have rolling subs where they change once a team has scored.
Anne-Marie CleggPlayer, England
Thanks Joanne, seems the best plan to keep game time short to make sure players can all get game time without being on the sidelines too long as well.
Dianna HanneTeacher, New Zealand
Hi - I have a group of twenty girls and guys playing and I often have a game at hte end of our skills sessions. We play by having all on court in bibs, the off court people sit on the side lines ready to come on. As soon as I see any sort of infrigement - it could be not running hard onto the ball as in the skills session focus - then they are off court and the next on. This rolling sub keeps the players on court on their toes to stay on court without getting caught out.
