Netball: basic rules

I have never coached netball and it has been well over 20 years since i last played and that was a one off. I have found the drills on here and they a have been really helpful, The standard is not of highest and I think enjoyment is more important than turning them into a winning team, the ages are 8 to 12's. what I basically need is any advice on drills and basically any advice you have.... I am trying to refresh my knowledge of the rules which i have a very basic understanding of but would like to get a full list of all the rules, sadly money is a major issue and as i am volunteering to help keep the team going (as no one else can help) I was hoping there was a free source somewhere on line so i dont have to buy it!!! bad i know but Im already dipping into my empty pocket to get to the sessions. thanking you in advance Darren

Hi guys!!! I am a new netball coach. I don't know anything about coaching, as well as I have a team of all new players between the ages of 10 - 11 years old. Any advice or ideas are welcome. I NEED HELP URGENTLY PLEASE!!

how do u teach 8yr olds every part of the game that don't know anything about the game

I have a u/14 team with no netbal experience. I myself have never played netbal before. How do I start and what is the most important rules and patterns they need to know?

I assistant coach a year 5 team who have horrible core strength and they can not do planks and apparently 'sit ups are too easy' and they can't do push ups. What can i do to give them more core strength??

This year I was given the u/10 and u/11 netball girls to coach but none of them has ever played netball where do I start

Which tactics should I teach for GCSE Netball?

I coach u11's with 7 girls, 5 girls played last 3yrs & 2 new girls have never played netball before. What training drills & positions will be best for the 2 new girls (& team as a whole)? Asked using Sportplan on Mobile

As the GS moves to create space for the shot is the GK allowed to simply follow her around the circle?

Hi everyone. I am a first time coach and my team knows nothing! where should I start and what drills would you recommend?

Hi all, My daughter is about to start coaching for the first time and it's expected she'll have a group of 10 years olds in C or D grade. I'm struggling to remember what her capabilities were at that age and she's looking for some suggestions for drills to start off with until she gets a handle on where they're at. Is anyone currently working with kids around that age/ability bracket? Does anyone know if any of the weekly drills are aimed at beginners/introductory levels? From the ones I'm seen, they're aimed at an intermediate level so I'm assuming some of the games would be OK, but most of the drills would be beyond their capability.Thanks in advance.

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.

I'm coaching the very young team yr 1-3 age 6-9 and was wondering what's the best drills to teach them ball skills passing quick and basic rules? Thanks Mikaela

I am coaching a little net set go team (set tier) with ages 5-8. Usually I coach high school girls. A mum of one of the 7 yr olds just messaged me with this: "i was just wondering If you have any tips to help us get Miss S enthused about netball, she isn't enjoying it but wants to "give it more time" (her words)." We only have a half hour training session before we play as no one else will coach but this is the only time I can do training and there are players from another town so this is the best option for everyone. We play a couple of warm up drills/games and practice 1 skill ready for our game. I have covered the basics of passing and footwork so far. None of my team have ever played before, but 4 of them did the net set go - net tier last year. The girl has only played 2 games so far as we have had a bye. So far she has had a go at positions GK, GD, GS, GA, and WA. She is the tallest girl in the team and so tends to get a fair amount of the ball. Any ideas on what to suggest to this mum?

Hi. I am a welfare worker at a primary school and had a bit of interest with playing netball in our lunch break once a week. We only have one net so we can only play half court and we have about 10 players.I only know netball through my daughter playing every weekend otherwise I've had zero experience.Do you have any suggestions how to get the girls started? Most of them never had played netball or even seen a game!Thank you

How can you make under 13s, under 15s, and under 17s training different as some players play on more than 1 team.

After my opponent release the ball can I use my body but not arms to block in front of her so as to prevent her from going to the front?( In centre third) If the opponent just run ahead and crash on the defender, is it a contact?Or in fact the action of the defender preventing the attacker to run towards goal third is obstruction or a rule called" causing contact"?

We have had a difference in answer from umpires in our league...can any one shed any light on the offside rule?? Thanks

Or a good site to purchase a pack from ( basic rule, basic fundamental skills and drills etc?)

This year I was given the u/10 and u/11 netball girls to coach but none of them has ever played netball where do I start