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Defence Drills

There are three stages of Defence in netball: Shadowing - Being on your toes, ready to pounce 2. Pressure (3 ft) - Make things difficult for the opp...

Interception Circle

category: Interception

Maximum of 8 players form the outside of a circle with 2 defenders inside and 1 ball. Defenders have to work together to intercept the ball and shou...

Zone Defence

category: Zone-defence

The two defenders are covering the space inside the circle - and a bit like piggy in the middle they are trying to win back the ball. As one defender ...

Holding Your Defence

category: Shooting

Set up: Split players into groups of at least 7 with 1 ball using the goal third. Number 1 starts with the ball. The Drill: Player 1 passes the ball...

Marking Player And Intercepting

category: Defence

Blue 1 and 2 passing to each other. No. 3 is dodging from side to side. White 1 defends. Feed can come in at any time to no. 3 and defence attempt...

Defence

category: Defence

Slowly the two attackers pass the ball back and forth down the court towards the circle. The defender must move to the ball side of the player inside ...

Zone Defence

category: Zone-defence

The 2 defenders inside the circle must ensure one of them is always marking the attacker inside the circle. While one player marks the defender, the o...

Wing Defence

category: Roles-responsibilities

Where can they go? The wing defence can move in the defensive and centre third but is not allowed to enter the circle.

Goal Defence

category: Roles-responsibilities

Where can they go? The goal defence can move any where in the circle defensive and middle third.

Cover Defence: Ball And Hole Game

category: Interception

Two defenders work inside a circle of players with one ball. The red players must pass the ball around the group and try to keep possession. The two d...

Modified Game For Interception And Cover Defence

category: Decision-making

Goal Keeper floats to the top of the circle and drives to either side of the area to intercept balls that are fed up to the opposition's Goal Attack/ ...

1 V 1 - Actual Defending

category: Interception

Two feeders stand in middle of the court, either side of the center circle. The attacking player passes the ball out to the feeder and then runs out, ...

Virtual Snake-Bite

category: Defence

Place some cones in a large circle, using more cones than players. Each player stands behind a cone. Moving on the balls of their feet with little s...

Circle Edge Drive

category: Getting-free

This drill enables players to begin to link the movement patterns up the court from the centre pass. 2 lines of players beginning in the centre third,...

Switch

category: Movement

Example GD clears and runs in a crest WD moves to receives ball from GK and passes the ball to GD GD then passes the ball to C The Centre should take ...

Attacking Third Game - Offence V Defence

category: Small-games

Play 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 in one third of the court, using one goal.Two shooters at any one time can go into the circle, play up to the third line and see...

Piece Of Cake

category: Defence

Every player is involved in this defensive exercise. The first player in the center passes to an outside player. After passing the ball the passing ...

3 V 2 With Gs Blocking

category: Getting-free

In this exercise look at how the GS is blocking the GK in the circle from moving to wards the side the 2nd pass is thrown (right to left). By the GS t...

Netball coaching tip - goal keeper defending in the circle

Laura Geitz shows Goal Keepers how to keep front position and control where the shooter moves within the circle. For more Coaching Tips and advice go ...

Netball coaching tip - blocking inside the goal circle

Laura Geitz shows Goal Keepers how to use the baseline to your advantage to stop shooters. For more Coaching Tips and advice go to ...

Netball coaching for defence on circle edge

Extract 4 from DVD 3 of the set - Jill McIntosh presents Coaching for Excellence. Available from www.bestcoach.co.za.

Lob Passing practise

netball-how can i teach my players how to do the split?

Drills suggestions for Defence in Goal Circle?

best way to teach defending a lob pass.

Double marking defence

How do you teach Gk and GD to talk?

How do you teach circle defenders 2 on 1 defence?

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Thrower stands (red dot) top of circleAttackers stands (green dot) behind bass line and drive to 1,2,3,4 and receives the ball and passers back at eac...

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Attackers (green dots) to stand behind centre circle Attacker to drive (black dots) with change of direction at each dotThrower to pass ball to Attack...