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Reaction Drill

category: Ball-skills

Players work in pairs (1 feeder and 1 worker). The worker turns her back on the feeder. When the worker turns around (on the feeder's command) the F...

Reactions

category: Ball-skills

The worker stands, knees bent slightly and both hands on ears. The feeder holds the ball still in front of the worker's face and drops it - the work...

Cone Twist

category: Warm-ups

Split your players into two teams and place 20 cones in the centre third (half upside-down and the other half the right way up). Team A's challenge is...

Reactions

category: Ball-skills

The worker stands, knees bent slightly and both hands on ears. The feeder holds the ball still in front of the worker's face and drops it - the work...

Figure Of 8

category: Ball-skills

Figure of 8 through the legs, try to keep only one hand on the ball as much as possible.

Two Balls, Two Games

category: Group-practices

Two way game of netball with 2 teams and 2 balls! Each GK starts the game at their end with a throw-in from the back line. Each team has to look after...

Tag Ball

category: Warm-ups

In one third of the court any number of players work with one ball between them. The aim of the game is for players to pass the ball to each other, wh...

Shadow, Shadow, React!

category: Interception

Blue players 1 and 2 pass the ball to one another, attempting to make space for a straight pass to one of the white players At the same time green pl...

Catching Overhead

category: Ball-skills

Pass the ball quickly from one hand to the other, at about shoulder height.Try both static and moving. Vary level at which you pass the ball - from an...

Cone Carrying

category: Warm-ups

The two team are competiting against one another and are trying to take cones from their opponents area and place them behind their line.

Turn And Pass

category: Movement

Players work with one ball in pairs inside a square area. The player without a ball (Red 1) sprints across the box to receive the ball on the other ...

Player Reaction

category: Getting-free

Players are all lined uu on a line with a cone 5 metre either side of line. Coach either points left and right or says left or right players have to r...

Sumo Wrestlers

category: Warm-ups

2 Players facing each other. The idea is that each player has to try and touch the calves of their partners and at the same time ensure that they do...

Netball skills: reaction pass drill

This drill is fantastic for improving your reaction time on the Netball court, helping you to become a quicker, more agile player. Want to shoot like ...

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Improving Reaction Times

We look at ways you can improve your players’ reaction times in this fun and fast training session

Improving Reactions - Games and Challenges Session

How fast are your reactions? Quick reactions can win matches so use this plan to get your players bursting out the blocks - ahead of their opposition

Denying Space - Driving Defence

Get your players making more interceptions with this run round the side and snatch the ball away session!

Snakebite Defence

Get your players making more interceptions with this run round the side and snatch the ball away session!

3 Stages of Defence - Full court defence

Three is the magic number! Get your players making the right decisions when defending!

Man-Marking Defending

Are your players man-marking-masters? Find out with this defensive skills session!

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