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Attack Drills

Attack in netball involves players keeping possession and passing the ball across the centre and goal zones to the shooting circle (court linkage), al...

Decision making Drills

The decision making drills and videos below will improve your players' understanding of the game, training them to think quickly while developing the...

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...

Footwork Drills

The footwork drills and videos below will ensure your players don't give away free passes when catching, lunging, landing, pivoting, and passing. Foo...

Group practices Drills

Group practices are a great way of building a team that works well together, creating a bond in your team by challenging them to work on their speed, ...

Interception Drills

Interception of the ball in netball is when a player regains possession of the ball during a pass by the opposition. It requires speed and a good def...

Movement Drills

When your team has the ball movement in netball involves getting free from the opposition and creating space to receive the pass - progressing the bal...

Passing Drills

Using the passing drills and videos below your player will learn to accurately execute one and two hand passing - including the chest, bounce, should...

Rebounding Drills

Rebounding in netball is when a player attempts a goal by shooting but the ball hits the goalpost and bounces back into play. The rebounding drills b...

Roles & responsibilities Drills

This is an overview for the playing positions, roles and skills required by the netball players in your team - including the zones of the court they a...

Shooting Drills

Shooting is how your team score goals in netball, by feeding the circle, getting the ball to your attackers for them to shoot and score. The more goal...

Small games Drills

Small sided games in netball are a fantastic way for you to introduce fun and competitive elements to your trainings. By using these small games, incl...

Wall drills Drills

The netball wall drills are a great way of your player to practise their netball passing and receiving ball skills by themselves - helping to sharpen ...

Warm ups Drills

Warm ups in netball are important because they get your players' muscles ready for exercise and help to reduce the risk of injury. They're also a grea...

1-2 Taking On Two Defenders

category: Attack

One A starts with the ball. She passes to her partner who has made a move to get past a defender. First A then moves, taking on the other defender to...

Receive And Return - Defender

category: Shooting

There are five players on the outside of the circle, with three balls between them, two attacking players and one defender inside the circle. The pla...

Sprinting With Defenders

category: Defence

In Pairs.Blue players stand in front of white. White players run towards one line, sudden change of direction and sprint back to try and lose the def...

Down The Court With Defenders.

category: Decision-making

Position two lines of opposing players along the court in a straight line. The GK faces the back wall, away from the court, throws the ball up in the ...

Taking On Two Defenders

category: Attack

Position cones 8-10m apart. A starts at one cone, F stands with the ball at the other cone. 2 defenders stagger themselves between the two cones as sh...

Defender In The Middle

category: Interception

Players work in groups of 4, with 3 attackers forming a triangle, standing 1.5 meters apart and one defender stood in the middle. The ball is passed ...

Follow Your Player

category: Defence

Players work in pairs (one defender, one attacker).The court is divided into 3 channels along the length of the court. The ball is placed in the cente...

Get Away!

category: Getting-free

Split your players into 3s and select 2 lines on the court (ideally getting players to work within a third of the court each). On the whistle the att...

Intercepting Passes Down Court

category: Attack

Half the group have a ball each, the other half has to stand tactically in between the two lines. The players with the balls start behind the line and...

Taking On Two Defenders

category: Movement

Position cones 8-10m apart. A starts at one cone, F stands with the ball at the other cone. 2 defenders stagger themselves between the two cones as sh...

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, ...

2 Vs. 2 - Pass And Move

category: Getting-free

Players take it in turns to run through the defender's areas as pairs. The player without the ball leads into the space. Working together they should ...

Reversing Roles - Conditioned Game

category: Small-games

A 6 v 6 game with 3 attackers and 3 defenders. All attackers can shoot from anywhere in their circle. After 2 goals have been scored by one team, de...

Additional Defence

category: Group-practices

The first team starts with the ball inside the attacking third, with all the other players except one stood outside the area. The aim for the team in ...

Running The Gauntlet (With Ball)

category: Zone-defence

To be played in groups of 8. 2 defenders stand in each section of the court. 2 attackers work their way down the court passing the ball between them. ...

Whole Court Attacking Challenge

category: Getting-free

Split group into 3 equal teams. Ideally 6 per team. 1 team is the attackers, 1 team are defenders, 1 team is resting off the court. Split court in ...

Defence

category: Defence

Player 4 marks player 3 while aiming to intercept the pass between the two blue players (feeders). If Player 4 makes their move too soon the feeders s...

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 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 ...

Cover Defence: Ball And Hole Game

category: Group-practices

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...

Getting Free

category: Getting-free

Blue player 2 starts with the ball and the other two players set up a few meters away, with the defender marking B1. When everyone is ready: B1 should...

Roll Dodge

category: Getting-free

For the first few run throughs blue 1 is a static defender. White 1 steps across the defender with their right foot, pivoting on the left and then rol...

Prevent The Middle Pass

category: Defence

Players work in groups of 5 - 3 passing players on the outside of the triangle, one attacking player in the middle and one defender who is marking ...

Intercepting From Behind

category: Defence

Groups of three or fours one ball.2 feeders and 2 defenders. feeders stand 4 to 6 metres apart defenders position themselves beside the feeders.Playe...

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...

Defence

category: Defence

Slowly, the two attacking players pass the ball back and forth and the defender should move to the ball side of the spare attacking player to prevent ...

Receive And Return - Defender

category: Shooting

There are five players on the outside of the circle, with three balls between them, two attacking players and one defender inside the circle. The pla...

Defender In The Middle

category: Interception

Players work in groups of 4, with 3 attackers forming a triangle, standing 1.5 meters apart and one defender stood in the middle. The ball is passed ...

Netball coaching tip - defenders

Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander provides Netball Nation with simple and effective defensive positioning and manoeuvres. For more Coaching Tip...

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 game: goal defence position guide

Netball player position guide on everything you need to know about playing Goal Defence during a game of Netball. We provide you with all the basic ad...

Defending in netball

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Netball coaching tip - finding space

Netball Nation Ambassador Sharelle McMahon gives attacking players advice for finding space against strong defenders. For more coaching tips and advic...

Netball skills: defending a shot and rebounds

In this video, we will show you the correct technique for defending a shot and rebounds. Want to shoot like England Goal Shooter Joanne Harten? Pass l...

Netball game: essential defending skills

A guide to essential defending skills in netball- positions, movement, footwork and more! Want to shoot like England Goal Shooter Joanne Harten? Pass ...

Netball passing and defending drill

This guide from intosport.com will show you an excellent team netball drill to work on passing under pressure. It will also help defenders with their ...

Netball drill - shooting - circle rotation with defender

In this netball drill the feeders pass the ball between themselves until passes can be made in to the shooting area, away from the defender. For more ...

Netball drill - ball skills - variety of dishes and hooks with a defender

The aim of this netball drill is to pass the ball in different ways, avoiding interference from a defender. For more netball drills and netball skills...

Netball drill - passing - hook pass with a defender

This netball drill is a progression of the hook pass. In this drill a defender is added to simulate a game play situation. For more information on net...

Netball tip - practicing the lob

Passing accuracy and variety is key to any success on court, whether it's from the centre pass to start the game, transitioning from defence into atta...