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Netball: Passing Into Space and Drive

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Set up:

One third, shooting end of court.
One ball
5+ players
Two players stand on base line with the ball.
Three stationary feeders assembled as a triangle facing the shooting circle (two either side of circle and one at the transverse line).

Description:

Players on base line: Player closest to feeder passes the ball to standing feeder at side of circle.
Both players drive out from base line. Player who passed the ball drives around the feeder who was just passed to (diagonal drive). Other player drives towards the stationary feeder near transverse line (straight drive), they need to prepare to receive a pass.
First feeder catches and delivers a pass to the forward driving player before they get to the stationary feeder.
The driving player with ball now passes ahead to the stationary feeder at the transverse line.
The first initial driver has driven around first feeder and aims for a cross court straight drive to the final feeder.
Stationary feeder at transverse line delivers a pass to the initial driver which will be received mid court.
Initial driving player passes to the last stationary feeder in front of them and continues to drive around them.
Other driving player would have driven around the transverse standing feeder and drives straight back towards base line and will receive a pass from the last stationary feeder midcourt before sending the last pass to the other driving player.

COACHING POINTS

There needs to be urgency in the drives and changes in body angles need to be appropriate. Ideally players are not turning their back to the ball when driving around a stationary feeder. Driving players need to keep time together.

PROGRESSION

Add in defence to the center of the drill. Use bib player to distinguish. You could start this as a ‘loose’ defence in a given area e.g. the circle space or 3 foot mark on any given feeder and then progress to a more man on approach. Add in a shot at the end of sequence by the driving players. Player without the ball could defend. Get players to alternate if they are passing first or driving. Rotate driving players and feeding players. Common Errors: Dropped balls – if it is early on in the sequence start again. If it is mid way you could come up with a forfeit, for example, tun to end post.

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Delivering ball to shooters:

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Delivering the ball midcourt through to the circle edge/shooters

Set up:

Half court, two balls, 5+ players

1 player standing on base line, another player with the ball standing around the third line.

Description:

Note: The video shows the drill being played out with 2 groups of players, you could just focus on one group i.e. 1 line, 1 V driver. The description is based on one group.

Player on base line near shooting post, V drives towards court edge and receives a pass from the player in the line with the ball.

Player who passes the ball drives directly to the circle edge in a straight line and receives a pass from the player who has driven out on the V.

Player who had initially drove out now drives into a position under the hoop to receive a pass from their player and put a shot up.

Shooting

Pick the Right Option:

In this exercise you have two feeders and then three attackers against two defenders.

The first feeder (player x) starts the drill with a pass to white player 1.

White player 1 has to pivot and then try and pick out the unmarked player.

The defenders have to pick up one white player each and make the interception if the ball is passed to the player they've picked up.

Footwork

Diamond Driving:

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Set Up:

Two balls, four cones, 4-6 players.
Cones set up as a diamond, the two feeders opposite each other with a ball each.
Two players in the middle as attackers/receivers.

Attackers use âlittle feetâ to move around the other attacker in the middle.
Attackers then split and drive to the outside cones.
Feeders deliver a ball into the middle of the diamond.
Attackers receive the pass from their right and move around the other attacker with
ball in hand to deliver the ball to the opposite feeder.

Attack

Sharp driving:

Set up: 2 post players, 2 balls, 4 cones set up in a square, 1/3 space.

Workers line up behind a cone and drive straight out to first cone to recieve a sraight pass from passer.

The worker then straight drives across to side cone, recieves a pass from other passer.

Drives forward to front cone and receives diagonal pass from the first passer.

Worker then drives sideways to the final cone to recieve a pass from the opposite passer.

Worker drives midway between the front cones and recieves a pop pass.

The worker then returns to the liine they came from and next worker drives out.

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