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Netball: Boxing Out

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Shooters to take shots at goal and deliberately miss to cause a rebound situation.
Initially have the defender standing beside the shooter and jumping in, across the player to box the shooter out and grab the rebound.
Once players have a feel for this movement, have them defend the shot with the correct distance, as if in a game situation. The defender then needs to react to the shot being taken, turn quickly and box (block) the player out from the rebound.

COACHING POINTS

Boxing out allows the defender to be in an optimal position when contesting for the rebound.
Defenders to use their bodies to hold the space in front of them so that the shooters do not move closer to the post.

PROGRESSION

When the defenders have a feel for boxing out, have the shooters follow the shot and contest the rebound.

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1 vs 1 Defending in the Circle:

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 the circle.

The defender must remain on their toes and keep moving as the two attacking players can put the ball into the circle at any point.

Defence

Arms up defence:

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Set up: 1 ball, one third space, 1 feeder in between 2 lines of players in partners.

Feeder sends ball into open court space.

Players contest for the loose ball. Player who does not receive the ball becomes the defender. Defender gets three feet and arms over the ball.

Player with the ball passes back to feeder.

Footwork

3 Feet Marking:

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Set up in pairs
1 partner (A) has the ball.
Partner A faces away from partner B.
A Passes the ball in the air to themself and turns.
Partner B jumps back to 3 feet distance and immediately puts arms up to defend the ball.
Player A moves ball around and player B is to track the ball.
Switch over players.

Fundamentals

Beat the defender:

Set up: A wall, one third space, one ball, 4+ cones, 2 players.

4 cones are set up in a zig zag formation down the length of a third space towards a wall.
The ball is placed on the furthest away cone.
A defending player stands in the middle of the cones, they are to ‘pick up’ the attacker when they drive out.
The attacker, drives out towards the first cone and zig zags towards all cones to move past the defender and get the ball off the cone.
The attacker passes the ball to the wall and gets the rebound.

Movement

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