This category focuses on individual and team defensive skills including marking, interceptions, and positioning.These drills help defenders develop anticipation, timing, and the ability to shut down attackers.Perfect for GK, GD, WD and all players developing defensive awareness.Ideal for coaches building a strong defensive unit that creates turnovers.
There are three stages of Defence in netball:
The defence drills below will improve your players' shadowing of the opposition (man marking) and their ability to zone, all the while keeping three feet away to ensure they don't give away free passes.
Other netball skills covered include defending as individual and defending as a team - fast footwork to get in front - peripheral vision (so you can see the attacker, ball and other defenders) - and developing your defender's ability to read the game and intercept the ball.
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