Netball: Defending a Holding Shooter

Ensure your team get their basic defence correct in order to build and develop their skills to secure to possession.

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• Form an upright 'T' position against your defender to hold your back space
• You can put your arm up to signal where you want the ball to go 
• Do not move/release the hold until the ball is coming over your head

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• When you go for an interception you do not want to try to intercept the ball AT the player as this is likely to result in contact (as shown)
• Instead you want to intercept the ball away from the attacker and cut the line of the ball - this will ensure you avoid contact
• When you are going for the intercept make sure you have a small foot base and fully commit to the interception

The starting player passes the ball to the player moving towards the ball from the opposite group.

The receiving player who catches the ball should land on 1 foot, then land on their 2nd foot and pivot onto their 1st landing foot to pass the ball back the player on the side where they started.

Exercise reverses in the other direction.

• The WA and GA will start in a staggered position, with one player (WA in this example) on the line and the other (GA) positioned off the line
• Both the WA and GA will offer for the centre pass
• WA will receives the ball from the C
• GA recognises that they did not receive first ball and will clear out to get down court into the circle
• Once the C has passed the ball to the WA they will then drive deep down court to receive the second phase ball from back from the WA
• The GS will hold their space until the C has received the ball and is ready to pass in - they will then drive onto the ball, driving towards the edge of the circle to leave space for the GA
• The GA should be able to receive the ball from the GS under the post