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Netball: First Three Steps

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Set up:

Half a court, 10 cones, elastic bungy x10.

Activity:

Players line up on the baseline. On the coaches call they accelerate to the coned line.

Progression:Players lay face down with their toes on the baseline facing away from the cones. On the coaches call, players jump up, turn 180 degrees and accelerate towards the coned line.

Second progression: Players are in partners with a bungy cord. One player has bungy around waist, the other is resisting them moving forward.

COACHING POINTS

Focus: Speed over the first three steps

The focus is on the first three steps and pumping of the arms.

You may choose to do each activity between 2-4 times.

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Driving Onto The Ball:

Set up: one third space, one ball between two, cones (one between two).

One partner to be standing on the third line with the ball facing the baseline.

Other partner starts on the baseline, drives out to cone (about halfway down the third), turns and drives back to the baseline. Turns again and accelerates to partner who is holding the ball.

Play should recieve pass before the cone.

Movement

Catch pivot and pass relay:

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.

Footwork

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.

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