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Netball: In Front and Behind

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Kiri, Coach

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Using one third, set up 4 feeders along the third line and split the third in half using cones
Create two lines - one line of attackers and one line of defenders
The attacker must get the ball in front of the line of cones (1) and then behind the line of cones (1) from the same feeder - therefore each attacker will receive 8 balls, 2 from each feeder
If the defender intercepts the ball is simply passed to the next feeder and the practice continues
Once each person has attacked and defended twice you can switch the feeders out

COACHING POINTS

The attackers should work on getting in front of their defender and consider how is best to get the back ball
The defenders should work on their open body positioning - trying to keep the attacker high towars the feeders and if not, challenge for the over ball

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Gladiators:

This drill works best with the full squad (10+ players).

One feeder stands at the side of each third of the court (white in the diagram). These players are on the same side as the attacker (red 1 in the diagram).

There are 2 defenders in each third (blue in the diagram).

Using just half the width of the court, Red 1 has to work their way down the court receiving three passes from the player at the side of the court, in each third.

Group practices

Clearing:

Form two lines side by side (A RED and A BLUE)

Set up 3 feeders in a triangular shape

The player at the front of the BLUE queue will start with the ball

They will pass the ball to the first feeder (1) they will then follow their pass and drive around the back of the feeder to re offer for the next ball

At the same time the player at the front of the RED queue will drive straight and receieve the ball from the first feeeder (2)

RED will then pass to the feeder straight ahead (3) and follow their pass, moving around that feeder

Feeder 2 will pass the ball to BLUE who will have driven around the first feeder to recieve a straight ball (4)

BLUE will then pass off to the third feeder (5) and follow their pass, going around the back of the feeder and re join the opposite queue

RED will have driven around feeder 2 and will receive the ball from the third feeder (6) they will then pass the ball to the next player at the front of the BLUE queue

Group practices