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Allocating Court time?

Is it best to keep your players off for a quarter or a half when you have 8 players -

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Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia

personally I would rotate 1 person each quarter and then one person gets a full game each week. most younger players need that 1 quarter off to keep their energy levels high throughout the game. but i guess it depends on your mix of players. If you don`t have a spare defence or shooting option then just might have to rotate the mid courters, or take your GA off and use your strongest WA as your GA to feed into the circle. These are just options. will depend on the grade and mix of players.

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Thanks very much, I took one off each quarter and will keep track each week.

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