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My girls are doing exceptionally well in their grade and i am very proud, however i am wondering if i should work on fitness with them or not? Help?
Nicole Coach, New Zealand
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Janet Coach, Australia
By teaching them the basic netball skills e.g. footwork, catching, changing direction, jumping, distance, defending, shooting, you will be working on fitness and agility without even trying. In my opinion at this age it very important for players to have fun while learning netball skills and leave the focus on fitness for older age groups.
Nicole Coach, New Zealand
Totally agree :-) thanks Janet
Allie CollyerCoach, Australia
So do they train at all? I'm not sure from your question whether they are already training but you want to know whether to work on fitness or not training at all.
I think training is important so that the team gets together outside of game times to work on anything that comes up in the previous game, talk about their upcoming game and to also work on their skills. Repitition of the basic skills is really important and players no matter what level they play still do this.
If the girls are unfit (which it doesn't sound like they are) an hour or so a week isn't enough to get their fitness up - they need to be working on this themselves.
I usually do a mix of warm-up, drills and court time which also works on their fitness at the same time. I also work on things that may not have worked well their last game - back-line pass etc.
Good luck with your girls, it sounds like they are doing very well :)
