Netball Players

Netball strategy

22 May 2010 23:22:02 GMT

Q. Is there a recommended book or DVD showing strategic plans for netball game situations?

A. I am asked this question quite a bit and when it is all boiled down, there are no true netball strategies.

Netball is basic, you throw the ball, you run to catch the ball, you shoot goals.

I see so many players trying to emulate players that they watch on TV and their game fails. Why? Because they have not perfected those three main objectives of the game.

No passes should miss their mark, no player should fail to catch a ball.

If your goal shooters aren�t getting at least 95% of their shots in, no amount of strategy planning is going to help win netball games.

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Place your pass.

17 Apr 2010 23:39:44 GMT

If you place your passes you can get the ball to anyone.

Where to pass the ball.

16 Apr 2010 23:38:03 GMT

Put the ball in front of the player, as she makes her move, NOT when she is there.

Stop crowding play!

20 Mar 2010 00:47:54 GMT

Players, by nature, chase the ball and crowd the court. To win games you must play positional netball. This is what coaching is all about.

Trainers teach fitness, skills and take drills. Coaches teach players and the team how to play positional netball.

A coach shows players how to use the court space properly. There are no drills for spacial awareness as knowing how to play your court position has to be taught.

The natural flow-on is that players learn quickly how to read the game.

Players� must learn to fall back into their positions otherwise crowding occurs.

It�s a natural tendency to want to chase the ball around the court but the trick is to curb this desire.

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Being a good defender.

9 Feb 2010 00:44:04 GMT

It is not difficult to get around taller opposition as a defender.

It�s all in technique.

When I first started coaching I had a defender who was 5' 3", she was dynamic around the court and since then I�ve had numerous players who aren�t anywhere near 6 foot tall and they manage brilliantly.

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Interceptions!

14 Dec 2009 00:32:21 GMT

By standing still waiting for the pass you create interceptions. Interceptions are avoided by the receiver being on the move.

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Batting the ball?

13 Dec 2009 00:28:16 GMT

If you can bat the ball you can catch it! Batting the ball on to a player risks the ball being intercepted. Catch it and throw the ball for control and direction.

Defenders should avoid intentionally batting the ball out of bounds, as all this does is give the play to the opposition. Netball is about possession!

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Play to the umpire�s whistle!

7 Dec 2009 21:50:01 GMT

Play to the umpire�s whistle! This means the team�s strategy and individual play must adjust to the umpire�s ruling and calls whether they calls are right or wrong.

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