Session 9 Numbers Netball

Aim: To develop attacking and shooting skills with one-on-one defence in and outside the goal circle. Set up: Group of 10 – 12 players, Goal third, 1 ball, bibs How to play: • Two teams line up on the side line, numbered consecutively. • Coach calls a number and drops the ball to the ground. • The players run to contest the ball. • The player who is first to the ball is on attack and can pass to their team mates on the side line, passing all the way into the shooting position in the goal circle. • If the defending player intercepts the ball they must pass to one of their team mates on the sideline before shooting. • 1 point for getting the ball into the goal circle and 2 points for a successful shot. Progression » Coach calls two numbers. These four players contest to win the loose ball and then can pass to each other or the side line players, passing into the goal circle and then shooting. If the ball is turned over, only a minimum of one pass is required before a shot can be taken.