Netball Defence > Slip-around and Intercept

Skills

Footwork & Agility, Defensive Moves.

Purpose

Fast feet are needed to slide around an opponent and make an intercept

Difficulty

Basic

Players

5⁺

Balls

Cones

Setup
Form a circle of cones, 1 for each player. Players start on the outside of the circle facing inwards.
Step 1
On 'go', players must use fast footwork to run around the cone to the left, then reach out their opposite (right) hand to feign an intercept
Step 2
Players stop short of moving directly in front of the cone, instead reverse their direction to track back behind the cone
Step 3
Next time, players round the cone in the opposite direction and reach in with the opposite hand
Step 4
Continue for 20-30 seconds depending on fitness, rest briefly.
Step 5
As a progression, have a coach/player in the middle feeding to a random player who swats the ball back to them, simulating the intercept

Person in the middle fetches the ball, returns to the middle and feeds to a different cone