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Netball Drills For Beginners > Roll Past a Defender

Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Defensive Moves.
Purpose
Practises the skills of rolling-off & rolling-around a defender
difficulty
Difficulty
Basic
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Groups of
3
ball
Balls/grp
1
cone
Cones
2
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Opp. tops
1
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Visible opposition strip: 1
  • Setup

    Split into groups of 3 of similar stature; groups choose attacker (A), defender (B) and feeder (C). Cones (1 & 2) are 3-5m apart, the feeder is about 5m away with a ball.
  • Step 1

    (A) runs back and forth between cones (1) and (2) while shadowed by (B) who takes a facing defensive stance
    (A) must keep their eyes on (C) all the time
  • Step 2

    At some stage during one of their runs between (1 & 2), (A) attempts to slip past (B) and receive from (C) by performing either:-
  • Step 3

    Choose whether to allow defender to simply apply delaying pressure, or intercept.
    Or you can allow interceptions as a progression
  • Step 4

    Rotate players after (A) has 3 turns at rolling-off/around
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demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
6+
Balls
ball
2+
Cones
cone
3
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
7+
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
6
Focus
Fitness Conditioning.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Players
group
6+
Balls
ball
5
Cones
cone
5
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Shooting.
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Groups of
group
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4
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
0
Focus
Attacking Systems.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Shooting, Circle Defence.
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
5+
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
0
Focus
Attacking Systems.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Defensive Moves, Circle Defence.
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Difficulty
skill level
Advanced
Players
group
12+
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
0
Focus
Defensive Systems.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Defensive Moves, Vision & Quick Decisions.
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Players
group
6+
Balls
ball
0
Cones
cone
10
Focus
Fitness Conditioning, Games & Races.
Skills
Footwork & Agility.
Netball Drills For Beginners: Up-and-back to Receive in the Middle
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
2
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
5
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Footwork & Agility, Goalie Preliminary Moves.
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