Shooting
Ready when: Catch and chest pass (b2) done.
What you are learning
The netball shot: a stable stance, the ball held high above the head with the other hand at its side, then bending the knees and elbows together and straightening them to send the ball up in a high arc. And rebounding any miss.
Words on this card Ring, Clear, Mark, Rebound
- Ring
- The metal hoop with a net, on top of a 3.05 m post.
- Clear
- Ways of getting free: running out of a crowded space; holding a defender off with the body to keep a space; stepping up, then sprinting back.
- Mark
- Staying close to an opponent to stop them getting the ball.
- Rebound
- Catching the ball after a missed shot.
Show it first for the one teaching
- Stand facing the ring, feet shoulder-width apart.
- Hold the ball high above the head on the fingers of the shooting hand; the other hand steadies the side.
- Bend the knees and elbows together, then straighten both, sending the ball up high and in.
- Step in for the rebound if it misses.
Your part while they practise
Feed and retrieve.
Step by step
- Feet shoulder-width apart, the ball high above the head, the other hand at its side.
- Bend the knees and elbows.
- Extend the arms fully on a high arc.
- Rebound any miss.
- 10 shots each from close, halfway and the edge of the circle.
How much: 30 shots 12 min a session 3 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Three spots
Shoot from three spots in a row; a miss means start again.
Who plays: 2 to 4 shooters against each other, taking turns.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- Mark three spots: close, halfway and the edge of the circle
- Shoot from the first spot; a goal moves you on to the next
- A miss: start again at the first spot next turn
- The first to score from all three wins the round. 3 rounds
- Fair play
- A grown-up shoots from one step further back at each spot.
- Points
- 1 point for each goal; 3 bonus points for winning a round.
- Fouls
- The shot does not count
- Stepping off the spot
- Holding the ball longer than 3 seconds
- Pushing the ball from the chest instead of shooting from above the head
- Winning
- The most points after 3 rounds.
- 3 points for 1 star
- 6 points for 2 stars
- 10 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
Closer.
With a defender's hands up and a step back before the shot.
What you will see, and what to say
- the ball spins badly
Fingers, not the palm
Let it roll off the fingertips. - the arc is flat
Straighten your legs under the ball
The legs lift it.
Self-check
5 of 10 shots from the halfway mark go in.
Stop and get a coach when
Pain in the wrist or shoulder.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains shooting technique.
Intermediate is done when the player can play a position in a full game.
awiseathlete.com/sports/netball/netball-i3