hi

Make sure in the game, give them specific instruction, such as, I want you
all to at least make 5 forward leads to the ball in this quater. I have
found this has worked.

At training try to show them to lead forward but also to move forward if
close to a thrower and then dart back to the space behind them. This is
great for girls who find they are against someone who is faster than them.

I ahve a saying that I use with my A grade teams to my sub Junior teams.
"Use the opposition strengths against." I make all my sub Junior and junior
teams tell me in one of the quaters what was a strength of a player they
were playing against and how did they use it against them in the quater.
Sometimes you I don't know what to do, help her out and advise her. I
discuus at the beginning of training with the girls what they did and them
suggest how others can handel that player. Sometimes I let them go to
oneside and show the player what they did and teach it if they can. I try
to get them to think on the court what they need to do instead of getting
beaten for a whole quater.


Make sure you praise the answers and don't down them if they get it wrong.
Enen if it comes off once praise them for that and having a go.


Hope this helps.


Ray Cilia
The Fisherman
Some people need secret spots, others just need the ocean.
ACS/ACCE Australian Educator of the Year 2001

Scorpions Netball Team, Broome




>From: "Fiona McKenna" <fmckenna@...>
>Reply-To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
>To: <netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [netballcoaching] Breaking Forward
>Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 19:05:46 +1000
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>I found the tip on the Cancoach website (in the latest coaching tips) to
>be useful. It explains that "coming forward" is actually coming "down
>and across". Somehow the girls were able to understand the concept and
>it better explains how you might lead forward. I guess it's also a
>matter of continually practicing the different options of breaking away
>from defence (such as dodging) and also lead and re-offer.
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>I agree - it's one of the hardest things to cement with the younger
>players. We continually do things at practice but during games the
>temptation is still there to stand back and call for a lob!
>
>Also, thank you all for your tips on the goal circle space. I used
>chalk to divide the circle into quarters and explain that the two
>shooters needed to be in different quarters at any time (diagonal to
>each other). Since then, at a junior coaches education session last
>week, I learnt a great analogy. Explain to the players that the circle
>is like a platform or pontoon floating on water. If both of them are
>standing on the same side or both at the front or both at the back, then
>the pontoon will not stay balanced and they will sink. Then you use the
>four indicative positions in the circle (back, front, left side, right
>side) to practice rotating around the circle - with the player under the
>post (behind) being the eyes and following the lead of the front player
>by going in the opposite direction. I don't think I've explained that
>very well, but I thought it was a very useful analogy and somehow the
>girls seem to grasp the concept at training.
>
>After asking them to rotate around the circle, I introduced a ball and
>then after a while some defence. I'm sure the girls found it a bit
>boring, but I also think that it is something that they will be able to
>transfer to the game.
>
>I would still be interested on hearing of any drills that get them to
>"clear out" and re-enter the circle.
>
>Thanks everyone for your time on this one.
>
>Fiona
>
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>From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kellie
>Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2005 9:40 AM
>To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [netballcoaching] Breaking Forward
>
>Hi guyz.
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>Just wondering if anybody had any ideas i could try out on my team of
>13/14 year olds.
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>They r not breaking forward for the ball. They all want to stand
>behind their players and pass the ball over the top of the players. To
>many passes are getting intercepted by doing this.
>
>Does anybody ahve any ideas i can try to get them to come forward and
>use the space rather then dropping back all the time???
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>Thanks for any help u can provide me
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