When we do drills, regardless of what drill it is, I get my girls to
yell out "1, 2" to coincide when their feet hit the ground. Whichever
foot is number 1 (the first grounded foot) cannot be moved, but foot
number 2 can be moved as much as they like.

I found that if I ask one of the girls, once they had just caught the
ball, which foot landed first, they couldn't tell me as they hadn't
been noticing. This simple activity seems to make them think about
their feet when they are catching the ball.

-Kirsty


--- In netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com, "Lorae Johns" <loz1@b...>
wrote:
> I also use this drill as a warm up - but call it crashes ! The
catchcry is
> receive from the right & pass straight ahead. Start off walking,
then
> increase the speed - it doesn't take long to get the hang of it.
>
> We also go from a large square to a very small one, controlling the
ball
> with our fingertips & then moving back out to a large square again.
>
> It looks great when everyone is in full flight !
>
> I also use the one with 2 lines of workers & 3 throwers someone
described
> earlier. My team named it 'confusion' as it took them a but longer
to get
> the jist of it, but it also looks great when done properly. Make
sure the
> passes are in front & the footwork is correct.
>
> Both drills are brilliant for timing, which is why we use them for
pre-game
> warm-ups.
>
> have fun. Lorae
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fiona McKenna <fmckenna@n...>
> To: <netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 May 2005 7:18
> Subject: RE: [netballcoaching] Stepping
>
>
> > I've got one player who also seems to have practiced some bad
habits and
> > is often stepping. What I'm doing at training is just ongoing
drills
> > that get them to land, step and pass, land, step and pass, etc.
I'm
> > hoping that the continual practice will help. You might need to
check
> > whether the stepping is caused because the player/s are landing
on the
> > wrong foot and then need to use an extra step to balance.
> >
> > If anyone has any other ideas, I'd also be happy to have them,
but this
> > is what I'm doing:
> >
> > The drill I'm using each week, which has taken a couple of weeks
to
> > master, is "four quarters" (or I think that's what it's
called). You
> > could also get them just to take a pass left and a pass right
from you
> > out front - and see whether you can identify where the root of the
> > problem is.
> >
> > In four quarters, you divide into four groups (in my team of 10 I
have
> > two groups of three and two groups of two). Have the stand in
groups
> > opposite each other - ie, in four groups forming a diagonal
square.
> > Spread out in the centre-third is about the right spacing. There
are
> > two balls. The players lead and the player to their left passes
them a
> > ball and they receive a pass from their right and run on forward
to the
> > line opposite them (joining the back of the line). The next two
players
> > lead (opposite each other), take a pass from the queue on the
right and
> > return it to the line in front and run-on, joining the same line
in
> > front of them.
> >
> > The idea is for the players to judge their timing and keep in
tune with
> > the other line opposite. Keep their eyes up. Catch the ball,
land pass
> > and run-on. It takes a little while to work it out and it's
hard to
> > explain on paper, but just persevere and the players seem to get
it
> > working with you eventually. It is a good drill for their
passing,
> > footwork and timing all in one. I'm pretty sure it's the drill
that the
> > CBT teams use when they're warming up. It has taken me a while
to work
> > it out and get it going, but it's working - especially for my
steppers!
> >
> > Set up like this, and have them receive a pass from their right
and pass
> > it forward to the line opposite them. Then join the line
opposite, and
> > the next two players lead from the sides (because they then have
the
> > balls).
> >
> >
> > X
> > X
> > X
> >
> >
> > Xxx
> > xxx
> >
> >
> >
> > X
> > X
> > X
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Fiona
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of HODGE Leanne
> > Sent: Wednesday, 4 May 2005 8:28 AM
> > To: 'netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com'
> > Subject: [netballcoaching] Stepping
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am coaching a group of girls ranging from 7 to 12 years and am
having
> > problems with the girls stepping. I NEED HELP....
> > It seem they have forgotten everything I have taught them. Can
anyone
> > help
> > me with some basic stepping drills as I feel I need to start from
> > scratch.
> >
> > This is very much appreciated
> >
> > Leanne
> >
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