session 3

Personal outcomes:

1. Session fun
2. Passing and Footwork
3. basic knowledge
4. teamwork

This session is aimed at increasing the level of knowledge in the children to deliver a better performance for them overall. The session ranges from what they have learnt so far like passing and footwork but taking it a step further by adding different movement patterns.

Having caught the ball, a may land or stand on:

One foot – while the landing foot remains grounded, the second foot may be moved anywhere any number of times, pivoting on the landing foot if desired. Once the landing foot is lifted, it must not be re-grounded until the ball is released.
Two feet (simultaneously) – once one foot is moved, the other is considered to be the landing foot, as above. Hopping or dragging the landing foot is not allowed. (Playing the game, england netball)

Along with many other sports, England Netball believes that a modified game at this age group provides the best foundation for young people to develop the physical, social and tactical skills required, in addition to developing knowledge and understanding of the game. Within the session the children managed to use appropriate passing and footwork but there were a few mistakes in the footwork but a much better improvement in the game than the last session. looking at the passing throughout the game the most popular and successful pass used was the chest pass, this is because it is the most safest pass to use to get the ball easily around the court to your team members. 'The chest pass is the most accurate way of getting the ball around the court.' (BBC sport, Netball: Chest pass)

As with many of the techniques used in netball (and indeed in any sport), it is important to practice passing enough so that the action itself becomes second nature: thinking about what you’re doing is rarely an option in a game situation. (netball skills, Netball fun)

Balance is one of the keys to netball, and as always you need to adjust your stance to give the maximum possible. Before attempting the pivot you must regain balance; it may seem like a waste of time when you need to keep the ball flowing and you want to pass to a team mate. But if you try and execute a pass while not fully in control there’s a distinct chance that an opposing player will intercept. In reality it takes but a fraction of a second to make sure that your weight distribution is correct and that you’re full in control of your body.

Again the session proved to be a success throughout, they enjoyed the fun activity and they also managed to complete the footwork a lot better than the session previous to this one. They also showed major improvement on passing using all the passes well especially the chest pass. For the next session i will look at trying to get the players to attack the ball for attacking play in the game.

Refrences;

Http://www.englandnetball.co.uk

http://www.netballfun.co.uk