Year 5-6 Skill Sessions - Term 1 2025
Is your child eager to get back into Netball or try Netball? Join our Skills Sessions in Term 1 and get involved!
Year 3-4 Skill Sessions are the perfect opportunity for your child to develop their Netball Skills. Whether they are brand new to Netball or have been playing for a couple of years now. All abilities will be catered to and no one will be left behind in their learning.
Dates: Tuesdays for 6 weeks: 25th February - 1st April 2025
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Venue: Hamilton City Netball Centre
Cost: $60 - [Players may purchase Poipoia te Manawa apparel sold separately]
For more information contact Aoife: (07) 8474007 or junior@netballhamilton.org.nz
Skill Session Information
Each week/session will have a specific focus. The objective of each will be achieved through activities and games to develop fundamental Netball skills.
Focus: Movement, Take Off, Stopping, Passing to Space, and Reactions with an emphasis on Stable Body Position (SBP). These are important skills to learn as players need to be able to take off quickly and also stop quickly so they don't step during a game.
Objective: To take off strongly as you run to meet the ball, pulling the ball in to ensure possession and to stop efficiently in a Stable Body Position. To develop the players' ball skills focusing on passing accuracy and passing to space.
Focus: Ball Skills and Different Passing Techniques. Being able to catch and pass a ball with a variety of techniques. This will allow the players to get the ball down the court efficiently and towards the goal.
Objective: To develop a variety of passing options and an awareness of which passes are approriate in different situations. To introduce the principles of centre pass attack.
Focus: Movement and Footwork (Dodge & Pivot) with an emphasis on Change in Direction. Dodging and Pivoting allows players to get free for a pass and then pivot to see all of the options on the court. Dodging (Change in Direction) is the most efficient way of getting away from the defender.
Objective: To use a dodge in a restricted area to displace the defender, driving forward into the free space to receive the ball. To introduce through-court attack, building on the spatial awareness and court balance principles of play.
Focus: Defence/Defending and Intercepting. Being able to defend and intercept gives players a chance to regain posession of the ball when the opposition is on attack.
Objective: To practise intercepting and landing in a Stable Body Position in control and pass. To develop team cohesion and the ability to work togeter on through-court defence.
Focus: Attack, Shooting, and Target. If players can be good on attack, they can get the ball to the shooters who can then score points. Consistency in passing/shooting on target means the opposition is less likely to regain posession from us.
Objective: To practise the correct shooting technique in a controlled environment with slight increases of pressure. To provide quick passing options and endeavour to maintain court balance.
Focus: 6v6 Format through playing Netball. Week 6 will focus on implementing all 5 weeks of skills into a 6v6 Netball game.