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Netball: Hula Hoop - Landing Practice

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Place 3 hula hoops, chalked circles or use intersecting lines on the ground.

The player runs to land in the first hoop on 2 feet
They then run to land in the second hoop landing on their right foot first, then place their left foot on the ground.
The player then runs to the 3rd hoop and lands on their left foot first followed by the right foot.

COACHING POINTS

The aim of this activity is to practice landing, balanced in a stable balanced position.

Look out for these common faults:

Feet not shoulder width apart. Knees not in line with feet. Insufficient bend in hips/knees. Weight not equally distributed. Trunk leaning too far forward.

Progression:

Add a pass and return element as players land in the hoop. This can be just for the final hoop or at all three hoops with more experienced players.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Catch pivot and pass relay:

The starting player passes the ball to the player moving towards the ball from the opposite group.

The receiving player who catches the ball should land on 1 foot, then land on their 2nd foot and pivot onto their 1st landing foot to pass the ball back the player on the side where they started.

Exercise reverses in the other direction.

Footwork

Landing Shuttles:

2 Feeders and 1 worker.

The worker receives the ball from one of the feeders and passes it diagonally to the other feeder.
Worker then moves across to receive the ball back from the second feeder.
Repeat.

It's very important that the worker lands on the outside foot every time she catches the ball to be able to step with the other foot towards her next intended pass.

Footwork

ICE CREAM:

This is a very simple relay practice with the emphasise on the player running in catching the ball and landing on one foot and then the next. The players are required to say ICE with first foot touching the floor and Cream when the2nd foot hits the ground. then pass and follow the ball to the other side.

Footwork

Criss-Cross Pass - Land on outside foot:

Split your players into 4s or more with 2 balls. Both blue players start with a ball.

The blue players both throw the ball to the Red players who in turn return the ball.
After returning the ball the red players swap places.
Repeat once more.

Time the cross-over moves so that players receive on the move.

Passing

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