All posts tagged: Netball

TeamUp initiative aims to get 150,000 girls into team sport

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The National Governing Bodies for cricket, hockey and netball have joined forces in a bid to encourage 150,000 schoolgirls to play team sports. The initiative named, TeamUp has been launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board, England Hockey and England Netball. Their aim is to engage with more than 15,000 schools over the next three years to help them increase their offer in cricket, netball and hockey for girls aged between seven and thirteen.

Taking steps to succeed at Netball

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Master the key skills for on-court success. Netball: Steps to Success covers every aspect of the game, from individual playing skills to the fundamentals of team play. Players receive a solid grounding in the game and learn correct footwork and the fundamental skills of catching, passing and shooting, providing a solid platform from which to progress to competitive gameplay. These skills are practised and honed through a series of drills that feature a scoring system designed to accelerate your progress.

Netball’s radical rule changes

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Netball’s governing body the IFNA has announced a series of experimental rule changes to be trialled in this year’s World Netball Series due to be held in Manchester in October. The changes, which include shooting for double points outside the goal circle, will put “the fitness, technical ability and tactical awareness” of the best players in the world to the test. The high profile series will see ithe world’s top six netballing nations – England, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Samoa and Malawi – play to the new format, with each match consisting of four six-minute quarters.