Knowledge Organiser Netball Rule Skills Techniques 1 Skill

Knowledge Organiser – Netball Rule Skills / Techniques 1 Skill / Tactic 9 Offside Technique Points 10 2 Chest Pass W grip/ Step/Chest to chest/Follow through/ short distance 3 Bounce Pass W grip/ Step/Chest to chest/Follow through/ Bounce before player/ short distance 4 Shoulder Pass Sideways on/elevation/ shoulder to shoulder/ step/ follow through/arch/ long distance 5 Footwork Landing on alternate feet- first foot to land is the static pivoting foot Landing on simultaneous feet – either foot can become static pivoting foot On the move – release ball before third step 6 Dodging (Getting Free) Stop and go (Quickly sprint one waystop-then go again the same direction) Feint dodge (feint one way and then dodge the other way to lose marker) Holding space (Place one foot sideways to opponent- create space behind) Forward run (Feint to run backwards and then with quick turn of pace forwards) 7 Defending Man to man marking – sideways on/ close to player/ on toes/ outstretch arms/ mark ball target 8 Shooting Balance/height/line and aim/ flick and follow/ knee extension Footwor k 11 12 13 Three second rule Obstruct ion Over a third Rules Description A player with or without the ball cannot move into an area of the court that is not designated for their position. Hopping or dragging the landing foot is not allowed. Players have only three seconds between catching the ball and making a pass. Umpires Decision This will result in a free pass being awarded to the opposing team. If you break the footwork rule, a free pass will be awarded to the opposing team. This will result in a free pass being awarded to the opposing team. A penalty pass will be awarded if you obstruct a player as described above. A player attempting to intercept or defend the ball must be at least 3 ft (0. 9 m) away from the player with the ball. This distance is measured from the landing foot of the player in possession of the ball. The defender may jump to intercept or defend the ball from this 0. 9 m (3 ft) feet distance but you must ensure if you do jump to defend a ball, you don’t land any nearer that 3 ft or this is obstruction (i. e. shortening your distance). The ball cannot be thrown over a complete third A free pass shall be of the court without being touched or caught by a taken from the area player (i. e. it cannot cross two transverse lines). where the ball crossed the second transverse line (i. e. where the ball shouldn’t have been). Positions 14

• • No contact with an opposing player • Must be at least 1 metre away when marking your opponent • You can only pass across one third of the court • No repossession of the ball • Must perform correct footwork when is possession of the ball • You can only access the area of the court that your position allows •