SCODY’S Top 5 'Must Know' Tips To Improve Your Netball Skills

1. Team Work

With netball being a team sport it is crucial that you and your team work well together as a strong and united group.

With so many passes and player movements going on during a match it is very important to communicate in a clear and precise fashion. Watch any professional netball team and you will immediately notice that there is great cohesion between all of the team members on the court as well as vocal support from those on the sidelines.

Having matching outfits also helps to create an even greater sense of team spirit.

2. Use The Court To Your Advantage

The best way for you to maximize your options as a team is to spread out and use the entire court to your advantage. Grouping together lessens your opportunities to move the ball up the court or defend against the opposing team.

Good netball players never stand still even if the ball is not close by. Moving around will both tire out any defender who is marking you and also gives your team members a better opportunity to get the ball to you if need be.

3. Practice Passing

Professional netball players have all spent hours and hours practicing their passing skills. Passing accurately and with speed is the number one thing that you should spend time doing in training. This is easy and fun to do with a friend but another great way is by practicing passing against a wall.

Use chalk to draw small circles at various heights to practice different passes such as overhead passes, shoulder passes, and chest passes. Vary up the distance you stand from the wall to make it even more challenging.

4. Improve Your Speed

Running is an essential part of netball and being able to move quickly using a different range of footwork is very important. You need to spend time practicing running forwards, backward, sidestepping and sprinting.

A fun game to play is to get a friend or coach to call out different running movements while you try and switch between these different footwork patterns and keep up with their calls. This will not only help you to practice your footwork but also help to improve your reaction time.

5. Quality Netball Apparel

At Scody we have worked hard in making sure that our netball range fits perfectly to help you to perform at your peak.

We have just released our new SCODY PERFORMANCE NETBALL DRESS, which provides a snug fit while employing a new arm edge, which minimises gaping making this the most comfortable and economical dress in the SCODY range.

In addition to this having clothing that breathes well and is made from Coolmax Fresh FX fabric (just like the SCODY PERFORMANCE NETBALL DRESS) will ensure that your garment is very breathable and stays fresh longer via the antimicrobial qualities.

In netball having a good range of movements through unrestricted clothing will guarantee that you will be able to compete at your potential.

At Scody we offer both a custom design program for netball teams looking for that performance edge.

Contact us today to and see for yourself why SCODY is the leading name in netball apparel.