20-Minute Netball Shooting Practice for GS and GA
Got 20 minutes and a post? That’s enough.
This simple netball shooting practice from The Netty Hub gives GS and GA players a quick session they can work through without turning shooting practice into a two-hour event involving seventeen cones and an instruction manual.
Set a timer and spend four minutes on each section.
1. Single-Arm Flicks
Start close to the post and concentrate on the shooting hand.
The idea here is to strip the action right back and get plenty of repetition through the release before worrying about distance. Focus on a relaxed shooting action, good control of the ball and a clean flick through the fingers.
Four minutes gives you plenty of shots without rushing them.
2. Close-Range Shooting
Now bring the full shooting action in, but stay relatively close to the post.
Use this part of the session to settle into a rhythm and concentrate on consistency. Move around rather than repeatedly shooting from exactly the same spot so you’re getting used to different positions and angles.
Close range might feel like the easy bit, but these are the shots you really don’t want to be giving away in a game.
3. Move Into Mid Range
For the next four minutes, take the shooting distance out a little further.
This is a good chance to see whether the technique you used close to the post stays the same once the shot requires a little more power.
Try not to suddenly manufacture an entirely new shooting action just because you’ve moved backwards.
4. Work On Your Longer Shots
Now head further out into the circle.
Long-range shooting naturally asks more of your technique, so concentrate on keeping the movement controlled rather than simply throwing more force at the ball.
You don’t have to live on circle edge for the full four minutes either. Move around and practise the sort of longer shots you could realistically find yourself taking in a match.
5. Finish With Step-Backs
The final four-minute block adds movement before the shot.
Work through your step-backs, get yourself balanced and then finish at the post.
It’s a useful way to end because you’re no longer starting every attempt already planted in a perfect shooting position. You have to move, regain control and then shoot.
And that’s your 20 minutes done.
Want An Extra Challenge?
The Netty Hub also suggests a four-minute bonus round.
Use a split, turn and shoot movement, and count every goal you score during the four minutes.
Write the total down.
Next time you do the session, try to beat it.
That little score gives you something more useful than 'yeah, shooting felt pretty good today'. Over time, you can actually see whether you're improving.
Keep It Simple
There are plenty of complicated netball shooting drills around, but sometimes you just need to get to a post and put the repetitions in.
This session covers different shooting distances before adding movement at the end, and you can do the whole main practice in 20 minutes.
Perfect for an extra shooting session outside team training, or for a GS or GA who has access to a post and half an hour to spare.
Just you, a ball and the minor inconvenience of having to fetch your own rebounds.