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Protea Netball South Africa’s Long Term Participants

development program

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Long-Term Participant Development Netball Long Term Participant Development Committee Bennie Saayman, Project Leader Marlene Wagner, Advisor Louise Du Plessis, Advisor Carin Strauss, Technical and Tactical Coaching Dr Charlotte Scholtz, Emotional Development Janine du Toit, Mental, Cognitive Almaret du Toit, Health Annelie Lucas, Health Francois Nel, Technical Istvan Balyi, M.A. PacificSport Canadian Sport Centre Vancouver Netball South Africa thanks all coaches, expert consultants and the many volunteers for contributing to the development of this publication.

Netball South Africa Long Term Participant Development Copyright © 2011 Netball SA 846 Park Street Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 www.netball-sa.co.za Authors: Netball SA Long Term Participant Development Committee Editors: Dr Charlotte Scholtz, Annelie Lucas Photo Credits: SASCOC; Annelie Lucas; Reg Caldecott - Netball South Africa All rights reserved. No part of this material may be printed or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission from Netball South Africa

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Message from President NSA First of all NSA would like to express sincere gratitude and appreciation to SASCOC for including netball as one of the codes in the LTPD project. We see this project as the breakthrough in ensuring that South Africa has the platform to identify the unique netball style that is peculiar to us and doing the necessary research around this to strengthen those techniques and style of play that should come naturally to any netball player who is of South African origin. Yes, in all sport codes one appreciates what could be learned from other countries but this should find a firm base of our own brand of netball. In this way our players will be assisted to build on their natural talent while borrowing from other countries only to spice up the game. We also wish to commend Mrs Bennie Saayman, Director: Coaches at NSA for the commitment shown on this project. It has not been easy for her and the team of coaches she worked with to stay in the project, due to other commitments. Mrs Saayman and her team have made us proud, but the most significant thing to point out is the passion they have shown to have for the development of netball in South Africa. We are quite aware that this project was very technical and they had to do a lot of research into the netball game. We are confident that their efforts will pay off. It was also an honour for NSA to have been in this project with a representative from school netball. This indicates how seriously NSA takes the role of school netball technical officials with the understanding that schools are our incubator where future protea netball players are nurtured. We would like to thank Ms Desiree Vardhan from SASCOC who has tirelessly encouraged NSA to persevere working against all odds to complete the document that is now to be launched as the blue print for netball. We wish to assure SASCOC that we would oversee the implementation of the document as this paves way for netball to really talk about our own brand of netball. Yours in Netball Mimi Mthethwa

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1

President’s message 2

Overview / Introduction 4

Reasons for LTPD 4

Current sport system challenges 5

Athlete development model 5

1. What is LTPD? 7

2. The 10 Key Factors Influencing LTAD 10

3. The 10 S’s of Training and Performance 10

4. Building a Pathway: The Seven Stage LTAD 13

STAGE ONE: Active Start 13

STAGE TWO: FUNdamentals 14

STAGE THREE: Learn to Train 15

STAGE FOUR: Train to Train 16

STAGE FIVE: Train to Compete 18

STAGE SIX: Train to Win 20

STAGE SEVEN: Active for Life 21

Summary 21

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OVERVIEW / INTRODUCTION

Long Term Participant Development (LTPD) is about achieving optimal training, competition and recovery

throughout an athlete’s career, particular in relations to the important growth and development years of

young people. If a long term approach to training is not adopted there is likely to be a plateau in

performance, when growth and development slows significantly. For some athletes this may result in their

performances getting worse. At this point the short-term training approach cannot be reversed. This often

leads to drop out before an athlete has achieved close to their potential.

REASONS FOR LTPD

There are five clear reasons for introducing a LTPD approach:

To establish a clear Athlete development pathway

To identify gaps in the current Athlete development pathway

To realign and integrate the programmes for developing Athletes and netball in South Africa

To provide a planning tool, based on scientific research, for coaches and administrators

To guide planning for optimal performance

LTPD provides a framework for:

optimal training, competition and recovery programming with relation to biological development

and maturation

equal opportunity for participation and competition

Athlete-centred, coach-driven and administration, sport science and sponsor supported.

The process to develop netball’s LTPD framework was extensive, inclusive and comprehensive.

This process initiated re-thinking ALL aspects of netball including the three most difficult tasks of changing:

1. System Alignment: aligning the netball community under one set of rules.

2. System Alignment and Integration: developing and integrating clear pathways that allow athletes,

coaches, officials and administrators to progress through the system. These pathways must permit

athletes to be involved in three distinct streams: health of the nation (recreational in nature),

develop the game and compete for the nation. The pathways must also integrate a positive

relationship between the educational and club-delivery system.

3. Competition Schedules: ensure the appropriate ratio of training to competition at all ages. Within

our current development system we have produced a delivery stream of netball called

“competition.” This was not a planned process. For numerous reasons the majority of our

developing athletes are playing too many games without the opportunity to gain proper practice of

the skills needed to play the game.

The South African Netball LTPD Framework should be viewed as both an integrated and collaborative

model that is meant to guide the optimization of athletic development for both our age-group and elite

Athlete development systems. This initiative will influence all stages of an athlete’s development including:

an individual’s entry and early years in sport and physical activity; assist in developing a talent detection,

selection and development plan and related processes; inform the training and competitive approaches

congruent with the various stages; and encourage lifelong participation in the sport of netball South Africa.

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Guiding Principles of NSA’s LTPD framework

The following guiding principles are central to Netball South Africa’s Long Term Participant Development

Framework:

That our programming directs athletes towards doing the right thing at the right time.

That our athletes are encouraged to achieve stage specific outcomes prior to undertaking activities

associated with the subsequent stage.

That our training programs are tailored to the individual based on the nature of their development

and considers their physical, psychological and social characteristics.

That netball will work with, and not in opposition to, or repeating the work of, other sports that

athletes are participants within during their early years of development.

CURRENT SPORT SYSTEM CHALLENGES

The following are some general observations of the current netball system in South Africa.

Young athletes under-train, over-compete

Low training to competition rations in early years

Adult competition superimposed on young Athletes

Adult training programmes superimposed on young Athletes

Training in early years focuses on outcomes (winning) rather than processes (optimal training)

Chronological age influences coaching rather than biological age

The “critical” periods of accelerated adaptation are not fully utilized

Poor training between 6-16 years of age cannot be fully corrected (Athletes will never reach genetic

potential)

The best coaches are encouraged to work at elite level

Coach education tends to skim the growth, development and maturation of young people

Administrators and officials need to be educated in LTPD principles

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT MODEL

The Athlete Development Model (ADM) provides a framework for LTPD that illustrates to coaches, parents,

volunteers and administrators at the local, provincial and national levels, the importance of participation in

securing the health of the nation.

A.

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B:

Figure 1: Schematic presentation of the South African Athlete Development Model (ADM). A: A complete

presentation of the SA ADM; B: Individual Athlete-specific development pathway

The model will be used as a guide for coaches and administrators and will assist them in understanding the

importance of teaching particular aspects of the game to Athletes at specific stages of development. It is

hoped that with this systematic approach, skills and abilities needed to achieve excellence in netball will be

reachable. It will also ensure that all participants will receive the appropriate training that will produce

well-rounded people and maintain a lifelong passion for the sport.

The delivery of an aligned, consistent and systematic development system ensures that everyone’s needs

are being met at every level of the programming. Every participant in the game will be able to see the

pathways which will lead him or her to their own level of self-fulfillment. Proper application of this

document will ensure that coaches are educated with respects to the needs of their athletes. The ability of

the caic to teach these skills then becomes of paramount importance. Therefore, the development of the

coach as a teacher must be the primary focus. Coaches must be supported with frequent clinics and other

educational resources that are made available through Netball South Africa and the Provincial Federations

in order to stay current.

National

17 / 19 / 21 / Senior

NGS

Region (Provincial)

17 / 19 / 21 / Senior

Zones (Sub-Union)

17 /19 / 21 / Senior

Social Leagues

Squad

Squad

Talent Squad

Talent Squad

Development Squad

Development Squad

“It takes 10 years of extensive practice to excel in anything”

- Dr. Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate

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WHAT IS LTPD?

The Long-Term Participant Development (or LTPD) model provides a framework for an optimal training,

competition and recovery schedule for each stage of athletic development. The model is based on the idea

that there are a number of different physiological, mental/ cognitive, and emotional development stages

through which an athlete progresses and that each stage requires a different set of training, competition

and recovery programs for optimal performance. The model is therefore based on the developmental age

rather than the chronological age of the athlete. Coaches who engage in the model and its practices are

more likely to produce athletes who reach their full athletic potential. However, the LTPD model is

inclusive, meaning that the principles which underpin it are equally applicable to people of all ages and

abilities whether they are participating in elite sport or recreational physical activity.

This model represents a paradigm shift, a philosophically different approach to sport and physical activity.

It draws on the experiences of various athlete development projects that have been implemented by

different sport organizations in Canada & elsewhere. In order to be successful LTPD requires full sport

system alignment and integration. As such the model is Athlete centred, coach driven and administration,

sport science and sponsor supported.

LTPD is a vehicle for change. It differs from the other athlete development models because it acknowledges

that physical education, school sports, competitive sport, and recreational activities are mutually

interdependent.

LTPD also positively affects the quality of training and competition by taking into consideration factors such

as developmental age and critical periods of optimal trainability. It builds athletic ability beginning with a

foundation of fundamental movement skills and introduces fitness and sport skills at the appropriate

developmental age. Figure 2 illustrates the recommended support system interrelationship between

physical education, recreation and podium performance.

Netball is a late specialisation sport. Characteristic of late specialization sports is that specialization prior to

age 10 is not recommended since it contributes to early burn-out, drop-out, and retirement from training

and competition.

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Underpinning life-long participation in physical activity and excellence in performance sport is the concept

of Physical Literacy (see Figure 3). Physical literacy is defined as the mastery of fundamental movement

skills and fundamental sport skills. A physically literate person moves with poise, economy and confidence

in a wide variety of physically challenging situations, is perceptive in reading all aspects of the physical

environment. He/ she anticipate the movement needs or possibilities, and responds appropriately with

intelligence and imagination." (Whitehead, 2001)

Figure 3 Participation In Lifelong Physical Activity (Way et al, 2005)

Within the eight staged LTPD model for netball the first three stages focus on fun and physical literacy.

Athletes grow and improve within the sport through programs designed to introduce the basic technical

skills in an adventurous environment, which assists in the development of overall motor and sport skills.

Following the first three stages, there is a transition to either further development or excellence in netball

or life-long participation in netball and/or other sports at the recreational or less competitive level. For

athletes who wish to pursue excellence, increasing specialization in netball and an expanding focus on

competition permit them to mature athletically and aspire to national and international podiums.

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Regardless of the level of excellence or sport-mastery achieved however, participation in netball can

enhance the health, fitness and mental well-being of South Africans of all ages. Netball is a “Sport for Life”

The first 3 stages encourage Physical Literacy and sport for all:

1. Active Start

2. FUNdamentals

3. Learning to Train

The next 4 stages focus on excellence:

4. Training to Train

5. Learning to Compete

6. Training to Win (Navigator II)

The final stage encourages life-long physical activity:

7. Active for Life

Individuals can move from the first 3 LTPD stages to either excellence, life-long participation in the same

sport, or remaining active for life in another activity.

To better understand the LTPD model, and its role in helping participants to achieve these goals, it is useful

to discuss ten key factors which influence the model and set it apart from other long-term development

models. Before these factors are outlined, however, an analysis of Netball in South Africa will be presented,

which will serve as a springboard to develop an implementation plan.

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2. The Ten Key Factors Influencing LTPD

Research has identified 10 important factors that influence athlete development. Netball programs built

around these factors will ensure that athletes can experience optimal development in their chosen sport as

well as lifelong involvement in physical activity.

2.1. The Ten Year Rule

2.2. The FUNdamentals - Developing Physical Literacy

2.3. Chronological Age vs. Developmental Age

2.4. Mental, Cognitive and Emotional Development

2.5. Specialization

2.6. Trainability

2.7. Periodisation (Annual training, competition & recovery plan)

2.8. Calendar Planning for Competition

2.9. System Alignment and Integration

2.10. Continuous Improvement

3. The 10 S’s of Training and Performance

There are Ten S’s of training which need to be integrated when developing annual training, competition

and recovery plans. Each of these capacities is trainable throughout an Athlete’s lifetime, but there are

clearly critical periods (or sensitive periods) in the development of each capacity during which training

produces the greatest benefit to each athlete’s improvements.

3.1 Stamina (Endurance)

Netball requires a combination of stamina and strength. Athletes need increased focus on aerobic capacity

training (continuous or aerobic interval workloads) as they enter PHV, and they should be progressively

introduced to aerobic power training

3.2 Strength

A combination of endurance and strength is required to be successful at the highest level

3.3 Speed

It is highly recommended that speed should be trained on a regular and frequent basis, for example, at

every training session as part of the warm up.

3.4 Skill

Girls and boys both have one window for optimal skills training. Physical literacy is the development of

fundamental movement skills and fundamental sports skills

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Figure 6: Pacific Sport; Windows of Optimal Trainability (adapted from Balyi and Way, 2005) – From X-

Country Skiing Canada

3.5 Suppleness

The sensitive period of trainability for suppleness occurs between the ages of six and 10 years in both girls

and boys.

3.6 Structure / Stature

This component addresses the six stages of growth (Phase 1: very rapid growth and very rapid deceleration;

Phase 2: steady growth; Phase 3: rapid growth; Phase 4: rapid deceleration; Phase 5: slow deceleration;

Phase 6: cessation of growth) in the human body linking them to the windows of optimal trainability.

Figure 7: Six stages of growth chart

3.7 (p) Psychology

Sport is a physical and mental challenge. As an Athlete progresses through LTPD stages the mental training

aspect will evolve from: having fun and respecting opponent

3.8 Sustenance

Sustenance includes aspects like, nutrition, hydration, rest, sleep and regeneration. Underlining sustenance

is the need for optimal recovery management moving the athlete to the 24/7 model which places a high

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degree of importance on the individual’s activities away from the field of play. See the “Recovery and

Regeneration for Long-Term Athlete Development” document (www.canadiansportforlife.ca)

3.9 Schooling

In training program design the demands of school must be considered. This is only limited to the demands

placed by school sports or physical education classes. This includes integrating school academic loads,

duties, school related stresses, and timing of exams. When possible, training camps and competition tours

should compliment, not conflict, with the timing of major schools academic events.

3.10 Socio-Cultural

The socio-cultural aspects of sport are significant and must be managed through proper planning.

Socialization via sport will ensure that general societal values and norms will be internalised via sport

participation

http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/

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4. Building a Pathway: The Seven Stage LTPD

Netball is a late specialization sport. Based on the Canadian Sport for Life, the Netball Long-term Athlete

Development model distinguishes seven stages (you have 8 stages bellow, you can say it is modified after

the SC4L) of athlete development:

1. Active Start 3 - 6 years of age

2. FUNdamentals 6 - 9

3. Learn to Train 9 – 13

4. Train to Train 13 – 17

5. Train to Compete 17-19

6. Train to Win 19 - 28

7. Active for Life Enter any time

During the first three of these stages, children should be exposed to a wide variety of activities to ensure

proper development of overall motor skills and sports skills. After the first three stages, there is focus on

specialization. During the subsequent phases the athlete can further develop and strive for excellence in

Netball or transition to life-long participation in Netball and/ or other sports at a recreational or less

competitive level.

The following sections detail the objectives of each stage within the context of developmental age.

STAGE 1

PHASE ACTIVE START AGE 3 – 6 YEARS

Netball is a late maturation sport and therefore does not recommend any formal, adult organized netball at

the Active Start stage of development.

FUN and part of daily life

Fitness and movement skills development

Focus on learning proper movement skills such as running, jumping, wheeling, twisting, kicking, throwing and catching

Not sedentary for more than 60 minutes except when sleeping

Some organized physical activity

Exploration of risk and limits in safe environments

Active movement environment combined with well-structured gymnastics and swimming programs

Daily physical activity

IMPLICATION FOR THE COACH

Conduct Fun Netball.

Relatively short training sessions (20 – 30 minutes).

Build skill with simple sequences and lots of practice.

Simple relays and short games for young children e.g. Rats and Rabbits

One or two quality cues per Fun Netball session.

Lots of prompts for creative play in and outside of the structured programme.

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

Basic Netball skills development:

Catching, passing, jumping and running

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STAGE 2

PHASE FUNDAMENTALS AGE 6 - 9 YEARS

The goal at this level is to learn fundamental movement skills through netball in a positive fun way. The

participants will be introduced to very basic fundamental netball skills. It is not to win, but rather to have

fun while playing sport and ensuring success.

Overall movement skills

FUN and participation

General, overall development

Integrated mental, cognitive, and emotional development

ABC’s of Athleticism: agility, balance, coordination and speed

ABC’s of Athletics: running, jumping, wheeling and rowing

Medicine ball, Swiss ball, own body strength exercises

Introduce simple rules of ethics of sport

Screening for talent

No peroiodisation, but well-structured programs

Daily physical activity


Volume/Intensity of training according to growth and maturity; could be high volume with increasing

intensity.

Coaching at this stage will be by:

Coaches with experience in coaching the age group

Mini-netball coaches

PERIODISATION

Number and length of sessions:

Different sports, including netball, should be played between 5 and 6 times per week.

Each session should be a maximum of 45 – 60 minutes.


1. Fundamental movements

Pushing, pulling, lunging, squatting, bending, twisting and walking, jogging and sprinting. When these

movements are combined, they create things such as agility, balance, throwing, catching, jumping, etc.

2. Basic netball fundamentals:

Footwork and movement skills Landing (1/2 Foot)

Spring and stop

Side step

Ball skills Chest pass

Shoulder pass

Catching

Attacking skills Straight lead

Dodge

Change of direction

Defending skills Shadow movement

Defense with hands over the ball

Shooting skills Basic shooting action

Perception skills Introduction to awareness of space

Strategies Introduce competition through minor games

Rotation on all playing positions

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COMPETITION GUIDELINES.

The amount of competition will be unlimited and fun.

Competition will take place at festivals and team events.

STAGE 3

PHASE LEARNING TO TRAIN AGE 09 - 13 YEARS

This is major motor-learning stage. During this time, children are developmentally ready to acquire the

fundamental movement skills that are the cornerstones of all athletic development. At this stage the

technical skills can start to be emphasized. The basic fundamentals are still important since many children

will also use this stage as an entry level. Simple developmentally appropriate tactics can be used to allow

the children to play team netball.

Overall sport skills development

Major skill learning stage: all basic sport should be learned before entering Training to Train

Integrated mental, cognitive and emotional development

Introduction to mental preparation

Medicine ball, Swiss ball, own body strength exercise

Introduce ancillary capacities

Talent identification

Single or double periodisation

Sport specific training 3 times week; participation in other sport 3 times a week


Volume and intensity of training: Low volume – Increasing intensity.


Coaches with experience in coaching the age and ability of the group.

Level 1 and 2 accredited coaches

High Performance coaches

PERIODISATION


4 to 6 sport sessions should be participated in per week. – 2 or 3 sessions of other sports.

Each session should be a maximum of 90 minutes in length.


Basic netball fundamentals:

Ball skills Chest pass

Shoulder pass

Catching

Attacking skills Straight lead/single dodge

Change of direction

Combine into simple movements on court

Defending skills Shadowing

Defense with hands over the ball

Three feet recovery

Defend the shot

Combine simple movements into defending actions

Shooting skills Basic shooting action

Introduce working in combination

Rebounding

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Perception skills Awareness of space

Timing of movement

Introduce decision making – simple options in practises

Strategies Establish competition through minor games

Continue development of a number of positions

Introduce positional roles

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

Competition will take place in school matches.

The amount of competition will consist of 6 minor competitions and 1 major competition, 3 times

per 24-30 week season.

STAGE 4

PHASE TRAIN TO TRAIN AGE 13 – 17 YEARS

The goal at this stage is to continue to build the athletic base. During these years, the Athletes will be

introduced to many of the technical and tactical parts of netball. The physical capacities that need to be

trained are now completely dependent of the developmental age of the individual. Coaches must be aware

of the differences in maturation rates and allow for appropriate adjustments.

Sport specific skill development

Major fitness development stage: aerobic and strength. The onset of Peak Height Velocity (PHV) and PHV are the reference point

Integrate mental, cognitive and emotional development

Introduce free weights

Develop ancillary capacities

Frequent musculoskeletal evaluations during PHV

Selection

Single or double periodisation

Sport specific training 6-9 times per week including complementary sports


Volume and intensity of training: Medium volume – high intensity.


o Coaches with experience in coaching at regional, provincial and national level

o Club coaches

o High Performance coaches

o National development coaches


Footwork and movement skills

Ball skills

Attacking skills Straight lead

Dodge and double doge

Two leads

Re-offer

Change of pace

Half roll, full role

Clear and drive

Spring, change of direction

Space awareness

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Front cut

Communication skills

Defending skills Shadowing

One on one / two on one

Positioning front and side

Body control / repositioning

Defensive footwork

Interception

Recovery to 3 feet (0.9)

Work the ground

Defend the shot

Work hands over the ball

Communication

Shooting skills Technique

Shooting situations

Concentration

Rebounding

Working in combination


Introduce mental strategies

Perception skills Space awareness

Introduce awareness of space, athlete and pass

Introduce movement on/off the ball

Timing

Movement in relation to court situations

Release of pass

Vision

Basic peripheral vision exercises

Awareness of athletes in relation to the ball and

situation

Decision making

Introduce selection of pass for situation

Simple options to athletes

Balancing space on court

Selections of appropriate options in court

situations

Introduce ‘reading the game’ techniques in

response to opponent’s movements

Strategies Consolidate knowledge of positional roles

Develop court principles and strategies


Competition will take place at major school and national events.

The amount of competition will consist of 3 to 5 major and 1 national competition, according to the

National Calendar schedule.

PERIODIZATION

Number and length of session:

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6 or 7 sport sessions should be participated in per week – 4 netball sessions and 2 or 3 sessions of

other sports.

Each session should be a maximum of 2 hours in length.

STAGE 5

PHASE TRAIN TO COMPETE AGE 17 – 19 YEARS

Very specific netball training should now be applied. Athletes should be introduced to all aspects of the

game and should begin to refine all technical aspects and most tactical components. Athletes, who are now

proficient at performing both basic and sport-specific skills, learn to perform these skills under a variety of

competitive conditions during training. Fitness programs, recovery programs, psychological preparation and

technical development are now individually tailored to a greater degree and address each Athlete’s

individual strengths and weaknesses.

Sport, event, position-specific physical conditioning

Sport, event, position-specific technical tactical preparation

Sport, event, position-specific technical and playing skills under competitive conditions

Integrated mental, cognitive and emotional development

Advanced mental preparation

Optimize ancillary capacity

Specialization

Single, double or triple periodization

Sport specific technical, tactical and fitness training 9-12 times per week


Volume and intensity of training: Medium volume – high intensity.


o Coaches with experience in coaching at regional, provincial and national level

o Club coaches

o High Performance coaches

o National development coaches


Footwork and movement skills

Ball skills

Attacking skills Consolidate and advance:

Straight lead

Dodge and double doge

Two leads

Re-offer

Change of pace

Half roll, full role

Clear and drive

Spring, change of direction

Space awareness

Front cut

Screens


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Defending skills Consolidate and advance:

Shadowing

One on one / two on one

First ball

Dropping back (Sagging)

Positioning front/side/back

Body control / repositioning

Defensive footwork

Interception

Recovery to 3 feet (0.9)

Work the ground

Defend the shot

Work hands over the ball

Split circle

Zone

Work together in/out of circle


Shooting skills Technique

Shooting situations

Concentration

Rebounding

Work rat and the shot

Working in combination


Consolidate mental strategies

Perception skills Space awareness

Understanding of awareness of space, athlete

and pass

Understanding of movement on/off the ball

Timing

Movement

Release of pass

Able to apply to pressured situations

Vision

Awareness of athletes in relation to the ball and

pressure

Decision making

Balancing space on court

‘reading the game’ techniques in response to

opponent’s movements

Create/select appropriate options in court

situations

Strategies Extend knowledge of positional roles

Develop the ability to read the game and apply

appropriate responses to court situations


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Competition will take place at school, domestic and national events

The amount of competition will consist of between 5 and 10 major events plus 2 provincial or national

events.

PERIODIZATION


Between 8 and 12 sessions per week should be participated in, including physical conditioning.

Each session should be a maximum of hours in length.

STAGE 6

PHASE TRAIN TO WIN AGE 19 – 28 YEARS

All facets of the game have already been introduced, emphasized, developed and refined. There will be

many new strategies, improvement on all technical and tactical areas and philosophies that will depend on

the individual coach.

Ages are sport specific based on international normative data

Maintenance or improvement of physical capacities

Modeling and possible aspects of training and performance

Frequent prophylactic breaks

Maximize ancillary capacities

High performance

Single, double, triple or multiple periodisation

Sport specific technical, tactical and fitness training 9-15 times per week


Volume and intensity of training: Low to medium volume – High intensity


Coaches with experience in coaching at regional, provincial and national level

Level 2 and 3 accredited coaches

High Performance coaches

Provincial and National coaches

ANNUAL PROGRAMME

PERIODIZATION NETBALL SPECIFIC TRAINING HOURS OF COMPETITION

25 weeks netball training;

13 – 15 weeks competition

max.

Winter:

6 hours per week

Summer:

4 hours per week

Duration:

120 minutes max per session

hours per week


The main objective should be to optimize fitness preparation, sport/event specific skills and

performance.

50% of available time is devoted to the development of technical and tactical skills and fitness

improvements.

50% of available time is devoted to competition and competition-specific training.

Learn to perform these sport specific skills under a variety of competitive conditions during training.

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Special emphasis is placed on optimum preparation by modeling training and competition.

Fitness programs, recovery programs, psychological preparation and technical development are now

individually tailored to the Athlete’s needs.

Double and multiple periodizations is the optimal framework of preparation.


Competition will take place at domestic, national and international competitions.

The amount of competition will reflect the school and national and international programme.

STAGE 7

PHASE ACTIVE FOR LIFE AGE ANY AGE

The age of transition from competitive sport to lifelong physical activity and participation in sport

Minimum of 60 minutes moderate daily activities or 30 minutes of intense activity for adults

Transfer from one sport to another

Move from highly competitive sport to lifelong competitive sport through age group competition

Move from competitive sport to recreational activities

Move to sport careers or volunteering

There is a better opportunity to be Active for Life if physical literacy is achieved before the Training to Train stage

Netball programs need to ensure:

Move from competitive netball to volunteering as a coach, official or administrator

A positive experience in sport is key to retaining Athletes after they leave the competitive stream. Netball

must make the shift from cutting Athletes to redirecting them to sports where they are predisposed to train

and perform well. THIS MAY OCCUR AT ANY AGE

IN SUMMARY

When looking at research done you will realize that it takes a minimum of 10 000 hours or at least 10 years

of correct and efficient training to become an elite athlete. An athlete that has used their training time

effectively, focusing on WINDOWS OF TRAINABILITY, will always perform better at the elite level.

NOTE: This document is a summary of a more detailed document entitled “Netball South Africa LTPD

Document” and all data and references is contained therein.

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