Planning
A1
Observation
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
Analysis
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
Evaluation
D1
D2
Bibliography
E1
Timetable of events
Date/ Week commencing
Week number
Activity undertaken
Accomplished?
Feelings
29th January 2007
A1
Complete a timetable
B1-B5
Complete the observations. Identify which 5 core skills I will analyse, and then take pictures of the novice and elite performer completing the skills.
Yes - I managed to take the majority of the pictures. There are a few more that I need to take however.
This went well.
5th February 2007
2
B6-B7
Analyse the picture results by annotating them, and compare the movements of the novice performer to the elite athlete with qualitative evaluating tables.
I think that this process went well. It took longer than I thought it would though.
Took a while.
2th February 2007
3
B8
Analyse the reliability of the results using quantitative data, it should show how successful the skill was performed.
I used tables and graph's to show the difference in competence between the novice and elite performers.
Used excel to make graphs
9th February 2007
4
C1-C5
Identify and justify the performer's strengths and weaknesses in all of the skills.
It was difficult to find many strengths from the novice performer; her technique was usually wrong.
It was difficult to analyse very precisely what was happening
26th February 2007
5
D1-D2 and E1
Focus on the area most needed for development, and then justify an appropriate reason for this focus.
Record a bibliography.
There were limited resources that I could use to develop her play, and basic skills.
This went well.
Core skill 1 - Passing
Chest pass - Novice performer
Chest pass elite performer
Shoulder pass novice performer
Shoulder pass elite perfomer
Bounce pass novice performer
Bounce pass - elite performer
Overhead throw - novice performer
Overhead throw - Elite performer
Summary table - Core skill 1
Strengths
Weaknesses
* Passes are relatively accurate
* Basic technique is visible
* Jenny takes time to aim who her pass goes to
* Jenny does not rush the passes that she carries out
* Jenny tries to concentrate on what she is doing
* Jenny puts full effort into pushing the ball as far as possible
* She doesn't use her full body weight to push the ball on further
* When jenny passes the ball, she doesn't always take into account the fact that the person they are passing to is moving. She ends up passing it behind the player, rather than in front, so that it is easy to run onto.
* It is easy for her to get distracted when throwing the ball, her decision making is slow, so she does not always know the best option of pass to make.
* The follow through of her pass is not normally in the direction of where she passed the ball.
Core skill 2 - Shooting and rebounding
Shooting - novice performer
Shooting - elite performer
Rebounding - novice performer
Rebounding - elite performer
Summary table - Core Skill 2
Strengths
Weaknesses
* Shooting is relatively accurate underneath the post
* Basic technique is visible
* Jenny takes time to aim her shot
* Jenny tries to concentrate on what she is doing
* Jenny puts full effort into pushing the ball as far as possible
* She doesn't bend her knees to push the ball on further
* It is easy for her to get distracted when throwing the ball, her decision making is slow, so she does not always know the best option of pass to make.
* Jenny is not comfortable shooting from far away from the post
Core skill three - Footwork
Landing two footed - Novice performer
Landing two footed - elite performer
Landing on one foot - novice performer
Landing on one foot - elite performer
Running pass - novice performer
Running pass - elite performer
Strengths
Weaknesses
* Jenny tries to balance herself when she has caught the ball.
* Her pivot landing technique is correct, and she keeps her landing foot planted to avoid footwork
* Jenny makes sure that she reaches for the ball fully, and then tries t concentrate on the landing and who to pass to as she lands.
* Jenny controls the ball well when she catches it, meaning she does not risk losing the ball to the other team because she dropped it.
* Jenny lands very flat footed
* She is not always facing the way she is shooting when she catches it, so they don't always make ground on the passes she does.
* Jenny needs to jump more when there is a high ball, so that it is not contested by the defenders.
* Jenny never bends her knees when landing - this has a big impact on her body, and can make her off balance.
Summary table - Core Skill 3
Core skill four - Intercepting
Intercepting the ball - novice performer
Intercepting the ball - elite performer
Strengths
Weaknesses
* Jenny manages to intercept the ball when she marks both the ball and watches the player.
* Jenny does not do footwork when she catches the ball, ensuring that the team benefit from their new turnover.
* Jenny is not driving onto the path of the ball, cutting the angle that it has been thrown at. It makes it more difficult for her to run to the player to intercept it.
* Jenny takes a long leap to catch the ball at the end. She should continue running until the ball is firmly in her hands and she has it uncontested.
* Jenny is not fully in front of the player when she intercepts, it, so she needs to go fully in front, or she will not catch it.
Summary table - Core Skill 4
Core skill five - Marking the ball and player
Marking the shot - novice performer
Marking the shot - elite performer
Marking the player - novice performer
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* Jenny takes a long leap to catch the ball at the end. She should continue running until the ball is firmly in her hands and she has it uncontested.
* Jenny is not fully in front of the player when she intercepts, it, so she needs to go fully in front, or she will not catch it.
Summary table - Core Skill 4
Core skill five - Marking the ball and player
Marking the shot - novice performer
Marking the shot - elite performer
Marking the player - novice performer
Marking the player - elite performer
Strengths
Weaknesses
* Jenny tries to get the ball as much as she can
* She always reaches for the ball as far as she can, so that she has a higher chance of reaching it.
* Jenny does not always watch both the ball and the player, and gets distracted by where her player runs. At some times she can't see the ball, so she misses the interception that she could have got.
* Jenny needs to try and stand on one side of the opponent, so that she cuts down the options of pass that they have to take. It makes it more difficult for the attacker, and easier for her to mark.
Summary table - Core Skill 5
Quantitative data
Chest pass
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11
11111111
3
9
Shoulder pass
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
1
11111111
2
9
Bounce pass
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
111111111
4
0
Overhead pass
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
On average the novice performer scored 3, and the elite performer achieved a much higher score of 9. The novice was much lower than the elite performer, although this is to be expected. I have chosen to calculate the average as the performers may be more competent in one aspect than another, but by also plotting a graph, it is easy to see where some areas are lacking.
Dodging
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
Marking a shot
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11
11111111
2
9
Marking an opponent
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
1
111111111
2
0
Marking a pass
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
It is obvious to see that Jenny is more competent at dodging and marking a pass - the only thing that made her unsuccessful was that she tended to be closer than 3 feet, which is against the rules. However she was keen to mark the ball whenever the opponents had caught it near her. It is obvious that marking an opponent was more difficult for her do - she was unsuccessful on 8 occasions out of 10.
Close shot
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
Far shot
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
1
111111111
2
0
Step shot
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111111111
0
Rebound
Successful
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11
111111111
3
0
It is quite clear to see that she found the step shot quite a difficult one to perform. It does require a lot of balance and co-ordination to be able to carry this out, so she may have just lacked practice. She also struggled to score many goals from the far shot, so this may have been due to the distance that she had to push the ball up towards the net. This graph shows the difference between the novice and the elite very clearly. She seemed quite competent in shooting from close to the post however, which was good.
Two foot landing
Success
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11
11111111
3
9
Running pass
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11
11111111
2
9
Pivot
Success
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
111111111
4
0
Intercepting
Success
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
Volleying
Successful passes
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
1
11111111
2
9
Holding for overhead
Success
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
11111
111111111
6
0
Straight drive onto ball
Success
Total /10
Novice performer
Competent performer
111
11111111
4
9
The elite performer scored persistently high throughout all of the tests, and I feel that the novice - Jenny - very well in his section. She scored the highest ever score in the holding for the ball. With this skill, it was necessary for her to keep still right until the last minute, and then go for the ball. She found volleying hard to do though, and couldn't find the strength to direct the ball properly to another person on her team.
Analysis
Core skill one - Passing
Strengths:
* Jenny always looks to where the ball is being passed to, and tries to consider all of her options before she passes the ball. This is good, as she will be able to see where all of the defenders are, and make the right decisions as to who to pass the ball to.
* Jenny uses the full 3 seconds before passing ball, making her generally more balanced and ready to throw the ball with coordination and poise. This allows the team to keep their advantage of ball possession.
* Jenny is able to execute a technique that maintains the team the ball possession. She tries to concentrate on pushing the ball as far as it needs to go to the person she is passing to, making her seem more accurate
* The majority of passes made by Jenny reach the player she was passing to, making sure that the keep keeps their advantage with the ball.
Weaknesses:
* Jenny often uses the force in her arms to push the ball to wherever it needs to go. This is not always suitable, as it may need power from her legs and body to help push it further. She is quite restricted to short passes.
* Jenny does not transfer her weight from back leg to front leg when she releases the ball, making it less likely for it to reach its destination because of lack of drive/force.
* Jenny still seems to be unbalanced when passing the ball, although she has held it for nearly three seconds. She should try to make sure that her feet are not crossed when passing the ball as well.
* Jenny always holds onto the ball for three seconds. Once she plays against more experienced players, it will be easier for them to time when to go for the interception, as they will know how long it takes her to pass it. She needs to ensure that she varies the timing and distance of her pass.
Core skill two - Shooting and rebounding
Strengths:
* Jenny uses her arm to aim where she wants to shoot the ball, which in turn increased the accuracy of her shots, and boosted her confidence.
* Jenny bent her arms and legs when shooting, giving the ball the extra power to reach the height of the goal post - this can make it more difficult for the defender to mark the ball as she has pushed it quite high.
* On the step shots, Jenny was making the right decisions with regards to moving closer or further away from the post, depending on where she was shooting from in the circle. Her most successful shots came when she was close to the post, so for the majority of the time, she was stepping in to get closer to the post to shot.
* As Jenny releases the ball in distance shots, she goes onto her toes to give the ball that extra power needed for it to reach the post.
* Jenny has a good follow through action with her arms after a shot, and always aims very carefully at the goal to make sure that a goal is scored.
* Jenny always has her arms up for the rebounds, and she watches the ball as it misses the post and comes down towards her.
Weaknesses:
* Jenny uses one hand when shooting, so it makes it difficult for her to get the ball up and over the defenders hands when they mark the shot. It is also lower than it would be if she used two hands to shoot.
* Jenny only goes onto her toes when shooing from far away from the post. When she is close to the post she only uses her arms to push the ball, resulting in easy shots being missed from right under the post.
* When shooting from a distance, Jenny twists her body after shooting, making it difficult to go for any rebounds because she is already off balance. She generally misses the shots from far away too, so making sure she can get the rebound is essential.
* Jenny has her feet together when she shoots, making her less sturdy. She should have her feet further apart so that she can increase the accuracy of her shots.
* Jenny does not jump for rebounds, allowing other people to get the ball before her if they jump and she doesn't. She should jump so that she catches the ball at the highest point that she can.
Core skill three - footwork
Strengths:
* Jenny does try to land and balance herself when she catches the ball, allowing her the chance to give an accurate pass after she receives it. When using a two foot landing, she is able to use a relatively wide base, ensuring that she is able to give the ball in controlled manner.
* During the pivot, Jenny keeps her back foot still and on the spot, meaning that she is less likely to commit footwork. This help to ensure that her team maintains possession of the ball at all times.
* To receive a high ball, Jenny stretches up to the ball, enabling her to still catch the ball, even if it is not at the height that she anticipated. Jenny also tries to pull in the ball quickly, so that any nearby opponents cannot reach the ball and take it away from her. This continues the possession of the ball for her team.
* Jenny tries to do the running pas to increase speed and efficiency in the game. This helps her to carry the speed of the run into the ball/pass that she gives. This is very helpful for her team if they the opportunity for a quick ball to be given.
Weaknesses:
* It is very often that Jenny does footwork when trying to do the running pass - she holds onto the ball for too long, and so her third foot has landed by the time she passes the ball. She needs to release it quicker.
* It would be beneficial to Jenny if she jumped for the ball more, as this can increase her chances of landing steadily on the floor. It can help her to resist doing footwork.
* Jenny lands very flat footed without bending her knees, which could have an impact on her knees. This is not good, as it puts pressure on her, and it also makes her unbalanced in the process.
* Jenny needs to remember to turn fully when she catches the ball, so that she is facing the way she is shooting, so that she can give a ball closer to the post than where she caught it. It gives her team the advantage that they can keep getting closer to their post to shoot.
Core skill 4 - Intercepting
Strengths:
* Jenny always goes for the ball in a manner as controlled as possible. She does try to get between the ball and the player, so that when it is released, she can go for it.
* Jenny maintains good balance when the other team have the ball, and so she is always moving. This makes it difficult for the other team to know where to put the ball, because they would never know where she would move to next.
* Jenny does not always mark her own player, sometimes she marks another player if they have no defender, until her team members can mark someone properly. This puts more pressure on the pass that the opposition have to make.
* Jenny is quite agile, so if she does go in the wrong direction, she can still change her play, change direction quickly and go for the ball in a different place.
Weaknesses:
* Jenny does not cut the angle of her run towards the ball. She runs towards the opponent, which is a longer distance than it would be to go towards the ball directly. It also makes it an uncontested ball, so that the umpires cannot say that she contacted any other players to get the ball. It would make the run easier for her, and ensure that she gains a proper, clean interception.
* Jenny doesn't always see both the ball and her player, which means she gets distracted by one, and then she misses the other. This can be detrimental as she may miss when the opposition pass the ball, and by the time she she's it, it is too late for her to intercept.
* Jenny remains flat footed on the floor, so she is not always ready for the ball to be released and for her to go and intercept it. She should stay on her toes to ensure that she can run in any direction at any time, and she will still be ready for it.
Core skill 5 - marking the ball and player
Strengths:
* Jenny is aware of her opponent all the time, so she will always know where she may run, and what she can do to stop her from going there. This therefore ensures that she has the opportunity to go for the interception, without hesitation.
* Jenny always tries to go for the ball in an uncontested manner, so that the umpires can't say that she did contact. Consequently, it makes it more difficult for the other team to pass it - they become wary that she may intercept it.
* Jenny is balanced with her weight evenly distributed evenly on both feet; so her good coordination helps her to remain focused on the job she is trying to do - intercept the ball.
Weaknesses:
* Jenny does not always stop the opponents from running in the direction that they want to - this makes it more difficult for them to pass it, which in turn forces them to be pulled up for held ball. She will be creating an unforced error for the other team.
* Jenny tends to so obstruction when she is marking a shot, making the umpire pull her up for obstruction. This unnecessary free shot given to the shooter puts her team at more of a disadvantage, and it allows the other team to have more free shots. Jenny should try to make sure that she starts of being 3 feet away from the player, and then she will not do obstruction.
* Jenny needs to focus on where she thinks the opponent will pass the ball to, and then mark that side of the players body. It will make it a more difficult pass to give, and then it will give her ore time to go for an interception on the ball. By forcing a lifted ball, or an overhead pass, she will be able to move onto the ball in the time it takes for the ball to go up and come back down again.
Evaluation
There are many aspects of Jenny's game that make her player that she is. For a fairly novice performer, it was quite apparent that she has a good shooting skills if she is shooting from under the post. Jenny does also play a shooting position, so I think it would be very beneficial to her, and any team that she plays for if she could obtain very high shooing statistics. Without her scoring many goals in a game, it would be difficult for her team to win, so it may help to focus on her shooting, and making her into a more agile player. The aim of netball is to score more goals than the other team - this is shown in the score sheets - so for her to become far more self-assured, she should work on this. Although Jenny is good at shooting from underneath the post, she seems to find it difficult shooting from far away, so it may be sensible to offer her help on shooting from far away. In a game, it may not be as likely that a novice performer shot from far out in the semi-circle, so it may not be realistic to focus on this aspect of shooting. In attack, it is important to be able to shoot well, be agile and get free for a pass, and then defend the other team if they get an interception. This puts pressure on them, and can gain the team possession of the ball once more. I think it would be beneficial to work on this area of her play therefore. Her short distance shooting is very good, but her defending skills are lacking, and she often does not know who to mark. This could be helpful to her team if she could gain some interceptions ion the attacking end, so that her team does not have to try and intercept it later on in the game before the other team score.
Now that I have established that I will work on Jenny's defending of the ball and pass I will try to establish what type of exercises I could use to help her using the resources that I have. The facilities available are the school sports hall, the netball courts, netball posts, wobble boards, and lots of netballs. Top help her to improve her netball game further, she could join a local netball club, so that she can practice regularly and have a regular qualified netball coach working with her. She will soon become used to games, and how other players play. It will make her more aware of the attacking moves that the opponents can use on her, and so she will learn how to combat these problems, and make it more difficult for the opposition again.
I could help Jenny to improve in a lot of ways, but firstly, showing her the pictures of her when she carries out the core skills. It would be supportive for her to know what she is doing wrong, and how she should look when she performs those skills. This can be visual guidance for her - she will be visually finding out how to perform a technique correctly. Manual guidance may help her, because I could physically make her carry out movements while I am holding her, or push her in the direction that she should run into. I would want to ensure that she understands all of the techniques, and that she is comfortable in performing them before she is forced to do them. I will give her feedback throughout so that she understands what I want her to do, and then give her extra activities to do while using that skill - it will progress her learning so that she not only knows what to do, but what context to use it in during a game.
The drills could involve Jenny using her peripheral vision, with one person standing directly behind her with a ball. The feeder would then pass the ball over Jenny's head, so that she has to see it moving forward, and then run to go and catch it before it hits the ground. This is will make her more aware of where the ball is. Jenny could also try standing next to a player, and when a ball is fed to the person, she should step in front of the player at a 45 degree angle, and intercept the ball. Once she has become successful at that, she can then step away from the person she is marking, to make it more difficult for herself before she has to try and get the ball. This is a good test of mental ability, as well as physical ability, as most players think that they can't reach the ball, when in actual fact, they still do have a high chance of catching it.
Here is an example of some of the drills that I carry out with her:
Jenny would need to start at the cone marked A. She could sprint as fast as she can up to cone, turn back, sprint to cone A again, turn and sprint through cone C. This is actually a test used to measure speed and agility over a short distance. Is jenny were to practice this, it would become easier for her to carry out the movements in a game situation, as her body would have become accustomed to the type of movement.
Another example could be this zig zag practice:
Jenny should start at the cone on the bottom left hand side, and sprint the route shown by the grey line. It would need a strong change of direction and speed over short distances to make it easier to do this sort of drill. This can simulate the sort of attacking or defensive moves that she has to make in a netball game.
When identifying a training programme for jenny, I would also need to take into consideration the amount of trainng that I could make her encompass. As she is relatively yong, I would want to train her to begin training herself, so that she leaves the cognitive stage of performance, and into the associative stage, where she learns to adjust her movements more without assistance.
I could observe Jenny every week to check that she is making progress, as it will increase her chances greatly of being head scouted and selected to play in higher teams and leagues. This individual improvement can also enable her to intercept passes more often so that she can contribute further to her team's success.
Bibliography
Authors
(date)
Title
Publisher
Place of publish
England netball association
Galsworthy, B
Crouch, H
(1998)
(1996)
(1992)
Know the game netball
Netball - The skills of the game
Netball coaching manual
A & C Black
Croword Press
A & C Black
London
London
London
Websites
http://www.england-netball.co.uk/ this is for coaching and development
http://www.sportisgood.com/netball.html - find activities for this sport
Jade Forbes-Wattley