Netball is a fast, skilful team game based on running, jumping, throwing and catching. The game of netball was known as "Women's Basketball" in Australia until as recently as 1970. Women liked the game despite several restrictions including uniforms making skills difficult to execute. So the ladies decided to adapt the game to suit their circumstances. Today the game is the most popular women's sport in Australia with an estimated 1 million players nation wide. Although traditionally identified as a sport for women, there is no reason why it cannot be played with mixed teams, and increasingly more boys and men are becoming involved. At an International level Australia is well respected by over 40 affiliated countries, having won eight of the ten World Championships held since 1963 and are currently number one in World ranking's. Whilst studying the sport of netball and its connection the schools syllabus, my focus was drawn toward Context Area A: Learning Physical skills, therefore this paper will address the relationship Netball has with skill acquisition, the psychology of learning physical skills and the biomechanical bases of learning physical skills.
Skill learning is a process that involves both time and practice. As you move from the stage of a beginner to a highly skilled performer, there are three distinct stages through which you pass: the cognitive stage, the associative stage and the autonomous stage. The Cognitive stage of learning is where the beginner it categorised. Their knowledge is minimal and they rely heavily on encouragement and feedback. In netball a cognitive performer is someone who would have difficulty catching and passing, as well as having problems with interpretations of rules. The coach needs to be understanding of the cognitive performer and be prepared to break down phases of skills into sequenced movements. For example, with passing, explanations as to why you should lead with your front foot and push from your chest need to be outlined so the cognitive performer can interpret and understand the skill they are performing.
Basketball and netball are different in many ways. ... Netball is predominantly a female sport, although some men have come to enjoy playing netball. ... Netball is played at many levels. A netball court is 100ft long and 50ft wide. ... Although netball got its origin from basketball, over the years netball has drifted far away from what it once was as a women's basketball. ...
Netball is an interval-type game. ... Most intense work periods in netball are less than five seconds. ... This is why suppleness is a great requirement for a netball player. ... In netball, fatigue can have a lot to do with the attitude of the team. ... Davey (1968) established achievement tests for netball related to particular netball skills required throughout the game. ...
Health related components of fitness related to Netball Quotes by AS/A-Level Anatomy & physiology Body Components - This is the physiological make-up of an individual in terms of the distribution of lean body mass and body fat. ... Somatotyping is a classification of body shape into three main categories: o Endomorph - a pear-shaped body o Mesomorph - a muscular shaped body o Ectomorph - a lean body A player in netball will have the body somatotype Mesomorph. ... This body type is important in netball to perform well, as for example, a much larger sized person; a person with a pear-...
In terms of this being effective within the game of netball to change negative attitudes it is important for a coach to appear and be an expert in the field of netball. ... It is necessary for a netball coach to persuade a team to agree with them. ... In netball and many other sports however this is often a problem. A lack of media coverage and the notion that netball is simply for "little girls" means there are hardly any role models for young aspiring netballer's to look up to, this is especially prevalent within the UK. ... In the world of netball this is an important issue. ...
I was a gymnast, a competitive swimmer and a netballer. ... In 1993 at the age of 13 I was playing netball for my hometown of Tongala, in country Victoria. ... I have never been able to step back onto the netball court and I will never swim again to the extent that I could previously. ...
Regularly donating my time on Saturdays for netball umpiring, participating in ANZAC day March, school open days, fundraising money for the Queensland Independent Secondary School Netball Championships, pink ribbon day and cooking in the hospitality studies department. ...
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