Structures & Strategies S3 Netball Key Concept 2 Identification of Strengths & Weaknesses

Roles & Responsibilities within Netball GS (Goal Shooter) To score goals and work in and around the circle with the Goal Attack To defend immediate opponent - the Goal Keeper GA (Goal Attack) To score goals and work in and around the circle with the Goal Shooter To defend immediate opponent the Goal Defence To work with the Wing Attack and Centre in the Goal Third

Roles & Responsibilities within Netball WA (Wing Attack) To feed the Goal Shooter and Goal Attack giving them shooting opportunities To work with the Centre in the Goal Third and around the circle edge To defend immediate opponent the Wing Defence C (Centre) To take the Centre Pass and to link the defence with the attack To work with the Wing Attack in the Goal Third and around the circle edge To work with the Wing Defence around the defence circle edge To defend immediate opponent the Centre

Roles & Responsibilities within Netball WD (Wing Defence) To defend immediate opponent the Wing Attack and prevent the Wing Attack feeding from the Circle edge To work with the Centre around the defence circle edge To look for interceptions To provide attacking opportunities through the Defence Third and Centre Third GD (Goal Defence) To defend immediate opponent the Goal Attack and reduce their effectiveness To work with the Goal Keeper in the Defence Circle GK (Goal Keeper) To defend immediate opponent the Goal Shooter and prevent them from scoring goals To work with the Goal Defence in the Defence Circle To provide attacking opportunities in the Defence Third

Individual Strengths & Qualitites for a Specific Role When analysing individual Strengths & Weaknesses, three factors must be addressed Physical – related to your Body Personal – Mental & Emotional Technical – Skill & Techniques

All in the group have to write answers on Worksheet Task 1 In your group: You are going to be given a 3 positions You then have to decide what Physical, Personal & Technical Qualities are appropriate for each position All in the group have to write answers on Worksheet

Individual Strengths & Qualities for a Specific Role Physical Height Strength Speed Personal Competitive Motivated Composure under pressure Technical Range of passes Spatial awareness Shooting accuracy Effective performance of individuals is vitally important to the success of the team. Any strategy used should try and make the best of players’ strengths and minimise any weaknesses. For Example: Tallest players as GK & GS, fittest player as C and most accurate shooters at GA & GS.

Team Strengths & Weaknesses Although players should be aware of their individual strengths & weaknesses, they should also be aware of how successful/unsuccessful they are as a team and be able to identify team strengths & weaknesses. When analysing a team the focus should mainly be on Technical aspects of the game. For example; Linking passes Movement up the court Group Dynamics Communication Success of strategies e.g. Backline pass or Centre Pass. This will help the team with focus during training but more significantly the ability to devise strategies to suit team strengths & weaknesses.

Success within a Team For a team to work effectively all players must cooperate, communicate & carry out their roles and responsibilities to the highest level possible. This also means being able to adapt/change quickly to meet varying game demands

Tactics When you carry out a particular strategy you will apply certain tactics to achieve your goal. A tactic is a plan to attain your goal Tactics will vary according to the strategy you carry out and could vary or be adapted depending on circumstance

Tactics When adopting to use tactics you must: Identify and exploit your opponents weaknesses Maximise strengths within chosen strategy.

Both write down answers! Task 2 In pairs – Can you come up with potential opponents weaknesses - Physical, Personal & Technical. Then come up with how you could maximise your strengths – Think individual Strengths & Roles Both write down answers!