Leadership In Netball Performance
•Year 9
•Sport Education
•Distributed around court perimeter, properly inflated
Alternative: Size 4 balls for smaller hands if needed
Organised by team captain before warm-up begins
Alternative: Coloured pinnards or t-shirts if bibs unavailable
Available for skills coaches to create station boundaries
Alternative: Cones, spots, or chalk lines for court markings
Height checked at 3.05m, nets attached securely
Alternative: Basketball hoops if netball posts unavailable
Used for creating boundaries and station areas
Alternative: Markers or throw down spots
Clipboards available for easy completion during tournament
Alternative: Digital tablets or smartphones for recording
Pre-prepared for immediate presentation during celebration
Alternative: Handwritten certificates or digital badges
One for each court during tournament matches
Alternative: Smartphone timer apps
The highest level of skill performance where techniques are automatic and consistent
Games played with full rules, pressure, and stakes where teams strive to win
The systematic assessment of skills, tactics, and behaviours using specific criteria
Collective successes that demonstrate group effort and collaboration
Creating specific, measurable, achievable goals for future improvement
A structured competition involving multiple teams competing in a series of matches
The development of skills and confidence in guiding and inspiring others
Fair, respectful, and ethical behaviour that upholds the spirit of sport
Supporting and guiding less experienced players through encouragement and advice
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Communication skills through leadership roles, vocabulary development for tactical discussion, reflection and evaluation writing skills
Biomechanics of netball movements, energy systems during tournament play, recovery and nutrition for competitive performance
Democratic decision-making within teams, respect for diversity and inclusion, community building through sport, understanding fair play and ethics
Tournament scoring and statistics, measuring court dimensions and distances, calculating shooting percentages and team performance data
Understanding team dynamics and leadership styles, managing performance pressure and competition anxiety, motivation and goal-setting principles
Move strategically between courts during tournament to observe all teams, maintain central position during reflection phases for class management
Monitor application of unit learning under competitive pressure, watch for maintenance of sport education values, assess leadership development in authentic contexts
Step in if competitive pressure leads to poor sportsmanship, provide support to struggling leaders without taking over their roles, ensure safety standards maintained throughout
Model positive celebration of all achievements, demonstrate proper sportsmanship responses, show how to give specific feedback rather than general praise
Minimum two full netball courts (30m x 15m each) with 2m clearance around perimeter
Even, non-slip surface free from hazards, dry conditions essential for safe movement
Stop all activity immediately, assess injury severity, apply appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required, notify parents/guardians as appropriate
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