Wilma Shakespear
Copyright 1997 ISBN: 0873229843
160pp Paperback
In Netball: Steps to Success, former All-Australian and world champion player and coach Wilma Shakespear covers all the essential rules, skills, and strategies, while providing extensive instruction for beginning and experienced players.
More than 2 million people around the world have already discovered this fast-moving game that emphasizes passing, movement, positioning, and speed. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and England are among the 40 countries that play the sport competitively, and participation is growing worldwide with more men and boys taking up this traditionally women’s sport.
Netball: Steps to Success will help players learn the fundamentals and have fun at the same time. This comprehensive book includes everything a netball enthusiast needs to become a competitive player, including:
• 90 drills and practice games to improve performance,
• 144 illustrations showing correct techniques and drill diagrams,
• thorough instruction for individual skills development,
• effective strategies for team play, and
• special sections focusing on play in the back, middle, and front third of the court.
Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book is the single, best guide to competing successfully in this action-packed sport.
About the Author
Wilma Shakespear is the director of the Queensland Academy of Sport, a major high-performance center for more than 500 world-class athletes in Australia. Her contributions to the sport of netball include a world championship as a player and two as a coach, as well as pioneering work as the first head coach of netball at the Australian Institute of Sport. In this position Shakespear was the world’s first professional coach of an elite netball program. At 26, she was also the youngest national coach ever appointed in Australia.
Shakespear has also made significant contributions to the advancement of women’s sports in Australia and throughout the world. She originated the Women’s Coaching Development Program at the Australian Institute of Sport and served on the steering committee for the "Sportswomen Step Forward" Conference in 1991. She is a founding member of Womensport Queensland, a group of sportswomen working to raise the profile and achievement of women in sport. For her continuing efforts Shakespear received the Order of Merit from the Australian Institute of Sport as well as her country’s coveted Order of Australia.
Wilma Shakespear lives in Brisbane with her husband, Peter, and her children, Susan and David. Her leisure activities include gardening, painting, and renovations.
Table of Contents
The Steps to Success Staircase
The Game of Netball
Step 1. Catching: Safe and Sure Hands
Step 2. Passing: Throws to Know
Step 3. Footwork: Quick and Controlled
Step 4. Shooting: Aiming High
Step 5. Attacking: Make Your Move
Step 6. Defending: Make Your Mark
Step 7. Combining Skills: Put It All Together
Step 8. Team Play: Strategies and Space
Step 9. The Back Third: Focus on Defence
Step 10. The Centre Third: Linking Defence and Attack
Step 11. The Front Third: Scoring From the Attack
Appendix A: Netball Rules
Rating Your Netball Progress
Words of Praise
"The book is ideal for young players as well as an excellent resource for coaches, teachers and parents. I can thoroughly recommend this book to all those who wish to imporove their understanding and knowledge of the game of netball."
Jill McIntosh
National Coach of Australia
"One of the roles of a coach is to help players become more responsible in improving their own performance. The approach used here helps to further an understanding of the game and its principles, while providing excellent material for analyzing and developing skills. A very useful resource for players and coaches."
Pauline Harrison
National Director of Coaching
All England Netball Association
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