Coaches

Coaching at Raiders is such a rewarding experience. Our Coaches are well supported, with plenty of training and resources provided as well as ongoing support across the entire season. Thank you to all of our Coaches who volunteer their time to Coach a Raiders Team. We are lucky to have you a part of our Coaching Team.

2024 Coaching Manual

Coaching Manual

Resources

Raiders Coaching Resource Folder:

WDNA Coaches Hub:

Suncorp Team Girls Coaching Resource - A Guide for Parents Coaching Young Athletes

WDNA 2022-2023 Development Session Plans

Netball Australia - Skills Development Framework

Net Set Go Tier Descriptors

NSG Session Plans:

Go Session Plans 1-10 (ages 9-10 years)

Lilly's 'New to Netball' Resources

These sessions plans and worksheets can be used as a guide and will need to be individualised to your team. They are recommended for players who are new to netball ideally playing in the 6-8s competition but relevant for 9-11s.

Session Plans	Weekly Worksheets
Session 1	Worksheet 1
Session 2
Session 3	Worksheet 3
Session 4	Worksheet 4
Session 5	Worksheet 5
Session 6	Worksheet 6
Session 7	Worksheet 7
Session 9	Worksheet 8
Session 10	Word Search
Session 11
Session 12
Session 13
Session 14
Session 15
Session 17

Netball Australia - KNEE Program

The KNEE Program is an on court warm up program designed to enhance movement efficiency and prevent injury. The program targets three specific player groups - junior, recreational and elite level athletes, with exercises that are tailored to match the predicted capabilities of each group. Raiders encourages all Coaches to incorporate the KNEE Program into all training sessions. The Program has four underpinning principles:

The KNEE Program includes a warm up, strength, balance/landing and agility section. It is recommended that it is completed before each court work or match play session. Please find the resources for the program below:

General Coaching Resources

Netball Australia

Netball WA

Skills Sessions

Basics - Passing, Catching & Footwork
Junior Training 1 - Shoulder Passing, Catching & Safe Landing
Junior Training 2 - Shoulder Passing, Catching & Shooting
Attacking Skills Session
Defending Skills Session
Space Awareness Session: Keep the Court Balanced
Goal Shooting

Seven Steps of Skill Progression - Skills Sessions

Other Resources

Netball Playing Positions
Playing Positions Cards
ASC - Netball Drills that Parents & Kids can Practice Together: A Comprehensive Guide
ACE Phys Ed - Basic Netball Skills

Athlete Care

AIS Self Massage Techniques
Warm Up, Cool Down & Recovery Guide
Nutrition Resource (Netball VIC)
Nutrition for Recovery (Netball VIC)
Sleep Resource (Netball VIC)

External Providers

We also recommend some of the follow external providers for Netball Resources:

Accreditation

Coaching Pathways

We want to encourage and support our Coaches to grow and develop their Coaching journey, and for this reason Raiders Netball Club reimburses Coaches 50% of the cost of their courses upon successful completion.

Foundation Coach Accreditation Course

The online Foundation Coach Accreditation Course is targeted primarily at beginner coaches, teachers, parents, and NetSetGo coaches and outlines introductory coaching information and basic netball techniques. The course is the first step in the National Coaching Accreditation Framework and is an important step along the knowledge pathway for a coach.

The online Foundation Coach Accreditation Course is available through Netball Australia.

For up to date information including course locations, prerequisites, and course content please visit the Netball Queensland Coaching Accreditation page.

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