NEXUS Netball Academy

A brilliant group of Year 7 & 8 athletes who gave everything today! 💙

Hard work, great attitudes, and plenty of smiles while developing their change of pace and defensive dominance. The future is bright! 🌟🏐

8 athletes. 💙
1 session. 💥
Countless improvements.

A brilliant evening focused on pre-moves, changes of speed and pace, and learning how to create space against defenders.

The effort, attitude and intensity from every athlete was outstanding. 👏 We loved every minute of it!

More sessions coming soon… 👀

🎥 Exciting news at NEXUS! 🚀

We’re taking our coaching to the next level with the XBot Falcon! 🙌

Every training session can now be recorded, allowing our athletes to review performance, analyse decision-making, and accelerate their development. Video analysis is a game-changer, helping us provide even more detailed feedback and learning opportunities.

And that’s not all… 📸 The XBot Falcon also captures incredible action photos, so we’ll be able to share even more of the hard work, intensity and unforgettable moments from our sessions!

We’re always looking for ways to give our athletes the very best experience, and we can’t wait to see the impact this technology has on our programme.

The future of NEXUS starts now! 💙🩵

Footwork is EVERYTHING. 🔥

Speed isn’t just about how fast you can run—it’s about how quickly you can stop, change direction, and explode into space. 💨🏐

This drill focuses on:
✅ Sharp change of direction
✅ Roll outs & flip outs
✅ Fast feet
✅ Balance and body control
✅ Explosive acceleration

Mastering your footwork allows you to create separation from defenders, attack space with confidence, and react quicker in game situations.

Remember… fast feet create fast players! 👣⚡

Give this drill a go and let us know how many quality reps you can complete! 💪

🔥 ATTACK vs DEFENCE TAIL TAG 🔥

All you need is 5 athletes, 1 ball and a bib to create a fun, competitive game that develops both attacking and defensive skills!

🏐 How it works:
🔹 The attacker tucks a bib into their shorts/leggings like a tail.
🔹 When the attacker has the ball, they are SAFE.
🔹 As soon as they release the ball, the defender becomes active and can try to steal the tail.
🔹 The attacker must receive a pass from each post and keep their tail intact to win.
🔹 The defender scores a point every time they steal the bib and needs 3 steals to win the game.

⬆️ Progressions
✅ Allow the defender to hunt for interceptions.
✅ Increase the size of the area to challenge decision-making and timing.

💡 Why we love this drill:
For attackers, it encourages:
⚡ Speed onto the ball
🔄 Change of direction
🌀 Effective rolling and re-offer movements

For defenders, it develops:
👣 Stepping up and towards the attacker
🖐️ Timing and pressure
🏐 Intercepting opportunities

Simple setup, high intensity and plenty of competition! 🔥



In this clip, you can see at the start the speed of the attacked and the quick ball distribution from the feeders enables her to keep possession of the tail.

In this clip, any sort of hesitation allows the defender to step up and towards and as a result the defender steals the bib. We want the attacker to be ruthless in those drives into space or towards the ball carrier.

Successful defence here by the player stepping up and towards the attacker. You can then look of body positions and get the defender dictating the attacker no ball side so they can win the interception.

Sorry Daisy, we had to post this as it was a great roll. 😂