Penrith Netball Now

🏐 Summer Skill Spotlight – Week 3 ✨ Solo Drill: Landing practise. If you’re feeling fit and well, here’s our third summer skill. You just need a bouncy ball and a wall.

🔍 Why it matters: Good landing technique keeps you balanced and helps prevent injuries.

📝 How to do it:
• Face a wall and throw the ball above your head.
• As it rebounds, jump upwards to catch it and land on two feet, slightly wider than hip width. 🔤Variations: (a) Land on one foot instead of two; (b) Catch the ball, turn in the air, and land facing a new direction.
⚠️Always bend your knee(s) when you land.

💬 Please tell us how you get on 😊.

It's Answer Time!

How did you find our Umpire Call of the Week?! We covered this a lot last season, so I hope you got it! Have a look at the official answer below and let us know how you did...

We'll be back with another question in a couple of weeks, in the mean time keep an eye out for another fun at home exercise you can do to keep on top of your netball fitness! 🙌🏐

Fancy a netball game?! 🙌🏐

As we start counting down to the start of the new season we thought we would test how much you can remember from last season's on court sessions...

Welcome back to Umpire Call of the Week!

Don't forget to put your answers in the comments and we'll share the answer with you on Wednesday evening! And no checking the rule book 😉 we've covered all of these points in the last few weeks...

Good luck!

🏐 Summer Solo Skill Spotlight – Week 2 ✨ Solo Drill: Agility & Fast Feet!
💪🏻If you are feeling physically fit and well, here’s our second solo drill for us to try over the summer break before the new term begins.
🔍 Why this drill? Agility and fast feet make you quicker on court; helping with quick direction changes, and controlled stops.
⚽🔺All you need is a ball that bounces, a safe driveway or patio, and a marker like a cone or other stable object.

📝 How to do it (also see pictures below):
• Place your cone or marker 1–2 metres to the right side of you. • Drop the ball from chest height. • Stay on your toes, side step or side skip to touch the cone, then return to catch the ball. • Try to get back before the ball bounces too many times.

💡Variations: • Move the cone further away. • Repeat the drill with the cone on your left side.

💬 Tell us how you get on 😀.

Answer Time!

How did you do with our Umpire Call of the Week?! Have a look at the official answer below and let us know if you got it right!

We'll be back with another question in a couple of weeks, in the mean time keep an eye out for another fun at home exercise you can do to keep on top of your netball fitness! 🙌🏐

Fancy a netball game?!

We may not be playing physical netball at the moment, but how about a mental one? Over the summer we will be testing your netball knowledge with some quiz questions!

Welcome to Umpire Call of the Week!

Don't forget to put your answers in the comments and we'll share the answer with you on Wednesday evening! And no checking the rule book 😉 we've covered all of these points in the last few weeks!

Good luck!

As promised, something we can easily practise at home during the summer break 💪🏻!

🏐 Summer Solo Skills Spotlight – Week 1: Proprioception and core stability.
🔍 Why it matters: Balance and coordination improvements during netball landing and take-off.

📝 How to do it:
Step 1: Stand on one leg and circle the ball around your waist.
Step 2: Stay on one leg and move the ball around the front of your raised, bent knee.
Step 3: Switch legs and repeat the sequence.
Tip: If balancing is difficult, work for short intervals and build up gradually.

📸 See with Gilbert on YouTube; this drill is demonstrated in the first part of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxfQDty53g8 💪
💬 Tell us how you get on 😜.

🙌🏐Netball Centre Stage at Commonwealth Games🏐🙌

What an exciting start to the summer holidays with the Commonwealth Games kicking off in Glasgow last weekend!

I was lucky enough to visit The Hydro yesterday to watch Northern Ireland against Malawi then South Africa against Tonga.
It was fantastic to watch some international netball and the atmosphere was amazing! 🥳

Don't forget if you want to keep on top of the netball news during the Games you can watch on HBO Max or TNT Sports and the minimum cost, if you don't have a subscription already, is only £4.99 for the month!

🏐 Summer Solo Drills Are Nearly Here! ☀️
The school summer holidays are here, but that doesn't mean our netball has to take a break! Over the summer we’ll be sharing some fun, easy solo drills we can do at home to stay active, build confidence, and be ready to hit the ground running in September.

To join in, you'll just need a size 5 netball. If you're thinking of getting one, here are a few great options:

✨ Gilbert APT Training Ball – brilliant grip and super durable.
✨ Gilbert Phoenix Match Ball – closer to the feel of our club balls.
✨ Mitre Oasis – tough and ideal for garden or driveway practice.

Any of these are perfect for practising our catching, passing, footwork and ball handling.

👀 Keep an eye on the page – our first solo drill will be landing soon! We'd love to see you joining in, so share your practice videos and photos with us and inspire everyone else along the way! 💙🏐

🏐 Netball Now – Training Tonight!

Join us Wednesday (today) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for our final session before we take a break for the summer holidays. Come along, get involved, or simply watch and enjoy — everyone’s welcome.

We’ll be back on court again from Wednesday 9th September 🥳.

And don’t worry… we’ll share some simple netball exercises you can do at home over the summer, perfect for anyone who wants to keep their skills ticking over.

Looking forward to seeing you on court 🧡🏐