Drills, training and fitness
Netball Shooting Drills
Netball shooting has one feature that shapes everything about the technique: there is no backboard. The ring is 380 mm across, attached to a bar
Lydia Marchbank
September 28, 2026
Netball shooting has one feature that shapes everything about the technique: there is no backboard. The ring is 380 mm across, attached to a bar
Amelia Walmsley is one of the tallest and most closely watched shooters in New Zealand netball. Standing 1.92 metres, she rose from school netball at
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