NETBALL TRAINING PROGRAM
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
Off-season training begins in August and then continues two to three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays) until mid December. Off-season training consists of moderate to high intensity fitness training, explosive training, agility training, recovery training and netball skill fundamentals. During the off-season training, we host multiple club competitions to maintain the element of competitiveness and fun for the sport. Frequent physical fitness tests are conducted during the course of the program to identify the success rate of the program as well as the progress of our members. This phase of netball training is the most important as it's foundation for a stronger body and mind for the next phase of in competition training.
150 MEMBERS
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TRAINERS
5 COACHES
7 Global certificates
The next phase in the training is the pre-season. This phase begins at the end of January and ends when the season begins. Pre-season training is heavily focused on the skill development such as; passing, footwork, shooting, defending and learning positioning. Team development also plays a major part during the pre-season training phase in building team chemistry, creating team tactics and creating strategy.
We take time during this phase playing more netball, than in off-season and organize more practice games between our teams and friendly games with some of the other netball clubs in the league.
Competition training phase is done during the Barbados Netball Association League season which begins approximately in March and ends about June. This training phase consists of maintaining physical fitness achieved in the off-season phase, the continued development of skill from the pre-season phase and redefining tactics, strategy and game play mechanics. Recovery training is also an important part in this phase and helps to maintain maximum performance from each individual athlete through the league. Appropriate rest periods are taken during this time to avoid injuries and prevent potential injuries.
MEET THE COACHES & TRAINERS
Mr. Oliver Nicholas
United Athletic Club's Head Coach
Division 3 Coach | Fitness Trainer
"We are working on developing a very strategic netball program for upcoming league competition in 2020. The coaches and trainers are aiming for a very successful season next year. Our old program is slowly being restructured and modernized with a better off-season and pre-season training plan"
Mr. Carlos Briggs
United Athletic Club's Head Trainer
Division 7 Assistant Coach
"We are taking the fitness level of the athletes to another level for the 2020 netball season. We are starting off-season training earlier and really focusing on the training and development of each athlete. We created a plan which identify several areas of training such as; agility, plyometrics, flexibility, reaction and speed. As well as developing the correct energy systems to maximize performance potential."
United Athletic Club
Vision 2020
