Academic literature on the topic 'Netball – Coaching'

Purpose: To assess the effect of match-day napping and duration of naps on perceptual and performance indices in elite female netball players over 2 consecutive netball seasons. Methods: A total of 14 elite female netball athletes (mean [SD]; age = 23 [6] y) participated in an observational study over 26 competition matches. On each match day, athletes provided information on their napping habits and perceived energy levels, then performed 3 countermovement jumps 3 h:30 min prior to the start of the match. One hour after the match, subjective player performance ratings from the players and 2 members of the coaching staff were obtained. Naps were characterized into 3 conditions for analysis: no nap (NN), <20-min nap (SHORT), and ≥20-min nap (LONG). Results: A significant difference in peak jump velocity was observed between the SHORT and the NN condition in favor of the shorter nap (3.23 [0.26] and 3.07 [0.36] m·s−1, respectively, d = 0.34, P < .05). A moderate, significant difference (d = 0.85; P < .05) was observed for the coach rating of performance (out of 10) between the SHORT and the NN condition (7.2 [0.8] and 6.4 [0.9], respectively) in favor of SHORT. Conclusions: The findings from the study would suggest that a short nap (<20 min) on the day of competition can enhance jump velocity and improve subjective performance in elite netball players, as assessed by coaching staff.

Sports coaches being important factors that affect athletes learning and development. Sports coaches fulfilling instructional, strategies, social relationship and psychosocial outcomes for athletes’ development. Managerial coaching is an essential element of management in human resource development to improve individual performance. Coaching behaviour has key elements to improve individual or team performance. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the athlete’s perception of coaching behaviour in team sport athletes. 120 athletes from three (3) team sport, i. Football (n=40), ii. Netball (n=40) and iii. Hockey (n=40) completed a questionnaire pack assessing the study variables. Results revealed that there were significant differences perceived “Physical Training” between genders, and “Positive rapport” between genders. Results also indicated significant differences between all the three (3) team sports for physical training, positive rapport behaviour, and negative rapport behaviour. The findings of this study suggest athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s behaviour influence by athletes’ predilection through gender and types of sports. Thus, athletes’ perceptions of their coach behaviour have important values for coach’s approaches and management on team sports performance.

Objectives: Historically, combined ligament injuries of the knee have been considered career ending for elite athletes. The objective of this paper was to provide a reference when counseling athletes and medical staffs in regards to outcomes following combined ligament knee injuries in elite athletes. Methods: A retrospective assessment of all elite athletes (professionals or amateurs at a national level) who had sustained a combined ligament knee injury in the period February 2001 to December 2015 was performed. Cases with a minimum of 2 ligaments needing surgery were included (of note, all medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries were grade 3). The minimum follow up was 2 years. The outcomes recorded were: return to play or not, level of play returned to, time to return to play, and complications. This data was available in 100% of cases. Results: 109 procedures were performed in 108 elite athletes. The mean age was 24.3 years old. Sports represented were: soccer (60 athletes), rugby (38 athletes), Judo (3 athletes), gymnastics (3 athletes), basketball (1 athlete), cricket (1 athletes), netball (1 athlete), and skiing (1 athlete). The distribution of injuries, rate of return to play and average return time can be seen in Figure 1. 40 of the 109 (36.7%) knees operated on underwent a minimum of one more surgical procedure during this period. The most common was manipulation under anesthesia (16 out of 109), followed by arthroscopic meniscectomy (9 out of 109). 2 out of 109 knees required revision ligament reconstruction. Conclusion: This study focuses on the ability to return to play, the level of play possible, and how long recovery takes, the factors most important to elite athletes. This study is unique and provides a reference point for future work, as well as being valuable to athletes and their medical and coaching teams.With such a large experience of these challenging injuries the senior author has learned key lessons. The only injuries that must have acute surgery (within first 2-3 weeks) are: those with a vascular lesion (rare in sport); irreducible dislocation (usually ‘button-holed’ medial femoral condyle); PLC structure injuries; and uncontrollable grade 3 PCL. With modern bracing much of the soft tissue envelope will heal- especially MCL tears of all grades and PCL grade 1 and 2. Early surgery, especially when it involves the MCL, has a high chance of stiffness requiring surgical intervention. The majority of injuries can be braced and safely dealt with when acute inflammation has resolved and motion is restored. Some injuries are best treated with staged surgery, specifically when the PLC is involved. Even in experienced hands, these cases often require subsequent procedures. It is critical to educate the patient and the team’s staff about this possibility at the onset of treatment. In addition, while the average return to play times range from 7-25 months, it takes at least 2-3 years to return to peak form due to the proprioceptive deficit sustained with these injuries. While these injuries can be career ending in elite sport, this case series shows that with modern treatment strategies and techniques, good results can be achieved in a high number of cases. [Table: see text]

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the impact of a novel 8-week coach development intervention (MASTER) on game-based coaching practices of netball coaches from one netball club (n = 16; 8 intervention, 8 active-control; NSW Australia), and player outcomes for the junior athletes being coached. The multi-component MASTER intervention aimed to educate coaches on how to design and implement high quality game-based coaching sessions. The core pillar of MASTER is ‘positive coaching,’ delivered through games-based coaching practices. At baseline and 10-weeks, two coaching sessions per coach were filmed and assessed using the MASTER assessment tool. Players (8-16yrs; n = 85) were videoed during structured gameplay, with three aspects of game play assessed using Game Performance Assessment Instrument. Coaches and players (n = 75; 12-16yrs) completed a perceptions questionnaire. Using linear mixed model ITT analysis, significant interventions effects were observed for the primary outcome: percentage of time spent performing playing-form activities [25.7% (95% CI (7.79-43.65), P = 0.008, d = 1.52]. Significant interventions effects were also observed for coach perceptions, player game skills, and player self-perceptions (P < 0.05). No significant changes were observed for player enjoyment, motivation, or wellbeing. The MASTER program was effective in improving coach and player self-perceptions, and coaching practices of netball coaches during training sessions.

Background: Millions of South African youths participate in team sports, with netball and rugby being two of the largest worldwide. This increased participation and professionalism has resulted in an increase in the number of musculoskeletal injuries. Objectives: This study examined the extent to which sport coaching knowledge translates to the injuries and prevention of injuries in adolescents participating in netball and rugby. Methods: Thirty-four South African sport coaches participated in the study. Eighteen netball coaches and 16 rugby coaches with varying levels of coaching experience were selected to participate. An adapted version of Nash and Sproule’s questionnaire was used to investigate the coaches’ knowledge with regards to sport specific common injuries, injury prevention, fitness/conditioning, individual technique development, training programs, mental training, and preparation of players. The analysis of data was carried out using a number of different techniques, outlined by Nash and Sproule (2012). These techniques were determined by the type of data. Descriptive data was used to provide statistical analysis. Quantitative data was used to determine the educational framework and knowledge of sport coaches on injury prevention. Numerical data was obtained through questions on sport injuries, as well as coaches’ sport knowledge level. Participants’ knowledge was measured using a standardized scoring system. Results: For the 0-4 years of netball coaching experience, 76.4% of the coaches had knowledge and experience and 33.3% appropriate first aid knowledge, while for the 9-12 years and 13-16 years, 100% of the coaches had knowledge and experience and first aid knowledge. For the 0 - 4 years in rugby coaching experience, 59.1% had knowledge and experience and 71% the appropriate first aid knowledge, for the 17 - 20 years 100% had knowledge and experience and first aid, while for higher or equal to 25 years, 45.5% had knowledge and experience. In netball, 90% of injuries consisted of ankle injuries, followed by 70% for knee, 50% for shoulder, 20% for lower leg, and 15% for finger injuries. In rugby, 81% of the injuries occurred at the knee, followed by 50% for shoulder, 40% for ankle, 31% for head and neck, and 25% for hamstring injuries. Six hours of training resulted in a 13% chance of injuries in netball and a 32% chance in rugby. For 10 hours of training, the injury prevalence was 10% in netball and 17% in rugby, while 15 hours resulted in an injury incidence of 58% in netball players and a 25% chance in rugby players. Conclusions: This study highlights the need for coaches to improve their knowledge in relation to injuries and injury prevention, along with factors that act as a preventative measure and promote players’ well-being.

Thesis (M Sport Sc)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The running industry has seen a lot of changes over the past years. Minimalistic footwear and barefoot training are redefining the running industry and community. These new developments have led to extensive research being conducted on the effects of barefoot running on kinetics, kinematics, energy expenditure and the prevention of injuries. Most of the shoe manufacturers have come up with an idea to mimic barefoot running. Barefoot running has shown to increase running economy and decrease impact forces. Inconclusive evidence exists as to whether barefoot training improves proprioception and muscle strength or reduces running-related injuries. The primary aim of the study was to determine the effects of barefoot training on speed, agility, power and balance in netball players. Twenty women netball players (age: 20 ± 2 years) volunteered for the study and were randomly assigned to the barefoot group (n = 10) and the shod group (n = 10). All participants had to attend at least 14 training sessions, where the barefoot group gradually increased the barefoot exercise time. Speed, agility, vertical jump height, single leg stability and lower leg circumferences were measured prior to and after completion of the intervention programme. At the completion of the intervention programme, participants had to give verbal feedback regarding their subjective experience of barefoot training. Seventy percent of the barefoot participants preferred barefoot training to shod training. The speed test showed a small improvement over 10-metres (P > 0.05), but not over 20-metres (P > 0.05).Agility had a significant improvement (0.14 seconds ± 0.10 seconds; P < 0.05) on the left and right leg (0.19 seconds ± 0.07 seconds; P < 0.05) for the barefoot group. There was also an improvement in the single leg stability with the right leg showing a significant improvement (P < 0.05) in anterior/posterior, medial/lateral and overall stability for the barefoot group. All except the left anterior/posterior index had a small practical effect post-intervention. No significant increases were found in the circumferences or the vertical jump height. The results show that barefoot training results in improved agility and single leg stability, compared to shod training. The effect it has on the prevention of injuries could not be determined, as the duration of the study was too short. In conclusion it can be deduced that barefoot training has a positive effect on agility and stability, thus possibly leading to improved performance.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar het baie veranderinge in die hardloopwêreld plaasgevind die afgelope paar jaar. Minimalistiese skoene en kaalvoetoefening is van die grootste redes daarvoor. Baie navorsing oor die effek van kaalvoet hardloop op die kinetiese en kinematiese veranderinge in die voet, sowel as die energieverbruik en die voorkoming van beserings is die laaste tyd gedoen. Die meeste van die groot skoenvervaardigers het ook nie agtergebly nie en spog elk met hul eie minimalistiese skoen. Daar is reeds bewys dat kaalvoetoefening effektiwiteit tydens hardloop verbeter en dat die kragte wat op die liggaam inwerk tydens kaalvoetaktiwiteite, minder is tydens kaalvoethardloop as wanneer daar met skoene gehardloop word. Baie navorsers beweer ook dat kaalvoetoefening propriosepsie en spierkrag verbeter en dat oefengeïnduseerde beserings verminder word as gevolg daarvan. Hierdie bewerings is egter nog nie deur die navorsing bewys nie en kan dus net as bewerings gesien word. Die hoofdoel van die studie was om die effek van kaalvoetoefening op die spoed, ratsheid, plofkrag en balans van netbalspelers te bepaal. Die steekproef het uit 20 vroulike netbalspelers bestaan (ouderdom: 20 ± 2 jaar), wat lukraak in die kaalvoet- (n = 10) en die kontrole groep (n = 10) opgedeel is. Daar is van die spelers verwag om ‘n minimum van 14 oefensessies by te woon. Tydens die oefensessies het die kaalvoet-groep die hoeveelheid tyd wat hulle kaalvoet oefeninge doen stelselmatig vermeerder. Spoed, ratsheid, vertikale sprong hoogte, eenbeen stabiliteit en omtrekke van die onderbeen is voor en na die intervensieprogram gemeet. Die spelers hetverbale terugvoering gegee oor hul ervaring van kaalvoetoefening. ‘n Meerderheid van die deelnemers (70%) het kaalvoetoefening bo oefening in skoene verkies. Daar was ‘n effense verbetering in die 10-meter spoedtoets (P > 0.05), maar oor 20-meter kon dit nie volgehou word nie. ‘n Betekenisvolle verbetering tydens die ratsheid toets is waargeneem vir die linker- (0.14 sekondes ± 0.10 sekondes; P < 0.05) en regterbeen (0.19sek ± 0.07sek; P < 0.05) van die kaalvoetgroep. Daar was ook ‘n verbetering in die stabiliteit van die regterbeen in die anterior/posterior, mediaal/lateraal en algemene stabiliteit (P < 0.05). Daar was ‘n klein praktiese effek in al die post-intervensie metings ten opsigte van stabiliteit, behalwe vir die anterior/posterior indeks van die linkerbeen. Geen betekenisvolle verskille het na die intervensie voorgekom vir die plofkrag of onderbeen omtrekke nie. Die resultate van die studie dui daarop dat kaalvoetoefening kan lei tot ‘n verbetering in ratsheid en stabiliteit. Die invloed wat kaalvoetoefening het op die voorkoming van beserings kon egter nie bepaal word nie, aangesien die duur van die studie nie lank genoeg was nie. Die gevolgtrekking van die studie is dat kaalvoetoefening ‘n positiewe effek op ratsheid en stabiliteit het, dus kan dit ook moontlik ‘n positiewe effek op prestasie hê.