Winter Warm Up
It’s time for some timely practical advice for all players and coaches.
Just in case you hadn’t noticed the temperature has dropped and will likely drop a bit more as we go deeper into winter.
Some of our premier players are still playing at 10pm at night and our intermediate age group and twilight ladies are outside after 8pm. This has seen a slight increase in muscle injuries related to a lack of warm up.
It is important to increase the length of a warm up in cooler temperatures and include a mixture of running activity and dynamic stretches and ball skills.
If a player has arrived late and not had time to warm up I would strongly recommend them not taking the court or the first quarter.
Sideline players should keep warm with layer of clothing especially covering the legs and warm up every 5 minutes just in case they need to take the court for an injury.
This is particularly important in the arena where the sideline players are sitting…consider a blanket for the legs as it can be removed quickly.
http://www.mynetball.co.nz/netball-smart/resources/aerobic-warm-up.html
The player’s lounge is available between games to stay out of the weather and get a hot drink or some soup to keep up the liquids.