High 5 Netball

From September 2000 the game of High 5 Netball was the recognised format for netball for players at Primary schools. High 5 is a version of netball with up to nine players (boys and girls) in each team with 5 on court at any one time in rotation. Those standing off encompass the techniques of umpiring, scoring and coaching. The game can be summarised as follows:

It is FUN
It is a player centred approach
It promotes fair play participation and enjoyment
It provides experience of all the skills of netball
It is based on sound advice from experts and educationalists
It replaces the many varieties of junior rules
It sits within Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum
It is complimentary to the full seven a side game
It reaches a much wider number of potential players

High 5 in Hertfordshire is being delivered by a small number of dedicated coaches directly into Primary Schools. Working in partnership with the Sports Development Officers in each local authority, a roll out plan is created and supported. The coach works with the primary school teachers in the delivery of the Herts Netball Association High 5 Resource Pack to their children. This can be in curriculum time or in an after school club. Both are successful formats. In this way, a sustainable environment for High 5 Netball is established in most schools. A new innovation from the 2003/4 season was to integrate the roll out into the Specialist Sports Colleges and partnership Schools networks. This enables secondary schools to encourage their students with JSLA, CSLA and Young Netball Organiser Awards to use them in a practical manner. Dacorum is the most advanced with an established central 32 team High 5 League in the twilight period after school, with parents, teachers and AOTTs all involved. The Cavendish Specialist Sports College is also involved. The other local authorities are in various stages of implementation. Broxbourne now has a league run by Turnford Netball Club. Stevenage has had some delivery involving Marriotts Specialist Sports College, as has Hertsmere direct to the primary schools.

A very effective High 5 Teachers/Coaches Resource Pack is available from HNA – contact East@englandnetball.co.uk for more details.

Please see courses for more details of High 5 Workshops in your area.