In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- How to adjust training now netball has started

- How to deal with all the office snacks!

- Cool-down routine to lead with my team

- What should a GS do on a defensive backline?

For more about Net Strength please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk or find me on Instagram www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne

You spent pre-season getting stronger, fitter and better prepared for netball… so why stop strength training now the season has actually started?

In this episode of Advantage Net Strength, I talk about what happens when we stop strength training, including detraining, muscle and strength loss, power, tendon and bone health and why playing netball alone isn’t enough to maintain everything you’ve built.

We’ll also look at how your training should change once the season starts, why maintaining strength takes less work than building it, and how to keep strength training in when matches and training start taking over your week.

Plus, I’ll tell you about my upcoming Strength Training for Netballers webinar, where I’ll go deeper into why strength training should be essential for netballers and how to actually build a programme that works around your netball.

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne⁠

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

• Cool-down tips after a strength workout?
• Surviving that final quarter when you are one ahead and holding your nerve
• How long should a warm-up be
• How to manage large squads

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne

What if resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t have, but something you build by doing hard things?

In this episode, I explore research into adversity and resilience, and what it can teach us about strength training, netball and confidence. We’ll look at why avoiding every challenge doesn’t prepare us for future ones, why more hardship isn’t always better, and how manageable challenges help us collect evidence that we can cope.

From difficult gym sessions and match-day mistakes to injuries, unsuccessful trials and disappointing performances, this is about learning to experience discomfort without automatically deciding you should stop.

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne⁠

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

• When is it obstruction when jumping to defend a shot?

• Fuelling for netball matches

For more about Net Strength please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk or find me on Instagram www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne

Why do your knees feel fine during netball, then complain the minute you sit down — or when you try to tackle the stairs the next morning?

In this episode of Advantage Net Strength, I look at some of the common reasons knees can hurt after netball, including patellofemoral pain, tendon issues and, importantly, whether the demands of netball are simply exceeding what your body is currently prepared for.

We’ll talk strength training, load management, recovery and warm-ups, why stronger quads matter and why the answer to sore knees isn’t necessarily doing less.

Your knees don’t need protecting from netball. They need preparing for it.

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne⁠

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

• When is it obstruction when jumping to defend a shot?

• Scale weight

• How to stay consistent with PMDD

• How to manage flight recovery

• Heat acclimatisation

• Adaptations on full push ups

• How to plan your week to feel your best for matches

• The standing stork test

• Collagen benefits

For more about Net Strength please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk or find me on Instagram www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne

What are you telling yourself when the pressure is on, you've just made a mistake or things aren't going your way on court?

In this episode of Advantage Net Strength, I'm joined by sports psychologist in training and fellow netballer Kaitlyn Hall to explore the mental side of performance.

We talk about what sports psychology actually is, why netball needs more psychological support, pre-performance routines, self-talk, dealing with mistakes and learning to focus on the things you can control.

We also get into a subject particularly close to my heart: the psychology of getting older as an athlete. What happens when so much of your identity is tied to being a netballer? How do you deal with the knowledge that the way you play may need to change? And what psychological advantages might older athletes actually have?

We also discuss comparison, confidence, athlete identity and why your netball journey doesn't have to look like anybody else's.

A fascinating conversation with loads of practical takeaways you can start using on court straight away.

Follow Kaitlyn on Instagram www.instagram.com/kmhsportpsychology

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne⁠

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- What does engaging your core really mean?

- Mindset challenges when playing certain teams

For more about Net Strength please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk or find me on Instagram www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne

What happens when the sport you love feels impossible, then becomes part of finding yourself again?

In this episode, I talk with Becca Taylor, a netballer, former racing driver and sports photographer living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, endometriosis and autonomic dysfunction.

Becca shares how she progressed through the netball pathway as a teenager before stepping away from the sport and how years of unexplained symptoms, medical appointments and uncertainty made returning feel out of reach. After nearly a decade away, she began again: first standing in as a feeder, then playing a few minutes at goal shooter and eventually completing her first competitive match.

They discuss the physical and mental realities of chronic illness, rebuilding trust in your body, managing training around fluctuating symptoms and knowing when adapting a session is the smarter choice. Becca also explains how open communication, flexible coaching and a supportive team helped make her return possible.

You’ll also hear about Becca’s work gathering the experiences of netballers living with chronic illness, disability and neurodivergence and why athletes who fall between traditional able-bodied and para-sport pathways deserve better information, representation and support.

This is an honest conversation about identity, self-advocacy and finding a different route back to the court.

Follow Becca on Instagram and TikTok at @living_bex where you can also find her current netball survey.

For more about Net Strength please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne⁠