Advantage Net Strength

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- How to incorporate rest days into your week

- How to improve the defence of the shot

- Netball during menopause - how to manage those low energy days when you still have to play

- Top three tips for circle defence? 

- How to manage the off-season

- How to get boys into the game

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

At this point in the season, it’s so easy to mentally check out before the fixtures are even finished. Your body feels tired, niggles start creeping in, motivation can dip and a lot of players convince themselves it’s “basically over anyway.”

In this episode, I’m talking about why how you finish your season has a huge impact on how you start the next one. I share what I’d be focusing on right now to end strongly, reduce injury risk, manage fatigue, and use these final weeks as an honest audit of what your body and your game actually need next.

This isn’t about cramming in more fitness or running yourself into the ground. It’s about staying switched on, keeping your standards high, protecting your strength and using this phase as the bridge into your strongest off-season yet.

Because your next season starts before this one finishes.

Follow me on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne and message me any questions about health, mindset or netball!

For Net Strength, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- Do you have info on the emerging data on science on why women are more likely to have ACL injuries?

- Preparation for plays offs

- How to give a good impression in a new team

- How to reduce the impact of playing outdoors

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

In today’s episode, I’m talking about a conversation I had with another coach that really made me reflect on why fat loss no longer feels like the main thing I want to talk about, even though I still help women lose body fat and still have those goals myself at times.

Over the years, strength training, netball performance and bigger life goals have completely changed the way I see my body. Instead of obsessing over how it looks, I’ve learned to focus on what it can do. How powerful it feels on court, how strong it’s become in the gym and how it supports me in chasing the life and career I want.

This episode is about the shift from chasing smaller to chasing stronger, why that mindset changes everything and how you can still want fat loss without letting it become your whole identity.

If you’ve ever felt torn between wanting body composition changes and wanting to genuinely appreciate your body right now, give it a listen.

Follow me on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne and message me any questions about health, mindset or netball!

For Net Strength, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- Why supplement companies get away with "lies"

- All about the Centre!

- Circle defence partnership

- How to defend a live turnover

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

Stress is something every adult netballer is dealing with, whether you realise it or not.

In this episode, I talk about the real impact stress has on your performance, your recovery, your motivation and even your confidence on court. Because if you’re over 35, balancing work, family and sport, stress isn’t just part of life… it becomes part of your training load too.

We dive into why exercise, particularly strength training, is one of the most powerful tools you have to regulate stress and improve performance. I also talk about the frustration many players feel when they’re doing “all the right things” but not seeing progress and why pushing harder isn’t always the answer.

I share practical strategies you can use to elevate your state that don’t rely on food or smashing yourself in the gym — things like planning your week better, protecting your sleep, getting outside, and creating small daily wins.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, tired or questioning your ability on court lately, this episode will help you zoom out and understand what might really be going on.

Because managing stress is not a soft skill.
It is a performance skill.

And learning to support your system properly could be the very thing that helps you keep improving and keep playing the sport you love. for years to come.

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For Net Strength, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength

Episode 273 - Net Strength Q&A - Jumps, Landings and Watching NSL from a Tactics POV

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- How does what you coach change across a season? 

- Is there anything extra I can do in the gym to support a strong split landing? 

- Any tips for getting back to sleep quicker when I wake up in the night and my brain starts thinking about work?

- Tips for a C

- I’d like to hear more about your opinion on NSAIDs. 

- How do you deal with not feeling like you have anything left to give yourself when in a slump?

- Where to start when watching an NSL game from a tactics perspective?

- How to improve your vertical jump

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

Are you feeling more tired, more sore and carrying more niggles as the netball season goes on? You’re not imagining it.

In this episode, I talk about why strength training becomes even more important for netballers as we get older and why waiting until the off-season to start might be one of the biggest mistakes you can make.

We dive into the research around fatigue and injury risk at the end of the season, how accumulated load impacts your movement quality and recovery and why building strength is one of the most powerful ways to stay playing the sport you love for longer.

I also explain why strength training isn’t just about performance. It supports bone health, confidence, resilience and long-term wellbeing for all women, not just athletes.

If you want to feel stronger on court, reduce injury risk and build habits that set you up for a successful off-season and pre-season, this episode is for you.

I also share more about the next round of Net Strength, starting Monday 23rd March. A holistic coaching programme designed specifically for adult netballers who want expert guidance, accountability and a supportive community that truly understands the game.

Because this isn’t about surviving seasons.
It’s about thriving in them.

Follow me on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne and message me any questions about health, mindset or netball!

For Net Strength, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength

In this episode of Net Strength Q&A:

- Defending the Super Shot 

- Adapting training for different age groups

- What are your thoughts on the Alicia Scholes "push"?

- Post match cool downs

- What to do when helping out another team

- How to deal with "dirty tactics"

- Adapting footwork drills between beginners and stronger players

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 the pod I discuss all things in the netball world with the start of the NSL and SSN back this weekend.

I also talk about the next round of Net Strength starting Monday 23rd March. To sign up, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength or join my channel on Instagram to get the discount code for £19 off!

I am also doing a free nutrition webinar Weds 18th March at 6pm. I will help you understand the roles of foods and why they help. What your body needs and how to fuel around training, matches and tournaments. I will also discuss ultra-processed foods, RED-S and under-fuelling and their impact, give you practical tips, and you will come away with a fuelling plan for your next match or training session.

Follow me on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachedbyleanne and message me any questions about health, mindset or netball!

For Net Strength, please go to www.coachedbyleanne.co.uk/net-strength