4 Top Tips for Netball Greatness
Want to know how to improve your netball game? We have some top tips for Netball athletes that can help take your game to the next level. RHP Physiotherapists have been on the forefront of netball in Australia for over...
Improve your speed
Do you want to improve your speed? Some of our QLD Firebirds are fantastically quick. They have had to work on this over many years of training. Did you ever wonder how to improve your speed? We wrote recently about...
Improve your reach
Getting ‘hands over’ in netball is a very common defensive technique. It can be helpful to improve your reach. Have you wondered how you make this more effective? The better your reach, the more you will block/ disturb/ tip/ intercept....
How to improve jump height
Do you want to jump like a Firebird? Improving jump height as a young athlete requires a number of training elements to be included and optimized. Jumping high, when broken down simply, is a power-based activity. Power relies on high...
Netball Screening
Every netballer, from time to time, notices that sore shin, that pain in the knee that comes and goes, or that annoying back pain that interrupts your day slightly. It might not affect your ability on the court, but these...
Swim like an Olympian!
With the Olympic swimming having now finished, we saw legendary performances in the pool from Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon and the best gold medal haul ever by an Australian Swimming Team. Their amazing results were the culmination of years...
Football Injury Prevention
Post by Will Thwaite, BPhty (Hons), BSc, APAM 1 – Physical screenings and assessment. A physiotherapy football screening involves a thorough assessment of flexibility, joint range of motion, strength, co-ordination and movement control of the lower limb. It is important to...
Swim Faster without Trying Harder
Post by Daniel Miller BAppSc (Physiotherapy) Being able to move through the water with less resistance (drag) will improve your speed without having to stroke harder or faster. So how do we do that? Well, one key component is improving your streamline...