 Netball
is a particularly fast and highly skilled sport. It was created by an American
basketball coach attempting to improve the skills of Basketball. He worked
at Luton Teachers College in England where he introduced the sport to many
of the graduating teachers. These teachers gained positions in schools
all over England bringing this new and exciting game with them. Some of
these teachers travelled the world teaching Netball in other countries.
Netball is now played predominantly by women in 25 countries throughout
the world, particularly in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
So how do you play Netball?
There are seven players on each team and the aim of the game is to get
the ball in the opposing goal hoop as many times as possible throughout
a 60 minute match. The netball court is 100 ft long by 50 ft wide, approximately
the size of a tennis court. The court is split by two lines that divide
the court into thirds. At both ends of the court there is a shooting semicircle
and a ten ft goal post with no back board. Each team member has a specific
position that is restricted to an area on the court. These restricted areas
have an attacking and defending player in them, each from an opposing team.
Some of the main rules are
· Once the player has caught the ball only two steps may be taken
· A player can only hold the ball for three seconds.
· A defending player must be three feet away from an attacking
player with the ball.
· Only two positions on the court can shoot
· Shots can only be taken from within the semicircle
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