Netball
- 2. Positions Goal shooter: the goal shooter plays within the attacking goal third, which includes the shooting circle. This position is often, but not always, de- fended by the opposing Goal Keeper. The player's main role is to shoot goals, by working closely with Goal Goal attack : The Goal Attack plays within the centre and attacking goal thirds, including the shooting circle. This position is often defended by the opposing Goal Defence. As well as sharing the Goal Shooter's role to shoot goals, the Goal At- tack Wing attack:defended by the opposing Wing De- fence. The player's main role is to move the ball from centre court to an attacking position. Accu- rate passing using a variety of styles including bounce passing, drop passing and faking passing is important in this position. Centre :The Centre player plays in all parts of the court except for the shooting circles. The Centre is involved in defensive and offensive plays, and players in this position require a high level of fit- ness. The Centre is also responsible for restarting play after a goal is scored.
- 3. Positions continued Wing defence: usually defends against the Wing Attack They are often involved in blocking offensive plays from the opposing team. They may also be called upon to guard against the Goal Attack or Goal Shooter by preventing them from entering the goal circle Goal defence: The Goal Defence plays within the centre and defensive goal thirds, including the shooting circle. This player usually defends against the Goal At- tack. Their main role is to defend the goal against the opposing shooters, in combina- tion with the Goal Keeper. Goal keeper : The Goal Keeper is a special- ised defensive position. The player in this position is often the last person who can keep the opposing shooters from scoring. They play within the defensive goal third, including the shooting circle The Goal Keeper is also responsible for taking throw
- 4. Rules of netball Netball is a sport for 2 teams of seven players. Mostly played by women its rules are published by the International Federation of Netball Associations. Games are played on a rectangular court divided into thirds, with a raised goal at each short end. The object of the game is for teams to score goals, by passing a ball and shooting it into their team's goal ring. Players are assigned "positions" that de- fine their role within the team and restrict their movement on court. During general play, a player with the ball can take no more than one step before passing it, and must pass the ball or shoot for goal within three seconds. Goals can only be scored by the assigned shooting players. Netball games are 60 minutes long, divided into 15-minute quarters, at the end of which the team with the most goals scored wins.
- 5. Equipment needed to play netball All you need is a netball a court and a team to play and practise on and netball uni- form go to equipment pictures to see what they look like . This is a net- ball court with a team playing
- 6. History of netball The history of netball can be traced to the early development of basketball. A year after basketball was invented in 1891, the sport was modified for women to accommodate social conventions regard- ing their participation in sport, giving rise to women's basketball. Variations of women's basket- ball arose across the United States and in England. At a physical training college in England, the rules of women's basketball were modified over several years to form an entirely new sport: "net ball". The first codified rules of netball were published at the start of the twentieth century, and from there the new sport spread throughout the British Em- pire. Aim of the game The aim is to score more goals then the other team by throwing the ball at the