Netball background Q1: What is netball?
A1: Netball is a sport primarily played by women in countries of The Commonwealth of Nations. It is not very popular in the United States or Canada, but it is very popular in parts of Africa, Oceania and the Caribbean. When making edits to the article, please remember this and be sensitive to female centric and non-American centric issues. Q2: Why does the article contain so much background about women, where the game is played and the grass roots game?
A2: Netball is a game primilarly played by women. Unlike most sports played by women, it has been historically administered by women instead of men. This makes netball somewhat unique. Because of who is playing and the differences in administration and history of the game compared to male dominated sport, a lot of the sociological and historical issues are covered to show that. The history of netball is very much tied into definitions of what it means to be a woman, and historical athletic constraints on women imposed by male dominated culture. This information best contextualises the game to put it into the appropiate historical and sociological perspective. Where it might be inappropiate in association football and cricket, it would be appropiate here. |
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