Netball

Netball
Six players in front of a netball basket. One is in the act of shooting, one is trying to block. Three are in red and three are in blue.
Malawi (red) playing Fiji (blue)
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Highest governing bodyWorld Netball
First played1897; 127 years ago (1897),[1] England
Registered players561,000+[n 1]
Characteristics
ContactLimited
Team membersSeven on-court players per team
Mixed-sexYes, but usually in separate leagues/divisions
TypeIndoor/outdoor, ball sport
EquipmentNetball, bib
VenueNetball court
Presence
OlympicIOC-recognised federation, 1995[12]
World Games1985–1993

Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own goal ring. It is one of a few sports created exclusively for women and girls and remains primarily played by them, on indoor and outdoor courts, especially in schools and most popularly in the Commonwealth of Nations.

According to World Netball, the sport is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries.[13][14] World Netball comprises more than 70 national teams organized into five global regions. Major domestic leagues in the sport include the Netball Superleague in Great Britain, Suncorp Super Netball in Australia and the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand. Four major competitions take place internationally: the quadrennial World Netball Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and the yearly Quad Series and Fast5 Series. In 1995, the International Netball Federation (now known as World Netball) became an International Olympic Committee recognised sport federation, but netball has not been played at the Olympics.

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  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thompson-258 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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