Netball in the Americas

World Netball's Americas region includes North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.[1] The region covers 54 nations, of which 15 have national governing bodies as of 2021.[2] Each year, the region hosts two tournaments: the CNA U16 Championship and the AFNA Senior Championship. World Netball was formerly called the "International Netball Federation" or INF.

Netball is most popular in Commonwealth countries,[3] such as Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada.[4][5] As of August 2016, several teams in the region ranked amongst the top thirty-five in the world, including Jamaica (4th), Trinidad & Tobago (9th) Barbados (13th), Canada (18th), Grenada (22nd), Saint Lucia (24th), the United States of America (28th) and Argentina (35th).[6]

  1. ^ Shakespear & Caldow 2009, p. xii
  2. ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ Thompson 2006, p. 258
  4. ^ Epstein 2007, p. 8
  5. ^ Epstein 2007, p. 171
  6. ^ "Current World Rankings".