Malawi (red) playing Fiji (blue) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Highest governing body
World Netball
First played
1897; 127 years ago (1897),[1] England, United Kingdom
Registered players
561,000+[n 1]
Characteristics
Contact
Limited
Team members
Seven on-court players per team
All-female teams
All-male teams
Mixed teams
Type
Team sport
Ball sport
Equipment
Netball, bib
Venue
Netball court
Presence
Olympic
IOC-recognised federation, 1995[12]
World Games
1985–1993
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball (680 to 710 millimetres (27 to 28 in) in circumference) through the defender's goal ring (380 millimetres (15 in) in diameter mounted 3.05 metres (10.0 ft) high to a goal post at each end of the court) 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, netball became an International Olympic Committee recognised sport federation, but it has not been played at the Olympics.
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^"Netball New Zealand Organisation and Staff". Netball New Zealand. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^"Netball PNG Profile". Papua New Guinea Netball Association. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^"Netball History". Samoa Netball Association. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^"Membership Statistics". England Netball. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^"About Us". Netball Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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