NETBALL
In
1891, a 30-year-old Canadian, James Naismith,
immigrated to Springfield, Massachusetts in the USA. He had invented men’s
basketball game in the 1890 and was asked to
develop a women's version of basketball game by the Boston
YMCA. Then the miniature form of Netball game was
formed.
The
game was then brought to Australia as to many other countries, by English school
teachers in the early 1900's.
Women
liked the game but they found that the long passes were difficult to execute in
the game due to their limited strength. So, the ladies decided to adapt the game
to suit their circumstances. They divided the court into thirds and introduced a
rule that the ball must be caught or touched at least once in each third. No one
was allowed to run with the ball and they established restricted playing areas
for each position. They got rid of the backboard and modified the goal ring to
suit the smaller sized soccer ball and created "NETBALL".
After
then, the game of netball was also known as Woman's Basketball. Until 1970,
the name of the game was changed to “Netball”
by
the All Australia Women’s Basketball Association. At the same time, the Association
became known as the All Australia Netball Association.
Netball Rules
The following is an overview of the rules of the game of netball as outlined in the Official Netball Rules, published by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA).It's not possible to include all the rules of the game in this section. There are so many that every netball player learns a new rule every once in a while, no matter how long they've been playing! The aim is to provide you with a basic understanding of the rules to be able to play the game safely and enjoyably. Please use this section as a reference to answer any questions you may have about umpiring decisions. If you're still not sure, please ask!
BADGE OF NETBALL
