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Netball is a ball sport for two teams of seven players; its rules are published in print and online by the International Netball Federation. [1] Games are played on a rectangular court divided into thirds, with a raised goal at each short end.
Netball has been adapted in several ways to meet children's needs. The rules for children are similar to those for adults, but various aspects of the game (such as the length of each quarter, goal height, and ball size) are modified. Fun Net is a version of netball developed by Netball Australia for five- to seven-year-olds.
Fast5 (originally called Fastnet) is a variation of netball featuring shortened games and goals worth multiple points. The new format was announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) (now the International Netball Federation) in 2008, and was primarily developed for a new international competition, the Fast5 Netball World Series.
USA Netball is the national governing body for the sport of netball in the United States in accordance with the ideals and objectives of World Netball. USA Netball was created in 1992 in New York City. The USA Netball national team is known as the Flying Eagles. The women's open Flying Eagles have competed in 14 international tournaments.
The rules of indoor netball are similar to that of netball, with two teams aiming to score as many goals as possible. An indoor netball game usually consists of four-quarters of 10 minutes. There are two umpires one for each half of the court. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the match.
Netball roster header: Parameter Notes year= (Compulsory) Year corresponds to the season: e.g., 2009 corresponds to the playing roster for the 2009 season. While team rosters are subject to change during the offseason, rosters and years should not be changed until complete lineups for the following season are known.
The Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA), is the governing body for the organized sport of netball in the Americas. For netball's organizational purposes, the Americas Region, as agreed upon by World Netball (WN, known previously as the International Netball Federation or INF), covers a total of fifty-four countries.
Netball is primarily played in Commonwealth countries, which were heavily involved in standardising the rules for netball. [1] The Federation of European Netball Associations (FENA), sometimes referred to as Netball Europe, is the governing body for netball in the Europe netball region. The organisation was created in 1989/1990. [2]