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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.
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.
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.
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 National Bank Cup, originally known as the Coca-Cola Cup, was the top level national New Zealand netball league between 1998 and 2007. The league was organised by Netball New Zealand. Between 1998 and 2001, it was sponsored by Coca-Cola. In 2002, the National Bank of New Zealand took over as the main sponsor.
Netball Jamaica is the peak governing body for the sport of netball in Jamaica.The organisation's stated objectives for Jamaica netball are to achieve national and international success in competition, encourage greater participation and spectator involvement, and ensure excellence in all spheres of the sport.
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition. The competition, which began in October 2009, features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. [1] [2] The competition is contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings. [3]
The British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship is a Fast5 netball pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Netball Superleague. The rules of the tournament are similar, though not identical, to the Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2017 Loughborough Lightning won the inaugural championship.