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Netball is also played at large regional multi-sport events such as the Southeast Asian Games. Netball's important competition is the Netball World Cup (previously known as the World Netball Championships), held every four years.
National netball associations were established, starting from the 1920s, to administer various organised netball leagues and organisations on a national level. The first such organisation was the New Zealand Basketball Association, which was formed in 1924. [ 18 ]
Netball emerged from early versions of basketball as a sport American females could play, as at the time women worn skirts when playing sports. [4] The sport is popular in Commonwealth countries (stemming from the days of the British Commonwealth) but has never taken hold as a mainstream sport in the United States, where it is mostly popular amongst Caribbean immigrants in the country.
World Netball, previously known as the International Netball Federation and the International Federation of Netball Associations, is the worldwide governing body for Netball. The INF was created in 1960 [ 1 ] and is responsible for world rankings, maintaining the rules for netball and organising the Netball World Cup and Netball at the ...
In England, men's and mixed netball is governed by the England Men's & Mixed Netball Association. [14] 2020 trials were held for the England men's and mixed national netball squad that were to compete at the now postponed inaugural men's and mixed netball World Cup in Perth Australia. Knights men's netball team was established in 2018 and has ...
Netball is a popular women's sport in parts of Africa. [5] [6] Several African nations are ranked amongst the top twenty-five in the world.As of August 2015, South Africa was ranked number five, Malawi was ranked number six, Uganda was ranked thirteen, Zambia was ranked seventeen, and Botswana was ranked nineteen in the world.
The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the World Netball Championships , and released after the conclusion of each event, every four years. [ 1 ]
The Netball demographic profile is a 18 to 24 year old, unmarried, Australian-born, female who is employed full-time. [2] The average Netball player in New South Wales has played the game for 10.8 years. [19] Most New South Wales based school-aged Netball players play at school and with friends. [19]