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An international governing body was formed to oversee the sport globally, now called the International Netball Federation (INF). [46] At the INF Congress 2013 in Glasgow, the INF announced that the Rules of Netball would be freely available online for individual use to assist the growth and development of the sport. [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Efforts began in 1957 to standardise netball rules globally: ... The rules for children are similar to those for adults, but ...
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 ...
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.
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.
The main differences in the rules are that running and jumping are not allowed, that an extra step may be taken with the ball, and that the ball may be held for 4 seconds instead of 3 seconds. [2] A walking netball programme was first developed in England in 2017, as a collaboration between England Netball and the charity Age UK. [3]