Netball is a team sport similar to and derived from basketball. It was originally known as "women's basketball" and developed in the United States, and while basically unknown in its homeland, is the preeminent women's team sport (both as a spectator and participant sport) in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in Jamaica, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and various other Commonwealth countries. Later, the name "netball" was adopted as women were beginning to play basketball proper, and the game started to attract male players.
There are seven players on each team, who are given nominated, named positions (and in competitive netball must wear "bibs" or "patches" showing the abbreviations below indicating that position). They are only allowed in certain areas of the court: a player in a section of court that is not part of their playing area is deemed 'offside'. The positions are described below:
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Netball Victoria - The official site for the Victorian Netball Association.
Meta Description: [ Netball Victoria is responsible for the management and development of the sport across Victoria. The organisation's core function is to identify and meet the needs of netball players, coaches, umpires, administrators, associations and clubs, and in doing so enhance participation experiences and ... ]
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