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NETBALL PLAYERS netball is a game that consists of 7 players which play the positions of center (c), wing attack(WA), wing defence(WD), goal attack(GA), goal defence(GD), goal shooter(GS) and goal keeper(GK). there is usually a few subs as well.Netball is played on a court which has the lines needed for netball to be played.



how did netball originate In England in 1895, ladies used broomsticks for posts and wet paper bags as nets and i was played on grass. Their long skirts, bustle backs, nipped waists and button up shoes made it hard to run as well as their leg-of-mutton sleeves which restricted arm movement which made dribbling and long passes difficult. The ladies decided to adapt the game to these restrictions.

In 1898 the court was divided into thirds, the number of players increased from five to seven and a smaller ball was used. There were two umpires, two scorers and two timekeepers as well as many officials as players for each match.

In those early days the nets were not open at both ends and after each goal was scored, the umpire had the task of retrieving the ball from the top of the post.

In England in 1901 the first set of rules was published and ‘netball’ officially came into the country. At the turn of the century school teachers from England travelled to many countries of the then British Empire, and the game of netball or “ladies basketball” went with them.