page_title: Netball
hierarchical_section_title: Netball
caption_attribution_description: Malawi playing Fiji at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
context_page_description: Netball is a sport played in two teams of seven. It is like basketball except that bouncing the ball is not allowed. The player cannot step with the ball either, nor hold it for more than three seconds. The game proceeds by players throwing the ball to each other until one attempts to throw it through the hoop, known as a "shot". There are 7 fixed positions on the court, which restrict the places where each player is allowed to go:
  C - Centre
  WA - Wing attack
  WD - Wing defence
  GD - Goal defence
  GK - Goal keeper
  GS - Goal shooter
  GA - Goal attack
  There are many rules in netball some of which are:
  If a shooter attempts to shoot the ball but misses the hoop without it touching, then the shooter must wait until another player touches the ball first or until the ball bounces before she can touch the ball again.
  A player can only hold the ball for three seconds - held ball
  No stepping with the ball - stepping
  When defending, a player must be 3 feet from the player with the ball - otherwise it is called obstruction
  A player may not bounce the ball to herself - replay
  A player may not contact another player - contact
context_section_description: Netball is a sport played in two teams of seven. It is like basketball except that bouncing the ball is not allowed. The player cannot step with the ball either, nor hold it for more than three seconds. The game proceeds by players throwing (passing) the ball to each other until one attempts to throw it through the hoop, known as a "shot". There are 7 fixed positions on the court, which restrict the places where each player is allowed to go:
  C - Centre
  WA - Wing attack
  WD - Wing defence
  GD - Goal defence
  GK - Goal keeper
  GS - Goal shooter
  GA - Goal attack
  There are many rules in netball some of which are:
  If a shooter attempts to shoot the ball but misses the hoop without it touching, then the shooter must wait until another player touches the ball first or until the ball bounces before she can touch the ball again.
  A player can only hold the ball for three seconds - held ball
  No stepping with the ball - stepping
  When defending, a player must be 3 feet from the player with the ball - otherwise it is called obstruction
  A player may not bounce the ball to herself - replay
  A player may not contact another player - contact
  A player may not enter a part of the court where her position is not allowed - offside
  When shooting or defending, a player may not use the pole as support - free pass to the other teams.
  no girl is allowed to shoot from outside the semi circle or pass over a third.
caption: Netball in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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