Unknown Sport?

Question

Does anyone even know what netball is i mean come on its the fastest growing sport for girls in Australia

Answer 1

Netball is a different sport to basketball. They are similar but have a number of different rules. The netball court is larger (100ft long by 50 ft wide) and is split into 3 sections, called thirds. The end thirds each have a shooting semi-circle which is the only place a goal can be scored from. The netball post is slightly shorter than a basketball post (by like a half foot) and there is no backboard. The ring is also smaller as the ball is slightly smaller.

There are 7 players on each team and everyone has certain areas that they can go in. No one player can go in all areas. There are 2 shooters on each team (GS = Goal Shooter and GA = Goal Attack), then there are 3 'center court players' who aim to get the ball down the court to the shooters. These positions are WA = Wing Attack, C = Center, and WD = Wing Defence. Lastly there are 2 defensive players who mark the opposing team's shooters. They are GD = Goal Defense and GK = Goal Keeper.

Games usually last 1 hour, split into 15 minute quarters. At the beginning of every quarter and after every goal is scored, the game is restarted by means of a 'center pass'. The center passes alternate between the 2 teams, regardless of who scored the previous goal. A center pass consists of all players being onside and the center whose center pass it is, stepping into a circle that's in the middle of the center third. Players allowed in the center third then come forward to try and receive the pass, and then get the ball to the shooters who then try and score a goal.

I'm not sure whether it's the fastest growing sport for girls in Australia, but it seems likely. Everyone in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Fiji, and many other countries (often ex-Commonwealth countries) play the sport in school. I believe it's actually the most popular womens' sport in the world, even though it's not popular at all in America.

There are a number of clubs in the US and a national governing body, called USANA - United States of America Netball Association. It's definitely a growing sport in the US but there's a long way to go before the majority of Americans will have heard of it.

Answer 2

Lacrosse isn't unknown. It's really popular. Most high schools have a boys and girls lacrosse team. There's an unknown sport I saw on YouTube. Its called taser all but its illegal in the us. Another unknown sport is cricket or croquet.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure netball is the word for basketball in England and Australia.

Answer 4

It's like basketball for girls. I don't exactly know what the differences are...I think one difference is there is not a backboard at the goals.

The only reason I even know this game exists is because it's an option for the hockey scorekeeping machine.

Answer 5

a game with seven players on a side, similar to basketball except that a player receiving the ball must stand still until they have passed it to another player.