NetballNetball

ContentContent

• Layout of the CourtLayout of the Court

• No. of playersNo. of players

• Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

• General rules of the gameGeneral rules of the game

• OffsideOffside

Layout of Netball CourtLayout of Netball Court

Goal ThirdGoal Third Goal ThirdGoal ThirdCentre ThirdCentre Third

Goal Goal CircleCircle

Centre Centre CircleCircle

100 feet100 feet

3 feet3 feet16 feet16 feet

50 feet50 feet

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Number of playersNumber of players

• Goal – Keeper - GKGoal – Keeper - GK

• Goal Defence - GDGoal Defence - GD

• Wing Defence - WDWing Defence - WD

• Centre - CCentre - C

• Wing Attack - WAWing Attack - WA

• Goal Attack - GAGoal Attack - GA

• Goal Shooter - GSGoal Shooter - GS

7 players7 players

GKGK

55 44

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

GK – Goal KeeperGK – Goal Keeper

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

GD – Goal DefenceGD – Goal Defence

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

55 44 33

GDGD

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

WD – Wing DefenceWD – Wing Defence

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

44 33

WDWD

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

CentreCentre

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

44 33 22

CC

He/she is the player to start the game. To start the game, the He/she is the player to start the game. To start the game, the centre player must step into the circle at the centre third & centre player must step into the circle at the centre third & pass the ball to his/her playerspass the ball to his/her players

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

WA – Wing AttackWA – Wing Attack

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

33 22

WAWA

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

GA – Goal AttackGA – Goal Attack

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

33 22 11

GAGA

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

GS – Goal ShooterGS – Goal Shooter

Playing area for respective playersPlaying area for respective players

22 11

GSGS

Cannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offsideCannot enter into areas not mark, if not consider as offside

• No dribblingNo dribbling

• No contactNo contact

• One-arm length when shooting & startingOne-arm length when shooting & starting

• Play according to your playing area. If not, Play according to your playing area. If not, consider as offside. Possession of ball reverts consider as offside. Possession of ball reverts to opposite team from the side lineto opposite team from the side line

• If ball goes out from the side line, the ball If ball goes out from the side line, the ball shall be play from where it went out of playshall be play from where it went out of play

• If ball goes out from the goal line, the ball If ball goes out from the goal line, the ball shall be played from where it went out of shall be played from where it went out of playplay

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

Attacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this way

Positioning respective playersPositioning respective players

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

Attacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this way

Positioning respective playersPositioning respective players

If the red team is to start the game :

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

GKGK

GDGD

CC

WDWD

GAGA

GSGS

WAWA

Attacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this wayAttacking this way

If the red If the red GDGD goes over the zone he/she is not suppose goes over the zone he/she is not suppose to enter, possession of ball reverts to opposite team. to enter, possession of ball reverts to opposite team. Likewise for the rest of the playersLikewise for the rest of the players

OffsideOffside