Net Ball

• JEAN PIERRE

  
• Jean Pierre

  • The picture shows JEAN PIERRE, well known netball player who played for TnT. ​
  • Instrumental in helping the national team to become joint winners of the World Netball Championship in 1979, held in Trinidad. ​
  • Once Minister of Sport between 1991-1995​
  • Died 2002​
• Netball

  A game which is played mainly by women but recently, a number of men have started to play this interesting sport. It is similar to basketball in terms of skill level, required to play it.​
• Netball History

  • 1900 – Netball was introduced and played in British countries and some islands in the West Indies​
  • 1957- Discussions took places about the standardization of the rules of the sport​
  •  1960- the International Federation of Netball Associations was established (IFNA)​

              - formal rules developed and decisions to hold World Championships             every four years ​

  • 1963- First World Netball Championship was held in England  ​
• Brief History of Netball​

  • 1891- James Naismith invented the game of basketball. Two days later, women’s indoor basketball began​
  • 1895- Clara Baer, a physical education teacher misinterpreted the rules of basketball and the game of netball was formed​
  • 1899- Netball was first played in England, Baer’s mistake was ratified into the rules of women’s basketball​
• The Netball Court

  
• How is it played…..​

  • Netball is a fast moving, non-contact sport played by passing a ball and shooting into a goal without a backboard. ​
  • No running or dribbling is allowed once the ball is received. ​
  • Player has three seconds to pass or shoot, depending on where they are on the court. ​
• • Netball is played on a rectangular court measuring 30m x 15m. The court is divided into thirds; two goal thirds at either end of the court and one center third in the middle. ​
  • In each goal third there is a semi-circle known as the goal circle, goals must be attempted and scored within this circle. ​
  • The game is started and re-started after every goal is scored with a center pass taken by the center player standing inside the center circle. ​
• • The center passes are alternated between the two teams without taking into account which team scored. For example, if the red team has just scored, they will get the next center pass if it is their turn. ​
  • Each team has seven players on court and every player has a specific position and role to play on their team, which is designated by the letters on their bib.​
  • No single player is allowed in all areas of the court so it is important to know the positional areas as going out of your area will result in an offside call. ​
• • A game is made up of four quarters, each lasting fifteen minutes. There is a five minute half time break and two three minute breaks after the first and third quarters. ​
  • The team that scores the most goals wins. Goals can be scored by the GS and the GA only, so the team must create opportunities for them to score by passing the ball down the court and ‘feeding’ the ball into the shooters in the circle. ​
• Positions ​

  • Goal Keep - GK​
  • Goal Defense - GD​
  • Wing Defense - WD​
  • Center  - C​
  • Wing Attack - WA​
  • Goal Attack - GA​
  • Goal Shoot - GS​
• Netball Court Positions

  
• Positions and Playing Area​

  
• Skills Required :​

  • Passing – shoulder, lob, chest, bounce, overhead​
  • Receiving ​
  • Shooting ​
  • Pivoting