How to play Netball

Netball

Netball is a really hard sport to do.  But I will be teaching you the positions, and how to play it.  Let’s start with the rules.

In netball there are lots of rules, but I am only just going to tell two rules.  The first one is when you’re playing Goalkeeper you can’t stand in too close to the Goal Shooter.  If you did you will get a stand down. You have to take three step away, then you won’t get stand down. The second rule is that a Centre position can’t go inside the goal shooting area.  If you go inside the referee will blow the whistle. The ball will be handed over to the opposition.

 Here are the positions.

Goal Shooter GS- Can move anywhere within the attacking third of the court, but cannot leave it.

Goal Attack GA- Can move anywhere within the attacking third and the centre third of the court.

Wing Attack WA- Can move within the attacking third and centre third, with the exception of the shooting circle.

Centre C- Can move anywhere across the court, apart from either of the shooting circles.

Wing Defence WD- Can move within the centre third and the defensive third, with the exception of the shooting circle.

Goal Defence GD- Can move anywhere within the attacking third and the centre third of the court.

Goal Keeper GK- Can move anywhere within the defensive third of the court, but cannot leave it.

I like to play GK and GS because I like defending the ball and shooting the ball.

In a netball game, you play for 40 minutes each round, and there is 7 people in each team. When you're playing 40 minutes, you have 1 minute breaks. You have to do some running and practise so that you don’t get tired. You can not start the game without the timer and the referee.  The most important rule in netball is that you can’t run with the ball, and if you do that means that you’re stepping with the ball.  Netball is a team sport, so you need to pass the ball to someone else when you have

the ball and make sure that players from the other team don’t get the ball.

I hope you have learnt about netball.  Netball is my favourite sport, and I wish it will be your favourite sport too.

Linda