1. Thunderbirds
2. Magpies
3. Giants
4. Vixens
5. Swifts
6. Firebirds
7. Lightning
8. Fever

Netball is a sport for two teams with seven players each. Games are played on a rectangular court divided into thirds, with a raised goal at each end. Each team scores goals by passing a ball and shooting it into the opposite team’s goal ring. Players are assigned positions that define their role within the team and restrict their movement on the court. During play, a player with the ball can take no more than one step before passing it, and must pass the ball or shoot for a goal within 3 seconds. Games last 60 minutes, and are divided into 15 minute quarters. The team with the most goals scored at the end of the 60 minutes wins. 

POSITIONS

• Goal Shooter 
• Goal Attack 
• Wing Attack 
• Centre 
• Wing Defence 
• Goal Defence 
• Goal Keeper

PASSING TECHNIQUES

A good netball strategy includes various different types of passes. Different positions require different passing skills. Some passing techniques include:

• One handed shoulder pass
• Chest pass
• Overhead pass 
• Bounce pass 
• Lob pass 
• Drop pass
• Side pass 
• Bullet pass

The history of netball starts a year after basketball was invented. Netball traces its roots to basketball. Basketball was modified for women to accommodate for social conventions regarding their participation in basketball. At the Bergman Osterberg Physical Training College in Dartford, England, the rules of women’s basketball were modified over several years to form the new sport, netball.

The first rules of netball were published at the beginning of the twentieth century, and from there the new sport spread throughout the British Empire. From the beginning, netball was a widely accepted sport for women to play. From the 1920s, national associations were formed to organise the sport in netball-playing nations.

By 1960 the rules of netball were standardised internationally. The second half of the 20th century saw international competition expand and the INF Netball World Cup starting in 1963. Netball then started being contested at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Today, netball is popular in Commonwealth nations, reportedly played by over 20 million people worldwide. It remains primarily a women’s sport, although male participation is increasing in some countries.