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    Netball is a team sport played on a rectangular court divided into thirds. The objective is to score goals by passing the ball and shooting it into the opposing team's goal ring. Players are assigned positions that restrict their movement on the court. A game consists of 15-minute quarters, and the team with the most goals at the end wins. The first world championship was held in 1963 in Eastbourne, England. Netball became an Olympic sport in 1995. Famous athletes include Laura Geitz, Natali Medhurst, and Caitlin Bassett. International tournaments include the ANZ Championships and International Netball Federation events.

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    Netball is a team sport played on a rectangular court divided into thirds. The objective is to score goals by passing the ball and shooting it into the opposing team's goal ring. Players are assigned positions that restrict their movement on the court. A game consists of 15-minute quarters, and the team with the most goals at the end wins. The first world championship was held in 1963 in Eastbourne, England. Netball became an Olympic sport in 1995. Famous athletes include Laura Geitz, Natali Medhurst, and Caitlin Bassett. International tournaments include the ANZ Championships and International Netball Federation events.

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    Netball is a team sport played on a rectangular court divided into thirds. The objective is to score goals by passing the ball and shooting it into the opposing team's goal ring. Players are assigned positions that restrict their movement on the court. A game consists of 15-minute quarters, and the team with the most goals at the end wins. The first world championship was held in 1963 in Eastbourne, England. Netball became an Olympic sport in 1995. Famous athletes include Laura Geitz, Natali Medhurst, and Caitlin Bassett. International tournaments include the ANZ Championships and International Netball Federation events.

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    Netball is a team sport played on a rectangular court divided into thirds. The objective is to score goals by passing the ball and shooting it into the opposing team's goal ring. Players are assigned positions that restrict their movement on the court. A game consists of 15-minute quarters, and the team with the most goals at the end wins. The first world championship was held in 1963 in Eastbourne, England. Netball became an Olympic sport in 1995. Famous athletes include Laura Geitz, Natali Medhurst, and Caitlin Bassett. International tournaments include the ANZ Championships and International Netball Federation events.

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    Netball

    Part A:

    1. Rules of the game


    Games are played on a rectangular court divided into thirds, with
    raised goals at each short end. The object of the game is for teams
    to score goals by passing a ball and shooting it into the opposite
    teams goal ring. Players are assigned positions that define their role
    within the team and restricts their movement on the court. During
    general 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
    three seconds. Goals can only be scored by assigned shooting
    players. A 60-minute netball game is divided into 15 minute
    quarters, at the end whoever has scored the most goals wins.
    Positional and where they can go:
    GOAL ATTACK- centre and attacking third including goal circle.
    GOAL DEFENCE- centre and defending third including goal circle.
    GOAL SHOOTER- your own shooting circle and you circle third.
    GOAL KEEPER- own goal third including goal circle.
    WING ATTACK- centre third and attacking third excluding goal circle.
    WING DEFENCE- centre third and defending third excluding goal
    circle.
    CENTER- anywhere excluding goal circle.

    2. Court dimensions

    3. Scoring system
    One team starts with the centre pass, which should lead to a goal,
    unless intercepted by the other team, when one team scores, it
    goes back to the other centres pass. The centre pass alternates
    from tem to team each time. Each goal scored is one point.
    4. Penalties
    Penalties for different things: contact, obstruction, held ball, over a
    third, off side, out of court, two-foot landing, stepping

    5. History of the sport


    A year after basketball was invented, the sport was modified for
    women to accommodate social conventions regarding their
    participation in sport. From the beginning netball was widely
    accepted as a sport suitable for women. The first world
    championship tournament was held in Eastbourne England in 1963.
    In 1995 netball became a recognised Olympic sport.

    6. Famous athletes
    Laura Geitz
    Natali Medhurst
    Caitlin Bassett
    Madison Robinson
    Bianca Chatfield
    Catherine Cox
    Renae Ingles
    Sharni Layton

    7. International tournaments that occur


    International netball festival- Gold Coast and Fiji
    ANZ championships
    International netball federation
    Golden oldies world netball festival
    South Island Masters Games

    8. Training tips
    Passing- high pass, cheats pass, bounce pass, shoulder pass
    Shooting- close to goals, far shots, around the world
    Defence- defending a shooter

    9. Other information

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