19 Facts About Netball

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players, usually on an indoor court, and is predominantly played by women.

Netball became a popular women's sport in countries where it was introduced and spread rapidly through school systems.

Netball Singapore was created in 1962, and the Malaysian Netball Association was created in 1978.

Netball should be part of a sports centre where social events could be held.

World Netball Championships have been held every four years since then.

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The World Youth Netball Championships started in Canberra in 1988, and have been held roughly every four years since.

The World Netball Series promotes it to raise the sport's profile and attract more spectators and greater sponsorship.

Netball has been adapted in several ways to meet children's needs.

Netball was introduced to Canada in the early 1960s, a period when the organization of civic, municipal, and community recreational sports programs was a new emerging field.

The first time organized Netball games are known to have taken place in Canada dates back to Montreal, Quebec, in 1962.

Netball held its first international competition a year later in 1963, now called the "Netball World Cup", in Eastbourne, England.

Netball is a popular participant sport in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Netball was first included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and has been included ever since; it is currently one of the "core" sports that must be contested at each edition of the Games.

Netball has been featured at the Pacific Games, a multi-sport event with participation from 22 countries from around the South Pacific.

Netball is not a required sport and has missed selection, particularly when former French or American territories host the games.

Netball is played at large regional multi-sport events such as the Southeast Asian Games.

The All England Netball Association covers air travel, accommodation, food and local travel expenses for all teams, while the respective netball governing bodies cover player allowances.

The World Netball Series was held annually in England from 2009 to 2011.

Netball's governing federation gained Olympic recognition in 1995 after 20 years of lobbying.