Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. In Australia and New Zealand, netball is the most popular sport played by women. The sport shares many similarities with basketball, having been derived from early versions of women's basketball. It developed as a distinct sport in the 1890s in England, from where it spread to other countries. Netball is popular in Commonwealth nations and is predominantly played by women.
Netball was first played in England in 1895 at Madame Österberg's College[3] and soon spread throughout Australia and indeed most British Commonwealth territories.
On the 6th June 1907 an exhibition of "Net Ball" was organised between the "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" of the Regent Street Polytechnic as part of a garden party to celebrate the opening of their sports ground in Chiswick (West London). Poly Netball Club can trace an unbroken heritage back to this match and are therefore seen as the world's oldest netball club.
The ball resembles a basketball but is lighter, smaller, slightly softer in construction, and generally white. There are seven players on each team.





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