Crossword clues for netball
netball
- Team game
- Team sport
- Tricky-to-return tennis shot
- Court surprise
- Close call for Venus
- Tough-to-hit tennis shot
- Tennis surprise
- Tennis shot that's a little too low
- Team game, played mainly by women
- Sport spun off from James Naismith's game
- Shot that's tricky to return
- Reason for a second serve, in tennis
- Reason for a second serve
- Let, maybe
- Reason for a reserve
- It's tricky to return
- A team game that resembles basketball
- A soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
- Tennis miss
- Game PM's address brought round party
- After this, you get to serve again
- ESport? No
- Women's team sport
- Sport drag, perhaps, at society dance
- Seven-a-side team game - all bent
- Seven-a-side game
- Dance follows final game
- Court do-over
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Netball \Netball\ n. A team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A women's sport derived from basketball. 2 The ball used in this sport.
WordNet
n. a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
Wikipedia
Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960, international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball (later renamed the International Netball Federation (INF)) was formed. As of 2011, the INF comprises more than 60 national teams organized into five global regions.
Games are played on a rectangular court with raised goal rings at each end. Each team attempts to score goals by passing a ball down the court and shooting it through its goal ring. Players are assigned specific positions, which define their roles within the team and restrict their movement to certain areas of the court. During general play, a player with the ball can hold on to it for only three seconds before shooting for a goal or passing to another player. The winning team is the one that scores the most goals. Netball games are 60 minutes long. Variations have been developed to increase the game's pace and appeal to a wider audience.
Netball is most popular in Commonwealth nations, specifically in schools, and is predominantly played by women. According to the INF, netball is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries. Major transnational competitions take place, including the Netball Superleague in Great Britain and the ANZ Championship in Australia and New Zealand. Three major competitions take place internationally: the quadrennial World Netball Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and the yearly World Netball Series. In 1995, netball became an International Olympic Committee recognised sport, but it has not been played at the Olympics.
Usage examples of "netball".
Near the centre gazebo nurses from the Royal College of Surgeons played netball during the noon hour and doctors got in a quick set of doubles on the grass courts.
She also proved a natural at other sports, a smooth stylist as a swimmer, represented the school in netball and made the state team in touch football.