Netball Player Positions Explained

• Netball Fun Netball Players'court positions showing permitted areas that they occupy
• Warriordoc.com Player positions on court - diagram - and a list of Netball positions and what each one does.

The Origin of Netball

• Origins of the 'Great Girlie Game' from Warriodoc;

Netball Court

• Facility and Court Information England Netball presents all the info you need on the specifications of a Netball court; sepcification of 5 categories of court, court dimensions, orientation, surface, goal posts
• Court specifications from St Thomas Netball Club, Australia; a pdf document specifying netball court dimensions, run-off, surfaces, goal post and ring dimensions.
• Netball Court and its Dimensions from Wikipedia;

Umpires

• Netball Post presents the "Life Cycle of an Umpire" - detailed advice and encouragement for taking this step
• Umpires resources From Netball NSW; becoming an umpire, interviews, rule of the month, courses
• Umpiring Questions and Answers From the Chat Forum of the AENA Website and the Netball Stuff e-mail exchange

Getting coaching advice online

• Netball bay of Plenty New Zealand. Ask an Expert - for coaches. View answers online sorted for players, coaches and umpires.
• Netball Online a Forum for asking those difficult coaching questions. You need to register for free to ask a question.
• Sportplan Sportplan provides an excellent coaches network with some free facilities after registering for free. The facilities include some free drills every month and the ability to ask and see answers to questions. The full service requires a monthly subscription.

Netball Injuries and Treatment

 Adult netball players most often sustain injuries to the ankles, knees and hands. Child injury is most often to the hands and/or particularly to the fingers, followed by the ankle. Knee injuries are generally the most severe and costly injuries associated with netball. Overall, netball injuries are mostly sprains and strains with the exception of finger injuries that tend to be fractures or dislocations. Falls, incorrect landing, over-exertion, overuse, collisions
with other players and being struck by the ball are common causes of injury. From Monash.edu.au.

Ankle Strapping Consider the game of netball - the short sprints, the hard stops, the twists & turns required to play the game. The forces that are pushed down and through the joints in the lower body can be very severe. Knees, ligaments and ankles are the all too frequently injured whilst playing. The wearing of a form of support for the ankles & knees is becoming more common amongst netball players as a means of injury prevention. England Netball is now suggesting that players routinely strap their ankles before a game. Here are two ways adopted to tape an ankle for sport. The strapping for both these methods is a wide adhesive tape. A stretchable bandage has no effect. The first is the old fashioned 'figure of eight' strapping around the ankle & the sole of the foot. This is easily self applied. The second is a little more radical and may require assistance. This method has been referred to as the stirrup method; there are no doubt other names. Adhesive tape is passed under the heel and anchored to the calf by a banding of tape around the calf. Further tape is then applied over this 'foundation' around the ankle. The alternative is to purchase a medical/sports pre formed ankle support. From Craig our UK Netball Librarian

• Thestretchinghandbook.com Netball stretching excercises to condition muscles used in Netball; the anatomy involved, major muscles used, injuries and strategies to minimise injuries.
• Sports Injury Bulletin Has information on Pre-habilitation training. This involves strength and conditioning exercises for specific muscles used in Netball that help to reduce injury risks, before an injury actually occurs. Relevant to Netball are Ankle Sprain and Non-contact ACL or MCL Sprain
• Netball Smart from the Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ) allows you to create a fully tailored Netball fitness plan designed to help with injury prevention
• British Journal of Sports Medicine Netball Injuries; an article called "Landing in netball: effects of taping and bracing the ankle"
• Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine and Science Netball ankle injuries; a scientific article on Ankle Acute Injuries, especially those associated with jumping sports
• Injuryupdate.com.au has a pictorial example of a simple ankle strapping for sprain prevention and reduce netball injuries
• Manage your Netball Injuries from Physio Bench; self manage your Netball injury with expert physio guidance - a range of articles.
• Monash University Accident Research Centre has published a report called "Attacking the Goal of Netball Injury Prevention" with a summary of the factors and recommendations for prevention
• Monash University, Australia PDF of flyer covering netball injuries - the facts, safety tips
• Netball in Sussex Provides some background to sports injuries as experienced by netballers as well as the basics of sport first aid and some useful strategies for treating netball injuries.
• Netball Injuries from the Sports Injury Clinic;Netball involves lots of sudden changes in direction and jumping and so can cause a number of acute, traumatic injuries, such as ankle sprains as well as chronic overuse injuries like achilles tendonitis. Knee, ankle, leg, shoulder and other injuries.
• Netball Injuries, their treatment and Prevention from Gordan Dudman; to give players and coaches some background to Netball injuries. Also to explain the basics of sport "first aid" and some useful strategies for treating injuries
• Physioroom.com describes a full ankle strapping to consider for netrball injury prevention

Netball Organisational bodies in Singapore

• Netball Singapore Latest news, super leagues, National squads, events, clubs and schools, Forum, Faq
• Netball Singapore Oficial Site; provides the information you need for any of the Singapore National Netball squads, news, events, fixtures etc

Netball Organisational bodies in Ireland

• Netball Dublin Aims to encourage more people to play netball in Ireland; it covers what's happening in the Netball Dublin League: 6-a-side, A grade, B grade, social games, rules, news etc

Netball Equipment in the United Kingdom

• Netball equipment reviews and price comparisons on Ciao.co.uk

Netball Portals in the United Kingdom

• UK Netball Forum Share your interests and your needs.

Play/Watch Netball in England

• Lifecycle of a Netball Player from Neball Players; making a start and developing as a player.

Play/Watch Netball in Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland Netball Clubs from BBCsport

Play/Watch Netball in Scotland

Play/Watch Netball in Wales

Caribbean Netball

• Nevis Culturama provides a detailed description of the history of Netball in Nevis

What is Netball in Barbados

• IFNA overview Of netball Barbados

Netball Organisational bodies in Barbados

• Barbados Netball Association doesn't appear to have it's own website yet, but contact details can be found here
• Wikipedia overview Barbados National Netball Team

Canadian Organisational bodies

• Canadian Amateur Netball Association has some information about the association, history of netball, etc

Netball Competitions in Canada

Netball Organisational bodies in Jamaica

• Jamaica Netball Origins, leagues, squads, officials, rankings, gallery

The History of Netball in Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Nevis Culturama provides a detailed description of the history of Netball in Nevis

Netball Organisational bodies in the USA

• USA Netball Official Site of the United States of America Netball Association; states affiliated to USANA , increasing all the time. Contact the site for information on clubs100
• Andy Dawson's Netball Resources has a list of Netball contacts at associations and clubs throughout the USA
• Georgia Netball Association aims to promote the game of Netball in Georgia

Netball Competitions in the USA

Netball Forums in the USA

• USA Netball Forum; umpiring and rules, coaching, clubs and players

Professional Netball in Oceania

The History of Netball in Australia

• Warriordoc Tracy Smart states a biographical view of growing up with Netball in Australia

Netball Organisational bodies in Australia

• Netball Australia Managing and promoting events run under Netball Australia's jurisdiction and Australia's national teams; news, events, Where to play
• Australian Institute of Sport has coverage of Netball, including news, results, information for athletes, coaches, and scholarships etc
• Netball ACT news, calendar, District Associations, tournaments development etc
• Netball New South Wales With leagues, divisions, inter-district and club information; calendar
• Netball Queensland Official site; news, calendar, events, netball in the regions, newsletter, etc
• Netball South Australia Competitions, coaching, umpiring, downloadable magazine, links
• Netball Tasmania Local Associations, events, Aurora league news, rosters and results, coaching and umpiring
• Netball Victoria News and Events, Development of the game and its athletes, state squads, leagues, results etc; links to local and national Associations
• Netball Western Australia Competitions and events, results, calendar, etc

Netball Competitions in Australia

Netball News in Australia

• ABC Sport has current news and stories for netball in Australia

The History of Netball in New Zealand

• Netball New Zealand Present a very detailed history of the game in NZ

Netball Organisational bodies in New Zealand

• Netball New Zealand Official site - news, events, teams, calendar, rules, history of NZ netball, etc
• Eastern Netball North Island, Hawkes Bay - reaching from Te Araroa at the top of the East Cape to Dannevirke in the South
• Netball Hutt Valley Wide coverage of netball in the area from Primary to Senior, schools and even a webcam of the Taita Netball Courts so you can check the weather on a Saturday morning
• Netball North Harbour responsible for the development and management of netball within North Shore City

Netball News in New Zealand

• TVNZ has a dedicated page for the Silver Ferns, including some live footage of games
• NZ Netball News Coverage from stuff.co.nz