Tuesday, March 16, 2010

New Zealand: Netball


Netball is ball sport which is played by two teams where are seven players. Netball is similar to basketball. It's deriver from woman's basketball. It evolver 1890s in England where it speard to other countries. It's played on a rectangular court. The objective is to earn points by passing th ball and then shooting it to the other team goal. Players got their own position to define their team role movement on court. Player who has the ball can't move more than one step and can't keep the ball over three seconds. They accept goals only when it's thrown by the appointed player and they will get one point if this shoot is successful. The game is 60 minutes long which is divided into 15-minute quarters. Wins that team who has earn the most points at the end.

Netball is played by over 2o million people in 70 countries and it's played well-known by women.

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