There are four major international netball competitions; the Netball World Cup, Netball at the Commonwealth Games, Netball Quad Series and Fast5 Netball World Series.
If you don’t know the sport, Netball has similar principles to basketball, korfball or ultimate frisbee. The aim of the game is to shoot as many goals through the hoop as possible with a ball that is a similar size to a soccer ball but has the grip of a volleyball.
Netball is an exciting, fast and skillful game of fair contest. It is a game in which two teams of seven players each strive to keep or gain possession of the ball.
First played in England in 1895, netball has spread to more than 70 countries. The sport is similar to basketball, with two teams of 7 players shooting a rubber or leather ball into the other team's goal ring at either end of the court.