Editing Netball (section)

==Variants==
===Indoor netball===
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[[File:Indoor Netball Finals 2014 - Last Quarter.webm|thumb|Indoor Netball, 2014]]
Indoor netball is a variation of netball, played exclusively indoors, in which the playing court is often surrounded on each side and overhead by a net. The net prevents the ball from leaving the court, permitting faster play by reducing playing stoppages.<ref name=Alswang-2>{{harvnb|Alswang|2003|p=2}}</ref>

Different forms of indoor netball exist. In a seven-per-side version called "action netball", seven players per team play most standard rules, except a game is split into fifteen-minute halves around a three-minute break. This version is played in Australia,<ref name=INA>{{cite web |title=Indoor Netball Australia Rule Book |author=Indoor Netball Australia |year=2003 |url=http://www.indoornetball.org.au/images/stories/rules/INARULEBOOK_V2010.PDF |access-date=7 March 2011 }}</ref> New Zealand,<ref name=NZISa>{{cite web |author=New Zealand Indoor Netball |title=7-a-side Indoor Netball Official Rule Book |url=http://www.nzindoorsports.org.nz/fileadmin/templates/rules/7aside_NZIS_Indoor_Netball_Rules_2008.pdf |date=January 2008 |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724200641/https://www.nzindoorsports.org.nz/fileadmin/templates/rules/7aside_NZIS_Indoor_Netball_Rules_2008.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref> South Africa<ref name=alswang-2003>{{harvnb|Alswang|2003}}</ref> and England.<ref name=AN-England>{{cite web |author=Action Indoor Sports (England) |title=Action Netball: 7 A-Side |url=http://www.actionsportuk.com/action-netball |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081058/https://www.actionsportuk.com/action-netball |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>

A six-per-side version of the sport is also played in New Zealand. Two Centres per team can play in the whole court except the shooting circles; the remaining attacking and defending players are each restricted to one half of the court, including the shooting circles. The attacking and Centre players may shoot from outside the shooting circle for a two-point goal.<ref name=NZIS>{{cite web |author=New Zealand Indoor Netball |title=Indoor Netball Official Rule Book (6-a-side) |url=http://www.nzindoorsports.org.nz/fileadmin/templates/rules/6_aside_NZIS_Indoor_Netball_Rules_Oct_2009.pdf |date=October 2009 |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724200646/https://www.nzindoorsports.org.nz/fileadmin/templates/rules/6_aside_NZIS_Indoor_Netball_Rules_Oct_2009.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=Planet-Sport>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetsports.co.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=36815&idDetails=165 |author=Planet Sport |title=Indoor Netball at Planet Sports |access-date=3 March 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724194100/http://www.planetsports.co.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=36815&idDetails=165| archive-date =24 July 2011}}</ref>

A five-per-side game is also common in indoor netball. Players can move throughout the court, with the exception of the shooting circles, which are restricted to certain attacking or defending players.

===Fast5===
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Fast5 (originally called Fastnet) is a variation on the rules of netball designed to make games faster and more television-friendly. The [[World Netball Series]] promotes it to raise the sport's profile and attract more spectators and greater sponsorship.<ref name=JamaicaStar>{{Cite news |author=The Jamaica Star |title=Rhone excited about World Netball Series |publisher=The Jamaica Star (online) |url=http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090112/sports/sports4.html |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=1 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303072747/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090112/sports/sports4.html |archive-date=3 March 2011}}</ref><ref name=UKSport>{{Cite news |last=Irvine |first=Mairi |title=New Style Netball to be Held in the UK |publisher=UK Sport |url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/netball_as_never_seen_before/ |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref> The game is much shorter, with each quarter lasting only six minutes and only a two-minute break between quarters.<ref name=wns-rules>{{cite web |author=World Netball Series |title=Rules |url=http://www.worldnetballseries.com/rules |year=2010 |access-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113753/http://www.worldnetballseries.com/rules |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> The coaches can give instructions from the sideline during play, and unlimited substitutions are allowed.<ref name=wns-rules/> Like six-per-side indoor netball, attacking players may shoot two-point goals from outside the shooting circle.<ref name=wns-rules/><ref name=IFNA-2009e>{{cite web |author=International Federation of Netball Associations |title=Fastnet: Official Rules of the International Federation |url=http://www.netball.org/documents/FAST%20NET_RULES_SUMMARY_270709.doc |date=27 July 2009e |access-date=14 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726192945/https://www.netball.org/documents/FAST%20NET_RULES_SUMMARY_270709.doc |archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> Each team can separately nominate one "power play" quarter, in which each goal scored by that team is worth double points and the centre pass is taken by the team that conceded the goal.<ref name=wns-rules/>

===For children===
[[File:Reygersdal netball.jpg|thumb|upright|Children playing [[netball in South Africa]]]]
Netball has been adapted in several ways to meet children's needs. The rules for children are similar to those for adults, but various aspects of the game (such as the length of each quarter, goal height, and ball size) are modified.

Fun Net is a version of netball developed by [[Netball Australia]] for five- to seven-year-olds. It aims to improve basic netball skills using games and activities.<ref name=Netball-Injury-50>{{harvnb|McGrath|Ozanne-Smith|1998|p=50}}</ref> The Fun Net program runs for 8–16 weeks. There are no winners or losers. The goal posts are {{convert|2.4|m}} high, and a smaller ball is used.<ref name=nsw-fun>{{cite web |author=NSW Department of Sport & Recreation |title=Netball |year=1997 |url=http://www.cybersydney.com.au/kids/sar/netball.html |access-date=3 March 2011 }}</ref>

Netball Australia also runs a modified game called Netta aimed at 8- to 11-year-olds.<ref name=Netball-Injury-51>{{harvnb|McGrath|Ozanne-Smith|1998|p=51}}</ref> The goal height and ball size are the same as for adults, but players rotate positions during the game, permitting each player to play each position.<ref name=Plaisted>{{cite web |last=Plaisted |first=Val |title=A comparison of the effectiveness of the modified with the traditional approach to junior netball |url=http://eprints.vu.edu.au/15665/1/Plaisted_1989compressed.pdf |year=1989 |publisher=Victoria University |access-date=4 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306222244/http://eprints.vu.edu.au/15665/1/Plaisted_1989compressed.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Netta was created to develop passing and catching skills. Its rules permit six seconds between catching and passing the ball, instead of the three seconds permitted in the adult game.<ref name=Netball-Injury-51/> Most players under 11 play this version at netball clubs.<ref name=Plaisted/>

A version called High Five Netball is promoted by the [[All England Netball Association]].<ref name=BBCSA /> It is aimed at 9- to 11-year-old girls and includes only five positions.<ref name=BBCSA>{{Cite news |author=BBC Sport Academy |title=Get playing high five netball! |publisher=BBC Sport Academy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/netball/give_it_a_go/newsid_2933000/2933617.stm |access-date=27 February 2011 |date=11 April 2003}}</ref> The players swap positions during the game.<ref name=egh5n-2010>{{cite web |author=East Grinstead High Fives Netball |url=http://www.egjnl.org.uk/High_Five.html |title=Hi-5 Information |date=17 November 2010 |access-date=4 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307110439/https://www.egjnl.org.uk/High_Five.html |archive-date=7 March 2011}}</ref> When a player is not on the court, she is expected to help the game in some other way, such as being the timekeeper or scorekeeper.<ref name=BBCSA /> High Five Netball has four six-minute quarters.<ref name=BBCSA /><ref name=egh5n-2010/>

===Walking netball ===
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Walking netball is a slower-paced version of netball designed to encourage participation by older or less fit players. The rules forbid running or jumping, and allow an extra step with the ball and 4 seconds, rather than 3, to hold the ball.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walking Netball |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/play/walking-netball/ |website=England Netball |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=kinnafick>{{cite journal |last1=Kinnafick |first1=F. E. |last2=Brinkley |first2=A. J. |last3=Bailey |first3=S. J. |last4=Adams |first4=E. J. |title=Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation |journal=International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |date=19 October 2021 |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=136 |doi=10.1186/s12966-021-01204-w |issn=1479-5868|doi-access=free |pmid=34666782 |pmc=8524399 }}</ref>