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==International Competition==

==International Competition==

Unquestionably, the two top netball playing nations have been Australia and New Zealand.  They are the only two nations to have won the Netball World Championships outright, and neither team has lost to any other team since 1995.  Other nations that play and have enjoyed a modicum of success include [[England]], [[South Africa]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].  The game has been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998.  Although the game has been nominally professional since the early 1980's, its first significant steps toward professionalism occurred with the introduction of the Trans-Tasman ANZ Cup, which is played for between 5 franchises in each of Australia and New Zealand.

Unquestionably, the two top netball playing nations have been Australia and New Zealand.  They are the only two nations to have won the Netball World Championships outright, and neither team has lost to any other team since 1995.  Other nations that play and have enjoyed a modicum of success include [[England]], [[South Africa]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].  The game has been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998.  Although the game has been nominally professional since the early 1980s, its first significant steps toward professionalism occurred with the introduction of the Trans-Tasman ANZ Cup, which is played for between 5 franchises in each of Australia and New Zealand.

==Rules==

==Rules==

A netball court is 50 feet wide and 100 feet long and is divided into three zones.  Hoops and nets are placed 10 feet above the court without backboards, and there is a 16 foot radius shooting circle around each goal. At any time, seven players are allowed on the court for each team, and each player is declared to have a specific position. Each player wears a bib which shows an abbreviation of his or her position. The seven positions are Goal Keep (GK), Goal Defence (GD), Wing Defence (WD), Center (C), Wing Attack (WA), Goal Attack (GA) and Goal Shoot (GS). The rules do not allow players with the ball to move. The ball is advanced toward the goals by passing from player to player. Because running and dribbling was considered unladylike by Victorian England, the rules limit the movement of each player and the ball advances toward the goals by passing. To keep the players spread out over the court, the rules limit where each player may go during the game.

A netball court is 50 feet wide and 100 feet long and is divided into three zones.  Hoops and nets are placed 10 feet above the court without backboards, and there is a 16-foot radius shooting circle around each goal. At any time, seven players are allowed on the court for each team, and each player is declared to have a specific position. Each player wears a bib which shows an abbreviation of his or her position. The seven positions are Goal Keep (GK), Goal Defence (GD), Wing Defence (WD), Center (C), Wing Attack (WA), Goal Attack (GA) and Goal Shoot (GS). The rules do not allow players with the ball to move. The ball is advanced toward the goals by passing from player to player. Because running and dribbling was considered unladylike by Victorian England, the rules limit the movement of each player and the ball advances toward the goals by passing. To keep the players spread out over the court, the rules limit where each player may go during the game.

==Positions and Designated Zones==

==Positions and Designated Zones==