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Fast5 (originally called Fastnet) is a variation of netball featuring shortened games and goals worth multiple points. The new format was announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) (now the International Netball Federation) in 2008, and was primarily developed for a new international competition, the Fast5 Netball World Series.
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition. The competition, which began in October 2009, features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. [1] [2] The competition is contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings. [3]
22 matches are played over two days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. [4] Each team plays each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The two highest-scoring teams from this stage progress to the Grand Final while the remaining teams contest the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.
The top eight teams from the past season's Netball Superleague are all invited to participate. Each team has a ten player squad which can feature two All-Star or guest players. The tournament features five-a-side teams and 12-minute matches. It also features multiple point shots, unlimited roll on-roll-off substitutions and double point power ...
18 matches are played over two days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. Each team plays each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The two highest-scoring teams from this stage progress to the Grand Final while the remaining teams contest the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.
18 matches were played over two days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The two highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the Grand Final while the remaining teams contested the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.
The 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 11th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia , England , Jamaica , Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2023, at Christchurch 's Wolfbrook Arena .
Netball is played on either a hard or soft court with scoring hoops or "rings" at both ends. The court is slightly larger than a basketball court, being 30.5 metres (100 ft) long and 15.25 metres (50.0 ft) wide. [5] [6] The longer sides are called "side lines" and the shorter sides are called "goal lines" or "back lines". [5]