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The netball court is 30.5 metres (100 ft) long, 15.25 metres (50.0 ft) wide, and divided lengthwise into thirds. The ball is usually made of leather or rubber, measures 680 to 710 millimetres (27 to 28 in) in circumference (≈22 centimetres (8.7 in) in diameter), and weighs 397 to 454 grams (14.0 to 16.0 oz).
Description: Netball court diagram: Date: Created July 22, 2003; modified April 7, 2008. Source: Original version was created with Sodipodi and placed in the public domain by Robert Merkel.
Description: Netball court diagram: Date: Created July 22, 2003; modified February 29, 2008. Source: Original version was created with Sodipodi and placed in the public domain by Robert Merkel.
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The two lines dividing the court into thirds are called "transverse lines". [5] [6] Court markings are no more than 50 millimetres (2 in) wide. [5] [7] The court is divided into thirds which regulate where individuals of each position are allowed to move. [5] A 0.9-metre (3 ft)-diameter "centre circle" is located in the centre of the court.
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The history of South Africa's netball involvement mirrors that of other sports played in the country like the rugby union. [14] South Africa was involved with the international netball community early in the sport's history, taking part in the 1960 meeting of Commonwealth countries in Sri Lanka to standardise the rules for the game. [5]
Naismith's original "basket ball" court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Netball traces its roots to basketball. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor working in the United States, who was trying to develop an indoor sport for his students at the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. [2]