Answer: 10
Five teams from Australia (Adelaide Thunderbirds, Melbourne Vixens, NSW Swifts, Queensland Firebirds and West Coast Fever) and five teams from New Zealand (Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) competed each year in the championship.
From Quiz: Trans Tasman Netball ANZ Championship
Answer: Eastbourne, England (1963)
The first Netball World Championships was contested by 11 teams when Australia beat New Zealand 37-36 in the title decider, with hosts England coming in third.
From Quiz: International Netball
Answer: USA
In 1891, James Naismith invented basketball as a way to keep young men at the School for Christian Workers (YMCA) occupied. Women's indoor basketball followed, but within a few years dribbling ceased to exist in the women's game. The game moved outdoors onto grass, the court was divided into three zones, and the baskets were replaced by rings with a net. By the time the first set of codified rules were published in 1900, the game had become "netball". The rules were standardised internationally in 1960.
From Quiz: History of Netball
Answer: 5
There are only 5 positions that can legally go into the center third. They are Centre, Wing Attack, Wing Defence, Goal Attack, and Goal Defense.
From Quiz: Netball Mania
Answer: 2009
Prior to the announcement of the competition, England netball junior and senior squads trialed the new rules for a year. The competition was designed to take place annually over a three-day period in October.
From Quiz: World Series Netball
Answer: 3 seconds
You can only hold the ball for 3 seconds because once you have reached over 3 seconds it is then a 'held ball' violation.
From Quiz: Netball Rules
Answer: The umpire blows a whistle
After the umpire blows their whistle, the centre will pass the ball.
From Quiz: Netball Rules
Answer: 7
Goal Keeper, Goal Defense, Wing Defense, Center, Wing Attack, Goal Attack and Goal Shooter are the seven positions.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: Thirds
A netball court is divided into thirds, the center third and the two goal thirds.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: 1985
It started out as the Esso Super League. Prior to this there was an inter-state competition, which started in 1924 (state vs. state national carnival, not club vs. club national comp.).
From Quiz: Australian Netball
Answer: Size 5
Most netballs are made of rubber or leather.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: Goal Shooter & Goal Attack
These two positions have to be in the circle before they start to shoot.
From Quiz: Netball Basics
Answer: 3
Minis players may hold it for 6 seconds, but once you get up to competition level, you may only hold it for 3 seconds.
From Quiz: Netball - The Game
Answer: Melbourne Phoenix
The Phoenix beat the Thunderbirds in a thrilling grand final.
From Quiz: How About Netball?
Answer: Sharelle McMahon
The Aussie's beat the Silver Ferns in a thriller, 42-41.
From Quiz: Netball For You
Answer: 14
There are 7 players on the court for each team which are: C, GS, GA, GD, GK, WD and WA.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: 7
There are GS, GA, WA, C, WD, GD, and GK being, respectively, Goal Shooter, Goal Attack, Wing Attack, Centre, Wing Defence, Goal Defence, and Goal Keeper.
From Quiz: Netball Basics
Answer: Irene van Dyk
From Quiz: For All Netballers
Answer: 14
Teams from the same country played each other twice and teams from the opposing country were only played against once. This meant the five Australian teams played each other twice and they played the New Zealand based teams once and vice versa. Each team also had a bye in the regular season so this amounted to 14 rounds in the regular season (although each team plays only 13 regular season matches).
From Quiz: Trans Tasman Netball ANZ Championship
Answer: Play continues until a team has a two-goal advantage
After extra time ends and scores are still tied, time is signaled (with no stoppage or change of goal ends) and play is continuous until a team has a two-goal advantage. Only in the World Netball Innovation Series Finals if teams are tied, does a penalty shootout take place.
From Quiz: International Netball
Answer: England
From Madame Ostenburg's College, the game of netball quickly spread throughout Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Jamaica.
Broomsticks were used as goalposts and wet paper bags for baskets. Netball was also played on grass.
From Quiz: History of Netball
Answer: White
As an umpire you have to look different from the players, otherwise the players can get confused as to whose on their team. If the teams wear a fully white uniform, the umpires are supposed to wear a different colour.
From Quiz: Netball Mania
Answer: Manchester
A large indoor arena was built in Manchester to support the city's bids to host the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000. It can seat up to 23,000 in an American-style layout with two tiers of 360 degree seating. It plays host to musical and sporting events. The Manchester Evening News began to sponsor the arena in 1998, and it became known as the MEN Arena.
From Quiz: World Series Netball
Answer: The ball is taken back to the centre
The umpire will hand the ball to the opposite team if the ball is shot, missed and goes off court without being touched, and the player will have a free pass.
From Quiz: Netball Rules
Answer: 14
There are 7 players in each team on the court so there would be 14 in total.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: Adelaide Thunderbirds
They won back-to-back premierships.
From Quiz: Australian Netball
Answer: Every 4 years
Just like the Olympics, the Netball World Championships are held every 4 years, and just like the Olympics, some of the world's finest athletes come together to compete.
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: Centre
Centre also start off with the ball at the centre throw in.
From Quiz: Netball Basics
Answer: 3
These 3 seconds sometimes feel a lot less when you're playing.
From Quiz: Basics of Netball
Answer: white
In some areas, they will let you wear your club uniform, if say you also play for the club as well as the umpire, but at high levels, umpires must wear all white.
From Quiz: Netball - The Game
Answer: 7
There are more than 7 players on a team, but only 7 from each team can play at any one time.
From Quiz: How About Netball?
Answer: Melbourne Phoenix
Melbourne Phoenix beat Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Grandfinal.
From Quiz: Netball For You
Answer: GS and GA
From Quiz: Netball
Answer: NSW Swifts
NSW Swifts beat the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic by 65-56 points. They also played each other in the major semi-final in the first week of the finals series after the Magic and Swifts finished first and second on the ladder after the regular season. This was a much closer game with the Swifts winning 57-56 and earning themselves a place in the Grand Final.
From Quiz: Trans Tasman Netball ANZ Championship
Answer: 2008
Following the trend of the women's basketball team the Opals, netball Australia made the announcement in 2008 describing it as a milestone event in the 80-year history of the sport in Australia. Other team names include Jamaica Sunshine Girls, New Zealand Silver Ferns, Malawi Queens, and Trinidad & Tobago Calypso Girls.
From Quiz: International Netball
Answer: Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball was formed in Sri Lanka as the result of a meeting between England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and The West Indies in an attempt to standardize the rules of the sport. At this meeting, it was also decided to hold World Championships every four years.
From Quiz: History of Netball
Answer: All these
The ball must completely pass through the goal ring before time is called for it to be counted as a scoring shot. The only exception to this is when a penalty has been awarded as time is called. In this case, any successful goal attempt is added to the score.
From Quiz: Rules of Netball
Answer: Contact
You are not allowed to bump into another player as this is a non-contact sport. If you do, possession will be given to the opposing team. The opposing team must pass the ball where the contact was done and the contacter has to stand beside them until the ball is thrown.
From Quiz: Netball Mania
Answer: Six
According to the rules, in the first stage of the competition each team plays each other team once. The four teams at the top of the rankings go forward to the next stage where the team in 1st position plays the team in 4th, and the team in 2nd position plays the team in 3rd. The winners of these two matches face each other in the final.
From Quiz: World Series Netball
Answer: Only someone on the court
Anyone on the floor including the umpires may call time.
From Quiz: Netball Rules