Q:
What size is a Netball Ring?
A: Official size is 38cm diameter and placed 3.05m off the
ground.
Q: What are the measurements
of a netball court?
A: The netball court is 30.5m (100ft) long and 15.25m (50ft)
wide with a 3.05m clear run off space outside each side
line and goal line. The goal circle is a semi-circle with
a radius of 4.9m (16ft) and the centre circle is 0.9m (3ft)
in diameter.
Q: What is the name of the
South African Netball Team?
A: They do not have a nickname and are simply called the
South African Netball Team.
Q: Is netball an Olympic
sport?
Netball is an Olympic Sport, however the sport of netball
is not included in the summer Olympics program. IFNA is
a member of the International Olympic Committee. Netball
was on the Commonwealth Games program as a demonstration
sport in 1990 and became apart of the Commonwealth Games
Program in 1998 .
Q: How much are netballers
paid?
A: All netballers at the elite level in South Africa hold
either full time or part time jobs as netball is not yet
in a position to pay their players professionally.
Q: What are the current World
rankings?
- 1 New Zealand
- 2 Australia
- 3 Jamaica
- 4 England
- 5 South Africa
- 6 Samoa
- 7 Barbados
- 8 Fiji
- 9 USA
- 10 Trinidad & Tobago
- 11 Cook Island
- 12 Niue
- 13 St Vincent & Grenadines
- 14 Wales
- 15 St Lucia
- 16 Scotland
- 17 Antigua & Barbuda
- 18 Sri Lanka
- 19 Northern Ireland
- 20 Grenada
- 21 Bermuda
- 22 Canada
- 23 Hong Kong
- 24 Cayman Islands
Q: I have more questions,
can I talk with someone?
A: Please contact us on our main number (012) 344 5971.
Our office hours are from 08:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
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