Netball in the United States is a sport which has only limited popular support. The sport is traditionally a female dominated sport. However, in the United States of America, there are few netball clubs, most play taking place between high school or college sides, almost entirely of females.
History
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
emerged from early versions of
basketball
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as a sport American females could play, as at the time women worn skirts when playing sports.
The sport is popular in
Commonwealth countries
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(stemming from the days of the
British Commonwealth
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) but has never taken hold as a mainstream sport in the United States, where it is mostly popular amongst
Caribbean
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immigrants in the country.
National Board
Netball is run in the United States by two major sports governing boards
Netball America and
United States of America Netball Association
United States of America Netball Association is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages Netball in the United States. It was created in 1992 in New York City.
As of 3 March 2019, the USA was ranked #32 out of 38 countries on th ...
.
National teams
The men's and women's national team have had limited success in international competitions.
References
{{Netball in the Americas