Netball is a non-contact team sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. It is usually known as a women's sport. It was originally known in its country of origin, the United States, as "women's basketball".
Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer,[1] a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now the pre-eminent women's team sport (both as a spectator and participant sport) in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Over 20 million people play netball in more than 70 countries.
(Source: Wikipedia contributors, "
Netball," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,(accessed November 26, 2008).)
