Roles & the Responsibilities of Officials in Netball Section B By Nina Fosu Roles & the Responsibilities of Officials in Netball

Introduction In this section I will be looking at the roles and responsibilities within netball.

Officials in Netball Two umpires who each take half of the court. Two scorers who keep a record of the score. A timekeeper.

Roles of the Officials in netball They each are placed on different parts of the court to the right of them, with the other following on the other side just in case she/he needs a second opinion. At further down the court they will often be the timekeeper and also might do the scores themselves, whilst as you go higher to keep from distraction, there are others on the side line their jobs is to watch for fouls, footwork and breaking the rules etc. They also tell the team who's centre it is, as in netball the centre pass alternates and is not affected by who scored last.

Roles of the Officials in netball Umpires: Enforce rules Send of players if needed Make sure the court is safe Time keeper: A time keeper tells the umpire when the game ends Half times

Responsibility of the Official in Netball The Responsibility of the official are: Be fit enough to keep up with the match Eat healthy and keep a balance diet Exercise met up with other umpires If there's any changes for example if there’s any rule changes and make fixtures.

Section A By Nina Fosu Rules & Regulation

  Introduction In this section I will be looking at the rules and regulation also in netball. Positions and play zones         GS -         1 & 2     GA -         1, 2, & 3        WA -         2 & 3     C -            2, 3 & 4     WD -         3 & 4     GD -         3, 4 & 5     GK -         4 & 5

Position Centre - Has to be very fit the role of the centre is attacking and defending the centre is allowed everywhere except semi circles. Wing Attack - Role is to get the ball into the semi circle for goal to be scored. Allowed in centre third and attacking third. Wing Defence - Role is to defend the ball from going into the semi circle so the other team can't score allowed in centre third and defending third. Goal Attack - To get the ball into the semi circle from attacking third and working with the GS to score points, allowed in centre third and attacking third & the semi circle. Goal Defence - Role is to get the ball away from semi circle , works with the GK. Allowed in centre third, defending third & semi circle. Goal Shoot - GS role is to get the ball into the hoop and score points, works with the GA. Allowed in attacking third & semi circle. Goal Keep - Main role is to block off shots from the other team, works with GD. Allowed in defending third &semi circle.

Players cannot make any physical contact. 5 Basic Rules Players cannot make any physical contact. I think this rule is good because it stops taller and bigger players using their size to unfair advantages.

Obstruction Defenders have to stand 3ft away from the player with the ball and can only try to win the ball once it has been released into the air. Players can mark other players, even when they haven’t got the ball, but any physical contact results in a penalty pass being awarded.

Ball Control When a player receives a pass they are not allowed to run with the ball or dribble with it.

Three-second rule The three second rule is so that the game is played at a fast pace, players are given only three seconds to make a pass after catching the ball.

Some of the regulation in netball are: The type of clothing you have to wear this is important in netball so they no their positions also if your going to wear things like sin pads, mouth guide etc this is so you don't get hurt and injure yourself.

Regulation 2 There can only be 7 players on the court in the match. This is because every player has a specific job. Each player is spaced across the court. Also, so that it is safe and not too crowded with a lot of players on the court. This helps the game so there is more people to pass to on your team, make the game fast and the players are more spaced out.

Regulation 3 The size of the ball can be a regulation for example a size 4 ball is used for younger players and a size 5 ball is what adults use to play. This is important so the ball is easier to catch.

Scoring System The ball gets passed down the court by a number of players and is passed to either the Goal Attack (GA) or Goal Shoot (GS) they can then throw the ball through the net and score 1 point every time the ball goes through. After it has gone through it is then taken back to the centre for a centre pass.