This is a summary of the general positions and rules of netball.

POSITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Each position has a main role to play:

GS  - To score goals and to work in and around the circle with the GA
 
GA  - To feed and work with GS and to score goals
 
WA - To feed the circle players giving them shooting opportunities
 
C    - To take the Centre Pass and to link the defence and the attack
 
WD - To look for interceptions and to prevent the WA from feeding the
         circle
 
GD -  To win the ball and reduce the effectiveness of the GA
 
GK -  To work with the GD and to prevent the GS from scoring goals

 

PLAYING POSITIONS

Each playing position has a specific area of the court in which to play:

     

COURT AREAS

Offside - Player moving out of own area, with or without ball (on a line counts as within either area)

Over a Third - Ball may not be thrown over two transverse lines without being touched

Out of Court - Ball is out of court when it contacts anything outside the court area (not the goalpost).  The ball is returned into play by a Throw-In taken from a point outside the line where the ball left the court.  The player stands with foot close to the line, and the ball must be thrown onto the court within three seconds.