Concept information
Preferred term
netball
Definition
- Netball is a skillful, fast-moving, noncontact team sport mainly played by girls and women. Its origins are in the game of basketball, which was invented by lames Naismith for boys at the School for Christian Workers (later the Young Men's Christian Association or YMCA), in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Netball]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/netball
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