| Netball developed as an off-shoot of American Basketball. The sport quickly spread to England and by 1897, young ladies were playing the game on grass courts. In 1898, some changes were made to basketball and the origins of netball as we know it materialised. Some of these first changes are still used in the modern game. The name basketball was used because the original goal rings were actually like "baskets" only open at one end. This meant that the poor umpire had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball after each goal.
The top netball nations are Australia, New Zealand, England, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago. Australia has won 8 of the 10 World Championships since 1960 and is currently ranked No. 1 in the world.
The Netball Section is associated with the Netball Association of Singapore. With teams in the National League Division 2 & 3, the girls are looking to move up the divisions as they progress. The Netball Section organizes its annual SRC Schools Netball Carnival to bring awareness and enhance the competitive levels of the sport to the schools.
Convenor: Ms Jesire Chai
For more information about joining the netball section,
please contact Sarinah Johor at 6430-7564 or email at
sarinah.sports@src.org.sg
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