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Netball Rules and Positions | How to Play Netball
Getting into netball for the first time or coming back to the court and need a refresher? Check out our beginner’s guide to netball rules and positions.
Terms in bold are defined in the netball glossary at the end of this page.
Netball Positions
In a standard game of netball, a team has 7 players on court at one time.
They take up the following positions:
| Goal Keeper | Allowed in the defensive goal third and shooting circle |
| Goal Defence | Allowed in the defensive and centre thirds, and the shooting circle |
| Wing Defence | Allowed in the defensive and centre thirds, but not the shooting circle |
| Centre | Allowed in all thirds, but not in either shooting circle |
| Wing Attack | Allowed in the attacking and centre thirds, but not the shooting circle |
| Goal Attack | Allowed in the attacking and centre thirds, and the shooting circle |
| Goal Shooter | Allowed in the attacking goal third and shooting circle |
See how they line up and which areas of the court each position is allowed t
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