Kait represented the school in the netball tournament yesterday. She had a great time and did quite well. I had not seen netball played so it was learning day for me too. The game is most similiar to basketball and is a traditional girls sport in Australia, although there are increasing boys teams. There is a hoop, like basketball, but no backboard. The girls have defined positions. For example in this picture Kait was Goal Shooter (GS). Her other teammate in the photo is Wing Attack (WA). There are also positions called Goal Defense, Goal Keeper, Goal Assist, Wing Defense, and Center. The ball can only be moved by passing and only the two offensive goal positions can score. In the defense position, the opponent's feet must be 1 meter from the offense's feet--so you cannot get too close. There is much more to this game than I can describe here but the girls had a great time and it was quite fun to watch.
Here is Kait GS and her teammate GA scoring. All other players , like the Wing Attack, must stay out of the semi-circle.
Kait played Center in this game. She was responsible for throwing the ball in from a center circle to begin play. She could move all over the court --just not in the shooting semi-circle. So they are watching the offense--goal shooter, goal assist and the defense--goal keeper and goal defense under the basket.
They played 7 twenty-minute games. It was a busy day!! Kait, Emma, and Vy are in the front. Rachel, Grace, Holly, Becky, Madeline, Naimh, Carmen and Edwina is peeking over the back. All of these girls are year 5. Bronte and Ally chose not to play. I think all of the girls in Kait's class are coming over for her birthday party on July 4th--So I will have more pictures of them soon.
Kait represented the school in the netball tournament yesterday. She had a great time and did quite well. I had not seen netball played so it was learning day for me too. The game is most similiar to basketball and is a traditional girls sport in Australia, although there are increasing boys teams. There is a hoop, like basketball, but no backboard. The girls have defined positions. For example in this picture Kait was Goal Shooter (GS). Her other teammate in the photo is Wing Attack (WA). There are also positions called Goal Defense, Goal Keeper, Goal Assist, Wing Defense, and Center. The ball can only be moved by passing and only the two offensive goal positions can score. In the defense position, the opponent's feet must be 1 meter from the offense's feet--so you cannot get too close. There is much more to this game than I can describe here but the girls had a great time and it was quite fun to watch.
Here is Kait GS and her teammate GA scoring. All other players , like the Wing Attack, must stay out of the semi-circle.
Kait played Center in this game. She was responsible for throwing the ball in from a center circle to begin play. She could move all over the court --just not in the shooting semi-circle. So they are watching the offense--goal shooter, goal assist and the defense--goal keeper and goal defense under the basket.
They played 7 twenty-minute games. It was a busy day!! Kait, Emma, and Vy are in the front. Rachel, Grace, Holly, Becky, Madeline, Naimh, Carmen and Edwina is peeking over the back. All of these girls are year 5. Bronte and Ally chose not to play. I think all of the girls in Kait's class are coming over for her birthday party on July 4th--So I will have more pictures of them soon.
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