Netball Presentation The Jamaica Sunshine Girls History and

Netball Presentation

The Jamaica Sunshine Girls

History and Development of netball Netball started being played in schools in 1909. In 1959, the Jamaica Netball Association was formed and affiliated with the West Indies Netball Board. A team representing Jamaica was invited to compete at the West Indies Tournament held in August that year in Montserrat. Since their first international game in 1959, the Sunshine Girls have participated in every World Netball Championship, finishing no lower than sixth. Jamaica placed

History Cont’d third in three World Championships in 1991, 2003 and 2007. They have played in all four Commonwealth Games netball events to date, winning a bronze medal in 2002 in Manchester and 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jamaica also won a silver medal in the inaugural World Netball Series tournament in 2009.

After failing to medal in 2011, some of the experienced players on the squad decided to take a break from the national team, while Althea Byfield chose to retire, as they had grown disgruntled with embattled coach Pitterson. Malysha Kelly & Romelda Aiken took over co-captaining duties at the 2013 Fast 5 tournament and Kelly continued to captain the team in the first half of 2014. Nicole Aiken-Pinnock took over as captain ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and also captained them at the 2015 Netball World Cup.

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Rules and Safety of Netball Since netball requires a lot of pivoting players can only take one step and have three seconds to pass. Proper stretching that focuses on the hamstrings, ankles and quads is necessary, along with some light cardio to help warm up your muscles before a game.

since netball is a fast-moving, high-cardio type of game. When in doubt, query your doctor as to whether or not netball is appropriate for you. Constantly stopping short and pivoting around could throw you off. While some physical contact is allowed in netball, it should never be purposeful or used to hurt another player. properly jump and land with soft knees is a must to prevent tears and overuse injuries.

Shoes with plenty of shock absorption can help cushion your joints when you jump and wearing braces on weak or previously injured wrists and ankles can help stabilize your joints as you play. Check to make sure the actual netball net is securely in place and use only a regulation ball, which looks more like a volleyball than a basketball.

Never play with any type of debris on the court and avoid courts that are wet, since they can become slippery and cause injury when stopping and pivoting your feet. Make sure the area around the court is cleared as well, since spectators, loose gravel or other obstacles could prove dangerous if the ball or players went out-of-bounds.

Positive, Personal and Social Behaviours of Fair play. The concept of fair play in physical education setting involves behaviours related to specific sports such as playing by the rules and showing respect to the officials. But the concept is also related to responsible co-operative behaviours such fulfilling class expectations, active participation, respecting other’s rights to learn and participate, being supportive with teammates, and expressing appreciation for opponents’ participation.

Fair competition, respect, friendship, team spirit, equality, sport without doping, respect for written and unwritten rules such as integrity, solidarity, tolerance, care, excellence and joy, are the building blocks of fair play.

Captain’s duties Ensures all fingernails of team players are acceptable for play. Ensures all team players have removed all jewellery in line with England Netball rules No jewellery can be worn covered with tape other than one gold wedding ring – Belly-button and tongue piercings must be checked for. Completes score card details, including details of any guest players, for the umpire. Controls team attitude. Controls supporters attitude. Signs scorecard at the end of the match.

Attitude Players must respect and accept the umpire’s decisions. No players should question an umpires decision during play. All players must respect each other and the opposition. Dangerous play is not permitted.

References Retrieved from: http: //whnl. org/fair-play-guide. http: //woman. thenest. com/netball-safety-rules. https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jamaica_national_netball_team.

Netball Quiz Questions and Answer Made by: Rackeisha Nesbeth Apryl Thompson Ariel Peart

Question 1 What is the name of the person who invented the game of Netball? Mark Jacob B. James Naismith C. John Hall D. Marion Goode A.

Question 2 In which year was the game of netball started in Jamaica? A. 2001 B. 1959 C. 1909 D. 1981

Question 3 How many playing positons are there in a netball game? A. 12 B. 4 C. 7 D. 10

Question 4 What was the name of the person who first captain the sunshine girls team? A. Simone Forbes B. Nadine Bryan C. Romelda Aiken D. Sasher-Gaye Henry

Question 5 In which year was Oberon Pitterson appointed new head coach for the sunshine girls. A. 2009 B. 2003 C. 2011 D. 2013

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Question 7 How many players are required to be on a team for the fixture to go ahead? A. 8 B. 9 C. 5 D. 7

Question 8 All of the following are positive personal and social behaviours that emphasise fair play except. A. Be ethical, considerate and honest in all dealings with others. B. Always play fair and within the rules. C. Always respect your opponents and officials. D. Being disrespectful to your coaches and umpires.

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