International Rule Changes for Netball
Changes to netball rules have recently been released by Netball New Zealand. Changes are introduced as of this season. We recommend you attend any training opportunity offered by your netball centre to learn about the impact of these changes.
Rule Change document
Summary of the new changes
The biggest change to netball is to 'Rule 7' - no coaching is permitted during any stoppage by any bench team official or bench player.
To help understand this rule, see the attached scenarios from Netball New Zealand.
NetballSmart
NetballSmart is Performance Enhancement - strategies like; conditioning, recovery, warm up, warm down, movement efficiency, hydration, nutrition, muscle balance etc
It is about emphasizing to coaches and players how much more efficient/quicker they could be by employing a good landing and take off technique. The importance of cool down and recovery to ensure good performances day after day, particularly in tournament environments.
