World Netball

The umpire may apply advantage if penalising an infringement would penalise the non-offending team — the umpire calls "Advantage" and play continues. The 2024 Edition refined the wording around when advantage may be applied.

Each team has a designated captain who represents the team in dealings with the umpires and may request clarification of an umpire's ruling at the next available stoppage. The captain wears a captain's armband.

The match begins with a centre pass taken by the Centre of one team standing wholly within the centre circle; Centre passes alternate between the two teams thereafter, regardless of which team scored the previous goal; The centre pass must be received in the centre third

Coaches, team officials, and substitute players occupy the team bench, located along one sideline outside the runoff. Coaching is permitted from the bench only during permitted breaks and must not interfere with on-court play.

World Netball follows the World Rugby/IOC consensus on concussion in sport: any player with a suspected concussion is removed from play and is subject to a graduated return-to-play assessment before being cleared for subsequent training and compet...

Contact: Contact with an opponent that interferes with their play is an infringement, penalised by a penalty pass to the contacted player from where the contact occurred; Obstruction: A defending player must be at least 0.9 m (3 ft) from the landed foot of the player in possession before extendin...

The 3.05 m runoff around the court must be clear of obstacles; players regularly leave the court at high speed pursuing the ball; Goalposts must be padded to a minimum height of 2 m; The court surface must be firm and even; wet patches and debris must be cleared before play resumes

Length: 30.5 m (100 ft) measured between the goal lines; Width: 15.25 m (50 ft) measured between the sidelines; Court is divided lengthwise into three equal thirds by two transverse lines: defensive third, centre third, attacking third (orientations relative to each team)

Goal lines (end lines) at each end of the court; Sidelines along each long edge; Two transverse third-lines dividing the court into three equal thirds

Caution: Verbal warning to a player for unsporting conduct; Suspension: A player may be suspended from the match for a defined period (typically 2 minutes) for repeated unsporting conduct or a serious infringement; the team plays short during the suspension; Ordering off: A player ordered off tak...