It emphasizes fun and enjoyment for children in competitive situations. It has altered aspects of the parent sports to achieve stability, such as the size, weight or style of the equipment, playing area and time of the game and length of the season. Modified sports is important for children as they are not physically or as emotionally mature as adults. Modified sports enable children to more quickly develop the skills required to play adult sports. For example, Netball has 4 matches every 15 minute quarters, the goal post is 10 feet in height, the time to pass the ball is up to three seconds and a player who obstructs or is in the way of a player from the opposite team must stand out of play whilst the penalty pass or shot is taken whereas in Netta Netball it has 4 matches every 10 minute quarters, the goal post is only 8 feet in height to enhance the chance of successful shooting, the time to pass the ball is up to six seconds long and a player who contacts or is in the way will not be stood out of play. The referee will then blow the whistle to notify that there has been an infringement but will still allow the player to continue after a brief clarification. The Netta Netball rules promotes safe participation for children as they allow for more regular breaks due to a child’s different thermoregulation needs compared to an …show more content…
This is because children are continuously growing so it is important to protect them from injury to prevent further problems later in life and also modified rules are important for children due to their thermoregulations not being fully developed as yet, also to cater for children with different medical conditions such as asthma and to prevent the cause of any overuse injuries such as sprains or