The history of netball reaches back to 1891, where it was originally a form of basketball. From the very first game of netball in England in 1895, to when it was introduced in the Commonwealth Games 103 years later, Grassroots netball has come a long way. Yet it still remains a fairly amateur game.
Early History:
In 1891, Springfield of massachusetts, a man called James Naismith invented an indoor game for “high spirited” young men at the School for Christian Workers, now known as the YMCA. A year later the sport was altered for women as part of a bid to progress women’s participation in sport, and so formed women’s basketball. Different variations of the sport then began to arise across United States and England an entirely new sport was