Average AMERICAN Reacts To 'NETBALL'!

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Today we take a look at a video highly requested by a subscriber named Dasha. I've never seen Netball before and I know pretty much nothing about the sport. I looked into some rules and am excited to learn more about this interesting sport! Thank you so much for the recommendation and I hope you enjoy the video.
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[@chloe-qs7ue]

i’m australian and this sport is huge here. almost every girl i know has played it at least once in their life. the fact that it is one of the only sports dominated by women isn’t great because that automatically means that it will be considered inferior to “men’s” sports, but it is super fun and i hope that one day soon, we’ll have a men’s league and more male players.

[@mnky_mitama]

säme

[@chuuliporbit]

i think it should stay as a women dominated sport. i live in australia too and play netball (women only) so yeah. i would hate if men played

[@chuuliporbit]

@@hayleymilner4866 no there shouldn’t. it will ruin netball. boys are always so annoying and rude to their opponents so it wouldn’t be fun.

[@the1safarilover516]

@@hayleymilner4866 it’s a woman’s dominated sport. Accept it

[@the1safarilover516]

@@hayleymilner4866 mhm but it will end bad trust me I’ve seen it.

[@cLaudSy]

When you watch it on screen it might seem that netball is easy but it’s actually harder than it looks

[@victorianjeri1000]

Bruh...

[@strawberrycowgal160]

@@victorianjeri1000 sheeeeeeeeee..... what!?

[@lambsauce8031]

@@victorianjeri1000 what? It is actually really hard to play

[@victorianjeri1000]

@@lambsauce8031 I would say it depends on who your playing with. if your a good player, you will be placed in a good team, and you will verse other good teams... that's when it really starts to get hard. vica versa

[@lambsauce8031]

@@victorianjeri1000 that’s not what I meant, it is hard to learn all the rules and positions and what to do. If you have never played before it is also hard to stop moving with the ball

[@deenoruve1542]

The best netball games to watch would be between Australia and New Zealand. The top four teams in the world are Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica. Yes you can defend- as long as you are 3feet from the opponent with the ball. There isn't a shot clock but players are only allowed to hold the ball for 3 seconds. No matter your position on the court. The shooters and the defenders are normally the tallest on the court. Some of the shooters in the elite level have been 6ft5 etc.

[@zoehunter6080]

Me too, I love watching Australia vs New Zealand

[@stevebob1695]

As an American, is it really that fun to watch? Not to be rude but I just watched an all time highlight reel and almost threw up.

[@listayngeorge6929]

You must release the ball before 3 seconds, you aren't allowed to hold it for 3

[@kuratenshi7635]

*And a player is only allowed to take up to 3 steps when holding the ball otherwise they would be blown for footwork if they take more than 3 steps.

[@user-we8ue9qy9l]

Also, you forgot both Canada & South Africa as well too of course.

[@glenchapman3899]

It is interesting to hear you say how fast New Zealand are playing. Honestly they are hardly breaking a sweat. As others have mentioned, you need to see them playing Australia. The games are so fast both countries have an arrangement they bring their own umpires, because they are the only ones who can keep up with the play

[@muzza1967]

There are 44 teams in the International Netball Federation mainly from the Commanwealth countries i.e. Australia, NZ, Canada, England, Wales, South Africa, Jamaica. There is a USA team unfortunately raked 36 out of 44.

[@br0k3ncl0ck]

Kudos for you doing a video on a predominantly female-sport! Most people wouldn't bother, but it makes me happy to see. Netball is HUGE in Australia (and NZ), almost every girl plays it at some point in their lives but there's not a massive audience like you get for sports like AFL, cricket, soccer etc. Partly because it is almost exclusively played by women/girls, but also because, IMO at least, it's not really taken too seriously as a professional sport since it is something that almost all of us play at some point. The Aust v NZ games are the best, those being the top two teams in the world, the games get super fast and intense. Zimbabwe don't really rate in the scheme of things. It's mostly Commonwealth countries who play. Also, for a non-contact sport, netball results in a lot of injuries (especially knees and ankles). Oh and yes if the GK (defender) was jumping and blocking the GS (shooter) and hits the ball away, that's legal as long as the GK stays 3ft away and doesn't coming into contact with the player. The ball is a bit smaller than a basketball, and lighter too.

[@b4bnik]

Yah but it’s trash sooo 🤷‍♂️

[@cebelihlezwane1935]

In South Africa also almost every school has netball as a sport

[@DumpsterJuice599]

@@b4bnikif you’ve played it then I completely disagree, if you haven’t played it then you can’t really have a based opinion soooo 🤷‍♀️

[@user-we8ue9qy9l]

Also that girls & women actually do play both of the rugby codes of rugby union football & rugby league football as well too of course.

[@reneepope-munro8115]

Oh you should DEF react to some of the crazy overtime finals matches in either the Commonwealth Games or the Netball World Cup between Australia and New Zealand. What an epic rivalry. Go Diamonds!

[@Monique-ps9zv]

its a non contact sport but sometimes when youre waiting for a pass or gettinf ready to defend, it can get pretty agressive... i miss sending elbows to the gut 😂

[@ThatguyPurps]

In yr8 we got a team full of footy players... had a 2 week intensive training course and went to compete in the State wide school competition haha We came 2nd 🤣 Mixed netball in recreation leagues after work are way more compeditive than they should be, but good fun.

[@rongt859]

A game thats only turned professional in Australa , New Zealand and England , with super leagues , these 3 counties tend to dominate the rest of the world , all british commonwealth countries play , like cricket , thats why it is played in the commenwealth games as well as a world cup , Australia and New Zealand games are full on both winning world cups by only 1 point Its a great game to learn positional play , a lot of ankle injuries though

[@emespre]

And knee injuries!

[@Grogu-485]

Jamaica is a good team as well

[@TheAndymuns]

Netball is mainly played in Commonwealth Countries with some countries like the Netherlands and the USA that are world team competitions.

[@mdwquiz]

Alonzo Bodden, the American standup comedian was doing a set at Fox Studios in Sydney, and was conversing with a tall, athletic woman in the audience and flat out didn't believe her when she said she was a professional netball player. He thought the whole audience was messing with him - Yeah mate, Netball. Its a real thing.

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

Thank you, very entertaining. Netball is possibly the most underrated team sport, closely followed by hockey (no prefix, I refuse to call it field hockey). We used to be able to watch Kabaddi on terrestrial TV now I have to go online. Hockey and Kabaddi might be worth looking into, personally I think they're great team sports. Of course football (the one using the foot most of the time), is the greatest.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

The Indian Pro Kabaddi League looks really popular.

[@oxikons__sinsxo1330]

Netball is great to play if you have competition in my opinion . As someone ( a women ) who grew up playing all sorts of sport from Netball to Baseball, Rugby League, Touch, Volleyball and Swimming/Athletics. Netball is definitely a sport a lot of people underestimate if they don’t get the rules down pack and are only use to playing at like in-house/school level games( I played indoor states and national for Australia back in my teens and early 20’s, which honestly was only 5 years ago but I’m no longer fit to play at those levels anymore due to a knee injury, which are very common in Netball ). I still play it just for fun now for in-house but it ain’t really the same as playing to actually achieve something on a bigger scale

[@ricksmith9177]

Definitely watch a game between Australia and New Zealand. It’s one of the fiercest rivalries in world sport,ever with matches often going down to the wire. Two of the best games ever are the 1999 semi final between NZ and Jamaica and then the 1999 final between NZ and Aus

[@ianbrown5282]

Nice new setup. Love how you keep looking at all different sports .👍😀🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

I'm a guy that's played footy, basketball, cricket at a decent level and mucked around with both rugby's and NFL. The worst injuries I've ever had were playing mixed netball for fun. Bitches be psychotic.

[@kiarahunter7064]

I am a defender in netball and you have to be 3 feet away from the person otherwise you are called for obstruction, you are allowed to put your hands up

[@liamcaffrey1741]

GK Goal Keeper GD Goal Defence WD Wing Defence C Centre WA Wing Attack GA Goal Attack GS Goal Shooter Each player has certain areas on court where she can and cannot go. No two positions are the same.

[@stephenchigwidden7504]

It's a pitty you couldn't find a game from the Australian competition as most of the teams are more evenly matched and it's more exciting but it's a fast exciting game

[@inserthomicidehere]

It’s played by a lot of countries that are also playing things like rugby like New Zealand, Australia, England etc and then most of those countries have their own leagues within the country. For example Australia has the Suncorp super netball league which has 8 teams. Definitely try to find an Australia vs New Zealand game, they’re the best teams in the world and often play each other thanks to our close proximity!

[@chehancock4485]

Fun fact: the difference between an umpire and a referee is that a referee conducts the game while in the “field of play”, whereas an umpire conducts the game while outside the field of play. Hence why netball has umpires, while rugby has referees…

[@user-we8ue9qy9l]

Also in Australian (Aussie) Rules (AFL Australian Football League) is they DON'T have a Referee at all but actually instead an Umpire as well too which means that Australian Rules is the only Football Code that has an Umpire but (NO) Referee at all out of the other very different Football Codes & yes Football (Soccer) do have Referees as well too exactly same as both of the Rugby Codes of both Rugby Union Football & Rugby League Football of course.

[@DumpsterJuice599]

Finally someone who looks at the basics before watching netball 💀

[@millie9870]

aussie here - i just got back from my game aha. it seems straight forward and sometimes not as exciting as say basketball, but it’s difficult, takes a lot of practice but it’s incredibly rewarding

[@Lizzie-ob6nx]

I would say you should react to rounders it’s like dangerous mix of cricket and baseball. There’s no protection ever and the bat is small. Sadly there’s no competitions of it because it didn’t really get that far outside of the Uk bit everyone here loves it and it’s all we want to do in pe

[@jakegargiulo5101]

HAHAHA the comment that requested this is hilarious 😂 Yeah you're right about the ball. It's more like a volleyball, but denser and heavier. Lighter than a basketball though. Kinda like a soccer ball with grip on it.

[@dashataylor8133]

Omg lmao he chose that one out of all the others I did 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

[@jakegargiulo5101]

@@dashataylor8133 HAHA, heyyy it's youuu!

[@dashataylor8133]

@@jakegargiulo5101 yeah lmao

[@victorianjeri1000]

I wanna see more people who don't know netball to react to netball :) Thanks!

[@the_lomax]

These Ladies make our rugby players like short. I use to be a bartender in some swanky bars in Auckland NZ, When you see the rugby players walk in they are units then you see the netball players walk in they are pure Amazons towering above everyone.

[@jessicawalsh584]

the US does have a netball team but they may have not have qualified for the world cup. to get into the world cup tournament there are qualifiers of each continent

[@al6491]

Netball is played competitively by over 20 million people in 80 countries. Australia and New Zealand are the top countries. The USA is rated at #37!

[@matthewvali3484]

A netball, is comparable to the size of a soccer ball, so officially size 5. Much smaller than a basketball

[@kodiefulker4160]

Watch some Suncorp super netball games. It’s so underrated

[@aussiebornandbred]

Gday mate, have a look at camp drafting, its a horse sport, with cattle ,with only one competitor on the course at once, its a timed event, and as far as i know its only" played " in rural Australia , many of the townies have probably never even heard of it, but its a big sport in the bush

[@naylak5694]

You should definitely watch a game of Australia and New Zealand, very interesting to watch. Also the netball looks kinda like a volleyball but is very similar to a basketball.

[@gemmagreen1363]

Yes you can put your hands up but you have to be within 3 feet away if you are not that will be contact

[@karenc9079]

The ball is like a volleyball in size but is not as smooth. It is also a bit heavier but not as heavy or bouncy as a basketball.

[@cliffclairespicyreviews3502]

This is in every hood no backboard goal.

[@macgibbon]

Would be pretty hard for you to find, but the Silver Ferns are playing the New Zealand Men's team next week. The shooter on the men's team is over 7 feet. The Fast 7 might be a bit better to check out, there's a few different rules, like they can take shots outside the circle and stuff.

[@visiquesolomua4325]

NZ and Australia are the best games to watch. React to Maria Folau fast 5 highlights she's netballs best long range shooter 👌.

[@jamieapulu8944]

U say it girl

[@Deano12345ist]

It is pretty much like you described it at the start dude. Imagine Basketball with no dribbling (which makes your passing skills way more valuable) and only 2 people who can shoot. Goal Attack GA and Goal shooter GS and no backboard. Every shot basically needs to be 'nothin' but net'!

[@bernard2735]

Have you done Sepak takraw? Its like volleyball, but you use your feet (so it's also called kick volleyball).

[@jazzbarker9514]

Yes, the USA has a team in the world cup!

[@roxyc5345]

Menke, you really, really need to watch diamonds v ferns and be invested in one of the teams....this match here is like watching training drills, smallest player in Aus league is 5'5 and tallest is around 6'4. Yes, US does have teams - your not very good YET

[@Swishyone]

"it might be hard to score without a backboard" ***Insert Folau***

[@marvinmartinsYT]

The letters on there uniforms tell you their position. GA goal attack C centre. Can’t remember the rest lol been a while.

[@tanyapipicelli2339]

Netball is an awesome sport...love watching OZ and NZ 😊

[@pg1019]

can you react to v8 supercars and also australias deadliest animals (that guy was the same game who made the bird song)

[@matted781]

im the guilty one , my sister forced me play netball to avoid her team to forfeit. the next week at school was unbearable. not a good idea in the 70's. however, well done in reacting to netball very much but of the culture in Australia and New Zealand.

[@wallywombat164]

G'day mate, have a look at ' State of origin staple gun '. You may enjoy. Oh, it's rugby league by the way.

[@zoehunter6080]

You can defend, but cannot touch the ball while the opposition has it and you have to be 3 feet away.

[@waxlynthesain3358]

You should check out The Rules of Netball Explained. It'll explain some of the rules that you're confused about.

[@matthewvali3484]

So essentially, the ball has to be played within three seconds after it is in the possession of a player

[@maddisonluangaphay3376]

YOU should watch Australia vs New Zealand it is very physical and you will probably won't believe how physical it is.

[@joshfrederick5059]

Men play it too. I started in 1986 in Primary school and was the only male, but now we have mens leagues and mixed leagues. The women are the pros though and ‘mixed gender' and ‘mens' has yet to be added to The Commonwealth Games. In Mixed you can only have 3 men and there must be a male in each third. e.g you could not have 2 male shooters. The rules and the flow of this game make it the best team sport ever. The 7 of you work constantly for the ball, looking for the gaps. There is no room for heroes the team works together.

[@johnfogarty4588]

Suncorp super netball grand final on this Sunday. Come on VIXENS

[@dashataylor8133]

YEAHHHHHHHH GO VIXENS

[@jakerees3452]

Netball is a sport I was forced to play in school sport's all the time, even though only the girls would enjoy it.

[@rickybuhl3176]

Every week the newly formed basketball team would have to play the girls' netball team. They were District/County winners and runners for National Champions. We were not. We didn't have enough players to make up a team for the first year and a half. I don't think my ego ever recovered.

[@LVTY_1191]

You can defend the ball but must be 3 feet from the shooter or midcourt. 1 point per shoot, 15 min quarters, 4 quarters. You only have 3 secs to hold the ball.

[@Monique-ps9zv]

i hated being Goal Shooter (GS) aha the one time i played it was terrible and we most definitely lost... I’m good to stick yo my Wing Defence (WD) and Centre (C)

[@paikeagaras324]

Soooo as a netball player I got a little mad when he said netball and basketball are the same 😑

[@paikeagaras324]

They are not the sameeeee👿😡😡😡

[@MrPeteybelljr]

its a combination of AFL, handball and basketball

[@ayah.l4926]

im from New Zealand and we love netball same with Australia the top 4 teams in netball are Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica

[@user-we8ue9qy9l]

Also, you forgot to mention that both Canada & South Africa also both (2 Two) Very Good Teams & they can be the top teams as well too of course.

[@panagaeajurassic7949]

Please react to handball EHF Champions League. It's just starting and I reckon you'd love it!!!!

[@sarahhutton2220]

yes u r allowed to defend and wave infront while a person is shooting. Another thing once you have landed with the ball in your hand you can only move the foot you have landed on sooo basically its not like basketball where u can move with the ball. Actually if you move with the ball in your hand its could a 'foot fault' or 'stepping' and then the ball will go to the other team. Oh and one more thing😂u are allowed to catch the ball out of the air it's called an 'intercept' but players must be 3feet away from eachother and not because of covid😂😂 that's just the rules otherwise it's called 'obstruction' and if you knock someone or push someone it's called 'contact'.

[@sassybdassi6686]

i'm not sure how many national teams there are but this is not the regular league, as it's an international thing. All I know is the Australian league (The best team n the world = Australia, strongly trailed by New Zealand). You should watch an Aus vs. NZ game, that'd be intense

[@petermizon4344]

It is a game that is bit like basketball and prob taken from netball and modified as american football

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

You are right. It was. Basketball was copied and modified. That was originally called women's basketball, but was eventually renamed netball. It is designed for girls to play, because girls generally enjoy a sport with less contact than men's sports. It is also more versatile than basketball. All you need is some ground and a couple of nets. In Africa and India it is generally played outside on grass or dirt.

[@AceOfHerts]

Not really a league as the name implies World Cup, there is the Netball Super League in England

[@shaneo9335]

Netball is really fun i played at least 45 or 50 times

[@Grogu-485]

The ball is closer to a vallyball.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

It’s Australia’s largest women’s sport. It’s huge here.

[@dannylukic6536]

That would be football/soccer in terms of female participation.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

@@dannylukic6536 Dude. My dude. There at least 50 netball teams on the Gold Coast alone. There are exactly two major football clubs and three minor teams. And a league of 8 teams. Soccer is far worse. And I’m not counting schools either.

[@hayleymilner4866]

Please do rugby if you have not already

[@listayngeorge6929]

This is nothing compared to NZ and Australia games

[@feeceejenny5067]

Please react to fast5 netball also

[@listayngeorge6929]

You can reject the ball on its upward trajectory

[@PaulA-bv1rt]

Netball..Hot chicks.

[@Kodiak1234]

Netball players are more glamorous than women’s basketball players, lol. In America the hot chicks become cheerleaders, in Australia they become netball players 🐨

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@Kodiak1234 volleyball players are also hot. I like women's basketball but the kit is so ugly and the women are generally very plain.

[@jack66633399]

react to international rules football

[@user-rn7wc8ok7p]

Hi something I have noticed about netball it's more complicated than basketball let me tell right now I've played netball for 7 years now and basketball 2 years and there's less rules in basketball than netball . I MEAN SERIOUSLY EVERY TWO MINUTES THERE'S A WHISTLE IN UR EAR

[@listayngeorge6929]

Men play as well..

[@sassybdassi6686]

they're umpires and it's a goal

[@rammanrai2899]

Lol..you NEARLY have obvious laws down. 1 pt per goal. Can not hit the ball out of holders hand. Can BLOCK the shot AFTER it leaves the players hand. Can WAVE your hands to block a passs PROVIDED you are 3ft away from the HOLDER. Inside that distance you commit the offence of OVER DEFENDING. Lot more rules but those are basic. Average size player would hopefully be 6ft to 6ft 6. New Zealand ALWAYS RANK TOP 3. No USA team. Awesome watch. Much love keep it going.

[@steveskrobot9496]

Its weird, because you cant run with the ball, where you catch the ball, is where you stay and pass it!! goals are 1 point, except from outside the arc is 2 pointer.

[@mkely9032]

2 points is an introduced rules that is not standard.

[@arohap6041]

The 2 score point is only in 6 aside I believe or 5 where you can shoot from outside the circle Definitely not 7, that is strictly 1 point a score since your only allowed to make a shot with in the half circle

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@arohap6041 In Suncorp Super Netball there is a 2 point shot line. It was only introduced last season.

[@mnky_mitama]

brö hį ïm ñēw

[@lavenderdreams2034]

wait. Americans don't play netball???? mind blown

[@sassybdassi6686]

lol i don't think america has a team

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

American has a team but they never qualify for the World Cup because Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados all have pretty good teams. USA team is not on that level unfortunately. They are kind of third tier.

[@sassybdassi6686]

@@chesterdonnelly1212 aww poor America. That's so cool though I didn't even know it was played at all in USA. Also, I'm an Aussie and life-long netball player / fan so I can tell you that the Australian team is the best in the world, followed by New Zealand (though they will tell you they are the best), then England, Jamaica, South Africa and so on (these are normally the top 5 teams)

[@callig7642]

Only commonwealth countries play netball or most of them do

[@listayngeorge6929]

The same guy who invented basketball(which was for men only) invented netball for women to play.. the Commonwealth countries adopted it .. the US play now but have far to go.. The commentators are ex players..

[@gavinholt5428]

There are really only 2 teams Australia and New Zealand. We are 95 percent of the time 1 and 2. As with many sports we have a great rivalry.

[@Kodiak1234]

(Except when England won the commonwealth games)

[@gavinholt5428]

@@Kodiak1234 Lol ! I keep thinking of our rivalry only in the ashes. But quite right you put us both in our place every now and then👍😀

[@Kodiak1234]

Gavin Holt haha, I’m Australian...... 🦘

[@gavinholt5428]

@@Kodiak1234 Ha ha Love it !!

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@gavinholt5428 I'm English. Netball is popular here but the Australia vs New Zealand rivalry is the best. I'm a bit envious. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all improving but they are no match for England.

[@tangles01]

Hate to break ti to you, but you won't get the 100k Indians watching this one like the cricket vids. Maybe a few asking for Bobs and Vagnine, but not many.

[@ismaelfreytes1106]

I prefer watching WNBA than netball

[@DumpsterJuice599]

good for you