Walking netball explained

Walking netball
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Walking netball is a version of netball adapted to be a slower game and thus more inclusive, allowing older or less fit people to continue playing, return to playing, or take up netball for the first time.[1] The main differences in the rules are that running and jumping are not allowed, that an extra step may be taken with the ball, and that the ball may be held for 4 seconds instead of 3 seconds.[2] A walking netball programme was first developed in England in 2017, as a collaboration between England Netball and the charity Age UK. It is played in countries including England,[3] Australia[4] and New Zealand.[5] [6] A 2021 research paper, reporting on a project involving introducing members of the Women's Institute in England to the game, found walking netball to be "an acceptable, feasible and effective intervention to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older- aged women".[7]

Similar slower-paced sports include walking football (association football),[8] walking rugby,[9] walking basketball.[10] walking hockey (based on field hockey)[11] and walking cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walking Netball . England Netball . 6 August 2023.
  2. Web site: u3a - Walking Netball . www.u3a.org.uk . 6 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Walking Netball . National Federation of Women's Institutes . 6 August 2023 . en . 7 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Walking Netball . Netball VIC . 6 August 2023 . en.
  5. Web site: Walking Netball . www.netballchristchurch.org.nz . Christchurch Netball Centre . 6 August 2023.
  6. Web site: The rise of walking netball . Radio New Zealand . 6 August 2023 . en-nz . 29 July 2022.
  7. Kinnafick . F. E. . Brinkley . A. J. . Bailey . S. J. . Adams . E. J. . Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity . 19 October 2021 . 18 . 1 . 136 . 10.1186/s12966-021-01204-w . 1479-5868. free . 8524399 .
  8. Web site: The Walking Football Association . WFA . 6 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Playing walking rugby . www.englandrugby.com . England Rugby . 6 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Walking Basketball . www.basketballengland.co.uk . Basketball England . 6 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Walking sports . Just Get Active . 7 August 2023.

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