Goal Defence and the opposing Goal Attack
the centre third and shooting third
GK - Defending D GD - Defending Third, D and Centre Third WD - Defending&Centre Third C - Everywhere apart from the shooting and defending D's WA - Attacking&Centre Third GA - Attacking Thid, D, Centre Third GS - Attacking D
A netball court is split into 3 parts, each one of these is called a third, the 3 thirds are the defending third, centre third and the shooting third.
The wing attack in netball is allowed in the centre third and the shooting third of their team only, they are not allowed in the goal circle
The Centre is allowed everywhere but the shooting circles. This is because the centres main job is to link the defence and attack.
The wing attack is only allowed in the centre third and in the goal third where they start. BUT NOT in the shooting semi-circle
the centre is allowed everywheer in the netball court besides the goal circles
It means Goal Shooter - (GS). They are allowed in the 'D' and the area around the 'D' of the Netball Court.:)It means Goal Shooter - (GS). They are allowed in the 'D' and the area around the 'D' of the Netball Court in the third they are trying to score in.:)here are the other positions as well.WA-Wing Attack. WA are allowed in the centre third, and the Goal Third in which their team is trying to score. however they cannot enter the "D" (also known as Shooting Circle, goal circle, and Semicircle.) this is an attacking position.C-Centre.C is allowed in all the thirds of the court but they cannot enter the "D". this is an attacking AND defending position, depending on which team has the ball.GA-Goal Attack. GA is allowed in the centre third and the goal third in which they are trying to score in. they allowed in the D and can shoot goals with the GS. this is an attacking position, so is GSWD-Wing Defense. WD is allowed in the centre third and the goal third in which the OPPOSITE team is trying to score in. this is a defending position, and it defends the WA. it is not allowed in the D.GD-Goal Defense. GD is allowed in the centre third and the goal third in which the opposite team is trying to score in .it is allowed in the D as it is defending the GA. it is a defending position.GK-Goal Keep. GK is allowed in the goal third in which the opposite team is trying to to score in. it is allowed in the D, as it is defending the Goal Shoot. it is a defending position.
GA or goal attack is allowed in the centre third, the goal third that there team is shooting on and the goal circle on that third of the court.
The GA can go in the middle third and their teams shooting third. They are allowed in the shooting circle to shoot and can run out for the centre pass. They play against the oppositions GD (goal deffense) and it is one of the most important positions in netball.
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Basically Wing Attack marks the other teams Wing Defence and Vice verse for the Wing Defence. If you're wondering where they are allowed on the netball court, imagine you are the wing attack. You are allowed in the centre third (same applies for wing defence) and you're attacking third (the way you are shooting). If you are playing wing defence you are not allowed in the attacking third, so you are defending the other teams goal. (The wings aren't allowed in the semicircles either).