What age for Netball ?

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Hi,

My Dh is slightly obsessed with DD1 starting netball - I think all the girls that he liked growing up in Australia were sporty netball playing types . Anyhow just wondering what would be the youngest that girls would start playing, she is 4.5 by the way.

Thanks,

Bx

I think it tends to be a KS2 (8+) sport in schools, and I expect it would be the same in external clubs.

Plenty of preparation she can be doing in terms of learning to throw, catch and bounce though. Not to mention a hoop on the wall.

Hope she's keen.

Ewww netball. I was always GK as I sucked at netball. We started playing (in Australia) around grade 4 I think. So age 8/9.

dd (y3) has just started playing netball - and for some bizarre reason she loves it - I always remember it being really boring but hey ho ...

anyway, she'd never played it before she started y3 at her new school and is now in the A team so obviously prior experience doesn't make a lot of difference

really helps if you're tall ...

Our school starts netball in yr3.

There's also something billed as basketball for about half a tterm during games lessons in yr2, but I got the impression that was more about ball skills and a taster of shooting than the actual game.

Hi

Sorry meant to say not in the UK so what age is yr 3?

Thanks

7-8 year olds.