Each position has a main role to play:
- GS To score goals and to work in and around the circle with the GA
- GA To feed and work with GS and to score goals
- WA To feed the circle players giving them shooting opportunities
- C To take the Centre Pass and to link the defence and the attack
- WD To look for interceptions and to prevent the WA from feeding the circle
- GD To win the ball and reduce the effectiveness of the GA
- GK To work with the GD and to prevent the GS from scoring goals
Rules Summary
Court Areas
- Offside: Player moving out of own area, with or without ball (on a line counts as within either area).
- Over a Third: Ball may not be thrown over two transverse lines without being touched.
- Out of Court: Ball is out of court when it contacts anything outside the court area (not the goalpost). The ball is returned into play by a Throw-In taken from a point outside the line where the ball left the court. The player stands with foot close to the line, and the ball must be thrown onto the court within three seconds.
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