A quick reminder that - "ON THE LINE IS IN"! 🗣️
Just like in tennis, the lines of the netball court are part of the court. More specifically, the lines are part of the court area they outline.
SO! Depending on the circumstances, a player who catches the ball on (but not over) the line, is either —
a) NOT out of court, or
b) NOT offside.
They are still within the playing area, as the ‘lines are part of the court area they outline’.
LET'S LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES WHERE THIS RULE WOULD COME INTO PLAY:
• A mid-courter (WA / C / WD) is not offside, if their foot is on (but not over) the goal circle line.
• The GS / GK is not offside, if their foot is on (but not over) their goal third’s transverse line.
• Likewise, a GA, GD, WA, or WD is not offside, if their foot is on (but not over) the farther transverse line.
• The C is wholly within the circle if their feet (or first foot) is on (but not over the outside of) the centre circle.
And last, but not least...
• A player is NOT out of court, if their foot is on (but not over the outside of) their side or goal line.
Now remember, this rule also applies on throw-ins, meaning to say, if your foot is on the line during the throw in, you’ve technically entered the court, and will be penalised for an incorrect throw in.
There's no need to over think this rule, just remember that...
[THE LINES ARE PART OF THE COURT AREA THEY OUTLINE]
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
PS. Can you name another sport where the lines are part of the court?
𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴.
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 ’𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘴𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳.
𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸.
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