‘But I didn’t mean to contact her.’
If I had a dollar for every time I thought that in a netball game, I’d have… well, probably about $6 a game. Not enough to retire on, but enough for me to wish I could invent some new netball rules.
I’m not a contact-er. I’m not one of those pushy players who beat the crap out of their opponent because their happiness depends on whether their social netball team wins the B-Grade-Tuesday-Night-Winter-Eastern-Suburbs-Netball-Div-2 trophy or whatever.
But I am clumsy. And accidents happen. And by ‘accidents’, I mean me running into my opponent at full pace because I was looking the other way, or thinking about food, or just couldn’t stop my legs from running. I genuinely didn’t mean to contact her.
So can we make that a rule, umpires? That if you contacted your player ACCIDENTALLY, you don’t have to stand out? Also, while we’re at it…
Netball rules we wish existed.
1. The ‘My opponent is a giant‘ rule.
If a player is dwarfed by their opponent by at least 0.51 metres, player may have one free pass per quarter, lest they will give up and go home.
Top Comments
Scungies need to be reintroduced! So sick of seeing girls bums when they accidentally 1. Wear a gstring 2. Forget to wear undies 3. Can't feel their undies up their bums...😩😩😩
Seriously? They do that? That's just gross.
Rule 11: Go back to wearing old school pleated netball skirts, instead of the hideous and not flattering to anybody, (presumably) lycra dresses. I was horrified while attending a netball game the other weekend for the first time in years.