<P> As of 2006, the IFNA recognises only women's netball . Men's netball teams exist in some areas but attract less attention from sponsors and spectators . Men's netball started to become popular in Australia during the 1980s, and the first men's championship was held in 1985 . In 2004, New Zealand and Fiji sent teams to compete in the Australian Mixed and Men's National Championships . By 2006, mixed netball teams in Australia had as many male participants as rugby union . Other countries with men's national teams include Canada, Fiji, Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates . Unlike women's netball at elite and national levels, men's and mixed gender teams are largely self - funded . </P> <P> An all - transgender netball team from Indonesia competed at the 1994 Gay Games in New York City . The team had been the Indonesian national champions . At the 2000 Gay Games VI in Sydney, netball and volleyball were the two sports with the highest rates of transgender athletes participating . There were eight teams of indigenous players, with seven identifying as transgender . They came from places like Palm Island in northern Queensland, Samoa, Tonga and Papua New Guinea . Teams with transgender players were allowed to participate in several divisions including men's, mixed and transgender; they were not allowed to compete against the cisgender women's teams . </P> <P> The objective of a game is to score more goals than the opposition . Goals are scored when a team member positioned in the attacking shooting circle shoots the ball through the goal ring . The goal rings are 380 millimetres (15 in) in diameter and sit atop 3.05 - metre (10.0 ft) - high goal posts that have no backboards . A 4.9 - metre (16 ft) - radius semi-circular "shooting circle" is an area at each end of the court . The goal posts are located within the shooting circle . Each team defends one shooting circle and attacks the other . The netball court is 30.5 metres (100 ft) long, 15.25 metres (50.0 ft) wide, and divided lengthwise into thirds . The ball is usually made of leather or rubber, measures 680 to 710 millimetres (27 to 28 in) in circumference, and weighs 397 to 454 grams (14.0 to 16.0 oz). A normal game consists of four 15 - minute quarters and can be played outdoors or in a covered stadium . </P> <P> Each team is allowed seven players on the court . Each player is assigned a specific position, which limits their movement to a certain area of the court . A "bib" worn by each player contains a two - letter abbreviation indicating this position . Only two positions are permitted in the attacking shooting circle, and can therefore shoot for a goal . Similarly, only two positions are permitted in the defensive shooting circle; they try to prevent the opposition from shooting goals . Other players are restricted to two thirds of the court, with the exception of the Centre, who may move anywhere on the court except for a shooting circle . </P>

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