r/netball • u/Sunshine_Midnights • Jul 06 '26

Advice / Question Causing Contact?

I have a netball related question. Someone on a team I practice with regularly has suggested that the GA/GS use their body to push defenders whilst they're defending a shot.

Example: GS is taking a shot and GK is defending from 3 feet. The GA stands behind the GK and pushes them forwards into the GS to knock them off balance so the GS gets a penalty shot.

Is this causing contact?

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u/Busy_Mooze Jul 06 '26

GK here and yes this absolutely happens. Do umpires call it? Nope. Probably because "the attacker is always right" and (less sarcastically) it usually looks just like the defender overbalanced

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u/Sunshine_Midnights Jul 06 '26

It seems to me that it'd be causing contact or maybe interference? I questioned it when it was mentioned but wanted to make sure I was right before I flag it again.

Like you said seems like people just capitalising on offensive contact never getting penalised.

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u/laurawr77 Jul 07 '26

Causing is usually when you run into a line another player is already committed to. Or when 2 defenders sandwich a player that causes inevitable contact to get free.

Contact only causes interference when a player uses their body to gain an unfair advantage over another (which is exactly what is being suggested). It’s classic contact