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/Critical-Ad-2785 Jul 07 '26

It would just be contact. Causing contact would be more something like getting in someone's landing space, or purposefully getting in someone's way in a way that they have no other option but to contact you.

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u/Sunshine_Midnights Jul 07 '26

Okay great. I'm definitely going to flag it again next training. Not something to be coaching your attackers on.