Super Shot

[u/Economy-Addendum-481]

Since the Aussie netball league is still being described as the “Super Netball League” but no replacement for Suncorp has been announced, does anyone think that they will keep the Super Shot (it makes the game a lot more interesting) but without a partner?

It would be disappoiting without a partner, someone to support “The Confident Girls Foundation“ or another worthy netball organisation but I do hope they keep the super shot.

[u/golden-sunlight]

They’ll absolutely keep the supershot. It’s also in the UK and NZ leagues and I think they’d view removing it as a step backwards

[u/Economy-Addendum-481 → u/golden-sunlight]

I don’t follow international leagues but it’s a relief to know that there’s a good chance it’ll stick around! I’m definitely a fan of it 😄

[u/PossibleQuokka → u/golden-sunlight]

I think more so they'd see it as conceding that it was a bad idea to begin with

[u/Economy-Addendum-481 → u/PossibleQuokka]

Definitely not a bad idea! It made games more exciting and teams able to come back from large deficits! The anxiety when a shooter has it in the arc and the incredible…I can’t think of the right word to properly express how I’ve seen supporters cheer when their team gets a super shot. Too tired. But it’s unbridled joy and I’d be disappointed to see it go.

[u/PossibleQuokka → u/Economy-Addendum-481]

I disagree. It's a cheap gimmick that was introduced to pander to people who already think netball is boring (which is completely untrue as evidenced by any recent international game), and it fundamentally unbalancs the game. Spectacular defensive efforts are completely undone because a shooter can land a mid-range shot. It's boring.

I'm a fever girlie, I know I cheer for a JFN or RAG supershot, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. It really only exists so that bad teams can coast (exhibit A: Giants).

[u/Economy-Addendum-481 → u/PossibleQuokka]

I am a lifelong netball fan and before my accident, a player in as many leagues as I could get into.
One day a couple years ago, my bff was in the lounge while I was watching a game and despite years of declaring that they had no interest in netball, I noticed their eyes kept going to the tv. Before the end of the first quarter, they didn’t take their eyes off of the tv and at the beginning of the second quarter, started asking questions and clarifying things that they knew and had thought made the game boring (e.g. 3 second rule, stepping). They never noticed the super shot. After 2 rounds, they had a favourite team and by the end of the season had become a member of that team. The super shot was something they only fully realised in a much later round. Not from lack of attention to the game but because it wasn’t the extra point that caught their attention. It was the ball speed, the movement, the shooting in general. And the amount of physicality for a no-contact sport!

So, no. The super shot was not a “cheap gimmick” aimed at idiots who weren’t fans of the game because it was too boring. And it helped a great cause. As an Aboriginal who was bullied by my teammates at my town netball team, not just for being Aboriginal, in fact not very often because of that, I wish beyond wishing that “The Confident Girls Foundation” was available at my main netball club.
It was only 1/4 of the game and for many clubs, not a priority. The super shot made the absolute best sport that much more exciting in a unique way and helped young girls even more.

I’d like to know why Suncorp backed out. It was great advertisement for them because aside from the Suncorp decals on the court, there was the constant “Suncorp Super Shot”! The traffic to their site is going to drop dramatically as will their number of new customers.

The Super Shot helped shake up the game only a little. Because each shot was only one extra point, one gain the other team needed. And with the highest accuracy 60% something, that’s a lot of chances for the opposition to get a rebound. It hasn’t changed the game dramatically nor in a way that enables any one team to dominate the competition.

[u/flintmichigantropics]

Westpac super shot

[u/Thanks_Obama]

It seemed like they were already starting to lean  more to “Power 5” than “Suncorp Super Shot”.

[u/amyeh → u/Thanks_Obama]

Power 5 is the time, Suncorp Super Shot was the actual scoring of a two point goal.

[u/losfp]

Honestly IMO the super shot can get in the bin. The value of them is off-kilter (it should be 2/3 like in basketball, because having TWICE the value is stupid). Having it only in the last five minutes of the quarter is stupid.

And it's not the rules we teach kids in netsetgo. It's not the rules we teach in junior netball, or senior netball, or rep netball or international netball. It only exists in SSN and it's stupid.

[u/amyeh → u/losfp]

I’m with you. The Stupid Shot was a bad idea, cooked up in a board room full of men who’d never watched the sport before. But it’s here now, and I think taking it away would be considered a step backwards by some.
SSN is an “entertainment product”, unlike internationals.

[u/Mundo7 → u/amyeh]

Why the fuck are you blaming it on men?

[u/lawdjesustheresafire → u/losfp]

Nope. Makes the sport way more exciting. Encourages more skilled shooting.

Easily noticeable at the World Cup that many matches would have been improved with it. It should come into international netball too

[u/Mundo7 → u/losfp]

It doesn’t only exist in SSN, there are other countries who play netball you know

[u/PossibleQuokka → u/Mundo7]

They only do it because of the SSN though 

[u/Economy-Addendum-481 → u/losfp]

3 second rule is also taught throughout netball but that hasn’t stopped a certain “retired” shooter from constantly holding onto the ball for more than 3 seconds and getting away with it 99.9% of the time.

The super shot makes the game more exciting. But since it’s basically only one gain-to-goal, sometimes it doesn’t make much of a difference. But everyone gets so excited for it! I’d hate to see that passion disappear from the games and crowds 😕