Fast5 netball

Fast5 netball
Highest governing bodyWorld Netball
First playedAs Fastnet at the 2009 World Netball Series
As Fast5 at the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team members5 per side
Mixed-sexNo, separate competitions
TypeTeam sport, ball game
EquipmentNetball
VenueNetball court
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicNo
ParalympicNo

Fast5 netball is a five-a-side version of netball. It evolved from the Fastnet rules first introduced by the International Federation of Netball Associations for the 2009 World Netball Series. Fastnet featured four six-minute quarters, two-point shots from outside the goal circle and a power play during which all goals counted double. However, like traditional netball, Fastnet was a seven-a-side game. Ahead of the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, the rules were revised and Fastnet became known as Fast5. As part of this transition, the game changed from seven-a-side to five-a-side. In 2017, Netball Superleague teams began playing in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. In 2023, Fast5 netball made its debut at the Commonwealth Youth Games.