Diamonds Captain Caitlin Bassett says she's not sure netball is headed in the right direction, after the hasty introduction of a controversial new rule change.
With three weeks to run until the start of the 2020 Super Netball season, the sport's leading domestic teams are dealing with unprecedented levels of uncertainty on and off the court.
Diamonds Captain and Giants shooter Caitlin Bassett is one of many players still coming to terms with the decision, which will see two goals awarded for a successful shot from a designated part of the goal circle, during the last five minutes of each quarter.It is a rule specific to Super Netball, and one that the netball community had fiercely rejected during a game-wide survey earlier in the year.
"It's hard to tell, obviously COVID is unprecedented and so many sports have suffered in terms of financial pressures and us as players are wearing that as well. "Not that you need to know everything that happens operationally in a sport, but something as big as this only six weeks out from the start, I think it needed to be run by everyone.Seeking clarity through reviewThe players' building negative sentiment has not gone unnoticed by Netball Australia, which has commissioned an independent review into the sport.
"For defenders, a lot of the time you are trying to push shooters out towards the edge of the circle because it's a lower percentage shot.
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