Netball in Sweden | |
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Country | Sweden |
National team(s) | Sweden |
Netball was brought to Sweden by the English early in the game's history. [1] In the period between 1902 and 1925, copies of the netball rule book published by the Ling Association of England were sold in Sweden. [2] During and preceding the 1970s, most of the world (outside of New Zealand and Australia) played a one handed variety of netball. This allowed a more fluid type of game, with longer passes designed to open up the court. [3] While Australian Heather Main was studying in Stockholm, she started a team that eventually included three teams and became the Swedish Netball League. [4] Sweden had a team participate at the 2010 European Festival in Malta. [5] In 2010, Sweden participated in the European Netball Championship for the first time. [6]