Netball in Shanghai

Derived from basketball, netball is a team game played by women. In fact the game is referred to as "women's basketball" in United States and it has found popularity in countries like Jamaica, South Africa, and United Kingdom. Today netball has become one of the most popular women sports in the world and the popularity of the game has crossed the boundaries of Europe and America to reach Asia. In Asian countries like China, netball has gained popularity and in many cities like Shanghai, the game is widely followed. Netball in Shanghai has become one of the popular women sports and a club dedicated to netball has also been formed.

The Netball club organizes netball matches in Shanghai and tries to promote the game to make it more popular. Many schools in Shanghai are also contributing significantly to the popularity of the game and netball has become extremely popular with the school girls. Inter school netball tournaments are held in the city and these tournaments have been responsible for the rise of many talented players.

The popularity of netball is also because of the fact that the game is similar to basket ball and shares many common features with it. As a result of these similarities, the girls of schools and colleges of the city could easily identify with the game and play the game with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Popularity of the game of netball is gradually increasing and in the near future it has the potential to be the most followed women's sport in Shanghai as well as in China.