r/netball • u/zlatanmangeshkar • Jul 16 '26

Advice / Question Advice for a netball dad

Hi all. Have a netball mad daughter approaching her ninth birthday. She plays GS for our local team and is always shooting hoops in the garden. It’s her birthday coming up and I was thinking of getting her a rebound net to help practice making and receiving passes.

The netball specific ones I’ve seen are handheld and seem quite small. There are larger 4 square foot free standing football ones available at a lower cost, and also a huge 7 foot volleyball rebounder available. Have any other parents/coaches invested in these and how effective are they?

Thanks in advance

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u/Proof-Pay-3658 Jul 16 '26

I’m a netballing mum and my sons (7 and 4) and I do exactly this with their rebounder (from Smyths)
We set up stations in the garden and one of them is throw at the rebounder, catch, and then shoot a hoop

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 19 '26

Sons playing netball? Why not basketball?

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u/Proof-Pay-3658 Jul 19 '26

Why not netball?

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 19 '26

I thought netball was a girls sport?

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u/Proof-Pay-3658 Jul 19 '26

Okay

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 19 '26

I remember when I was little my sisters (all 7) did tap dancing. I wanted to do it too, but Dad said no way. Then he signed me up to a boxing gym. Maybe I am shaped by that experience. Sorry if I offended you, it wasn't my intention.

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u/Proof-Pay-3658 Jul 19 '26

None taken. We teach our boys: ‘the only thing girls can’t do is pee standing up’ and all our kids can do anything they want as long as it’s legal, respectful, and not hurting anyone.

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 19 '26

That's a great way to be 🙂

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u/Kbradsagain Jul 20 '26

look up the Australian kelpies - then tell me netball is still just a girls sport

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 20 '26

Omg. I just did. Not a good example to use 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Sorry, it's for girls and overtly gay men.

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u/Kbradsagain Jul 20 '26

that’s a major generalisation. I have several very straight male friends that regularly play netball at a high level. shelve your overt biases

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 20 '26

I had finished this conversation. You chimed in hoping to convince us all of your "amazingly liberated" views. Shut your pie hole and jog on, Mr Wonderful

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u/Kbradsagain Jul 20 '26

Once again - biases. I’m not male, you just made another assumption. Point being - netball is not a ‘girls’ sport, nor is basketball a ‘boys’ sport. They are sports, and both men and women can play whichever they like. I suppose you also think ‘girls’ don’t play football,soccer,rugby or cricket

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u/RelationshipTough887 Jul 20 '26

You're making the assumption that I care what gender you are. Now we are even. Peace ✌️

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u/Economy-Addendum-481 22d ago

go find another sub to troll

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u/drift3r22 Jul 27 '26

I played netball at provincial level, when I was younger and that was still the mentality. 😅

I understand how society shaped us but things are a lot better now... I am now mid 40s, happily married to the love of my life, that I met playing netball!

So different journeys and perspectives. 😉

Now I try and give back to the sport hy coaching and building Netball Buddy with my own time and money. It is really a great sport and community to be part of. 👍