• Netball was first included in the Commonwealth Games program in 1998, though it was played as a demonstration sport in 1990 at Auckland.
• The goal scoring area at each end of the playing court is called a circle, but is actually a semi-circle.
• A similar but distinct game to netball, played primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium is Korfball.
• Netball was first played in England in 1895 at Madame Ostenburg's College.

• Each team in the Australian 'Commonwealth Bank Trophy' competition had named based on a different species bird.
• Australia dominated netball by winning nine of the first 12 World Championships (they won each of the World Championships between 1971 and 1999)
• Unlike most sports where the field is divided into two halves, the netball court is divided into thirds.
• Australian Netball Team is called The Diamonds, New Zealand is the Silver Ferns.
• The first netball World Championships were held in Eastbourne, England in 1963.
• Netball appeared at the Commonwealth Games first in 1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• The stitching pattern on a netball is similar to the stitching pattern of a ball from volleyball. It is also like a basketball, but is lighter, smaller, and softer. See ball sizes comparison