{{Short description|Five-a-side netball}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox sport | name = Fast5 netball | image = | imagesize = 250px | caption = | union = World Netball | nickname = | first = As '''Fastnet''' at the 2009 World Netball Series<br />As '''Fast5''' at the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series | registered = | clubs = | contact = No | team = 5 per side | mgender = No, separate competitions | category = Team sport, ball game | equipment = Netball | venue = Netball court | region = Worldwide | olympic = No | paralympic = No }} '''Fast5 netball''' is a five-a-side version of netball. It evolved from the '''Fastnet''' rules first introduced by the International Federation of Netball Associations for the 2009 World Netball Series. Fastnet featured four six-minute quarters, two-point shots from outside the goal circle and a power play during which all goals counted double. However, like traditional netball, Fastnet was a seven-a-side game. Ahead of the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, the rules were revised and Fastnet became known as Fast5. As part of this transition, the game changed from seven-a-side to five-a-side. In 2017, Netball Superleague teams began playing in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. In 2023, Fast5 netball made its debut at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
==History== ===Fastnet=== In December 2008, the International Federation of Netball Associations announced the details of a new international netball tournament, the World Netball Series. The new series would feature a new set of rules, which eventually became known as fastnet rules.<ref name="nzherald021208">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10546104|title=Innovative World Series planned for next year|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112184249/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-innovative-world-series-planned-for-next-year/NSDOUPQ6BBXHJB7OZ44Y3D24F4/?c_id=69&objectid=10546104 |archive-date=12 November 2023|date=2 December 2008|access-date=6 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="wn030409">{{cite web|url=http://www.netball.org/news.aspx?id=293|title=Calling All Netball Fans!|publisher=World Netball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314190028/http://www.netball.org/news.aspx?id=293 |archive-date=14 March 2011|date=3 April 2009|access-date=11 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="guardian181009">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/18/netball-campaign-olympics-2020|title=Netball seeks makeover to wow Olympic chiefs|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=18 October 2009|access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref> The new rules had been trialled by the England national netball team over the previous year.<ref name="nzherald050209">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10555248|title=Innovations sure to raise eyebrows|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019231304/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10555248|date=5 February 2009|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> The new rules were designed to make matches faster and more television-friendly.<ref name="js120109">{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090112/sports/sports4.html|title=Rhone excited about World Netball Series |publisher=www.jamaica-star.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303072747/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090112/sports/sports4.html|archive-date=3 March 2011|date=12 January 2009 |access-date=6 February 2009}}</ref> It was hoped that this shortened version of the game would help Netball become an Olympic sport.<ref name="guardian181009"/> Between 2009 and 2011, the World Netball Series used Fastnet rules.<ref name="menz111112">{{cite web|url=https://www.majorevents.govt.nz/dmsdocument/4535-media-guide-fast5-netball-world-series|title=Fast5 Netball World Series – Auckland NZ 2012 – Media guide |publisher=www.majorevents.govt.nz|date=11 November 2012|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>
* Matches will be 4 x 6 minutes with 3 x 2 minute breaks. * Seven players on court, five on the bench. * Rolling substitutions i.e. no stoppages with an unlimited number of substitutions per team allowed per quarter. * After a goal is scored, the game restarts from the centre in favour of the team conceding. * Alternative centre passes at the beginning of the second, third and fourth quarter. * There is no whistle after a goal is scored. * Coaches will be allowed to coach from the sideline, but only in front of their bench. * Each team will elect one quarter as a power play when any goals they score will be doubled. * Shooters may shoot from outside of the circle, all successful goals will be worth double. In a power play this could escalate to four goals. * The umpire will signal by raising one hand for one goal and two hands for two goals.
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===Fast5 rules=== Ahead of the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, the rules were revised and Fastnet became known as Fast5. As part of this transition, the game changed from seven-a-side to five-a-side.<ref name="menz111112"/>
;The Teams * Each team may consist of up to ten players. * There are five playing positions in each team whose playing areas are the same as in Netball: Goal Shooter (GS), Goal Attack (GA), Centre (C), Goal Defence (GD), Goal Keeper (GK). * The teams playing uniforms shall preferably be distinct in style from the uniforms worn in Netball. ;The Game * The game consists of four quarters of six minutes each, with an interval of two minutes between the first-second and third-fourth quarters. The half time interval is four minutes. Teams shall change ends each quarter. * Before the start of the game the Captain shall toss for choice of goal end and Power Play quarter. * The team winning the coin toss shall choose the goal end for the start of play, take the first Centre Pass in the first and third quarters. All other Centre Passes shall be taken by the team that did not score the last goal. The team winning the coin toss shall also have first choice of a power play quarter. * The team losing the coin toss shall take the first Centre Pass in the second and fourth quarters, choose a Power Play quarter not selected by the other team. * Substitutions may be made at intervals or at any time during play and there is no limit to the number that can be made. ;Scoring a Goal Each successful goal will score a number of goal points as specified below: * 3 goal points: the Super Shot is deemed to have been made from outside the Goal Circle - this means the player who takes the shot shall not have any contact with the ground inside the Goal Circle during the catching of the ball or whilst holding it * 2 goal points: the shot is deemed to have been made from the Outer Circle - this means the player who takes the shot shall not have any contact with the ground inside the Inner Circle during the catching of the ball whilst holding it * 1 goal point: the shot is deemed to have been made from the Inner Circle. * The Scorers will indicate when a team is using its Power Play. During a team's Power Play quarter all goal points scored are doubled.
;Extra Time When scores are tied at the end of the fourth quarter: * Play will stop and players remain in position on Court (no change of ends): * The Captains will toss for the next Centre Pass * Play will recommence for a period of one minute. If at the end of this period, one team is leading, this team will be declared the winner * If the scores are tied at the end of this period, play will continue until one team scores a goal * Power Play will not apply in Extra Time. ;Hand Signals All other signals remain the same as for Netball. * Contact - the same hand signal is used for the Contact infringements, namely a closed fist hit into an open (vertical) hand. * One Goal Point - a single arm is raised vertically to indicate a successful shot from the Inner Circle (one goal point area). * Two Goal Points - both arms are raised vertically to indicate a successful shot from the Outer Circle (two goal point area). * Three Goal Points - both arms are raised crossed above the head to indicate a successful shot from outside the Goal Circle (three goal point area).
{{small|'''Sources''':<ref name="menz111112"/><ref name="mn2012rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.mynetball.co.nz/silver-ferns/match-centre/fast5-ferns/2012/rules.html|title=2012 Rules|publisher=www.mynetball.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207150004/http://www.mynetball.co.nz/silver-ferns/match-centre/fast5-ferns/2012/rules.html|archive-date=7 February 2013|date=November 2012|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="inf2016rules">{{cite web|url=http://netball.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/INF-Rules-of-Fast5-Netball-2016.pdf|title=Rules of Fast5 Netball – 2016 Edition|publisher=International Netball Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219134158/http://netball.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/INF-Rules-of-Fast5-Netball-2016.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2018|date=November 2016|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="201708fast5">{{cite web|url=http://fast5worldseries.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rules-infographic.pdf|title=Fast5 Netball World Series: Rules of the Game|publisher=fast5worldseries.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026021903/http://fast5worldseries.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rules-infographic.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2017|date=August 2017|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref><ref name=wn0924>{{cite web|url=https://netball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-FAST5-Rules-Trial-at-NWS-2024.pdf|title=Rules of Fast5 Netball – 2024 Edition|publisher=World Netball |date=September 2024|access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref>}}
==Competitions== ===Fast5 Netball World Series=== The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international Fast5 tournament organised by World Netball. The series features the top six national netball teams, according to the World Netball Rankings.<ref name="wn230225">{{cite web|title=Fast5 Netball World Series|url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/fast5/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223194641/https://netball.sport/events-and-results/fast5/|archive-date=23 February 2025|access-date=25 June 2025|publisher=World Netball}}</ref><ref name=101022fast5>{{cite web |url=https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/christchurch-to-stage-return-of-international-fast5-netball.html|title=Christchurch to stage return of international FAST5 netball|publisher=fast5netball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205021512/https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/christchurch-to-stage-return-of-international-fast5-netball.html|access-date=7 February 2025|date=10 October 2022|archive-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> Between 2009 and 2011 it was known as the World Netball Series.<ref name="menz111112">{{cite web|url=https://www.majorevents.govt.nz/dmsdocument/4535-media-guide-fast5-netball-world-series|title=Fast5 Netball World Series – Auckland NZ 2012 – Media guide |publisher=www.majorevents.govt.nz|date=11 November 2012|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> New Zealand won the inaugural series and were initially the competition's dominant team. Between 2009 and 2018, they won seven of the nine tournaments played.<ref name="wn230225"/><ref name="stuff051122">{{cite web|author=Brendon Egan|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/130376460/fast5-ferns-not-feeling-any-extra-pressure-despite-dominant-record-at-fast5-world-series|title=Fast5 Ferns not feeling any extra pressure, despite dominant record at Fast5 World Series|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=5 November 2022|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> During the 2020s, Australia won three successive titles.<ref name="101124fast5">{{cite web|url=https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/australia-clinches-third-successive-world-series-fast5-title.html|title=Australia clinches third successive World Series FAST5 title|publisher=fast5netball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124142805/https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/australia-clinches-third-successive-world-series-fast5-title.html|archive-date=24 January 2025|date=10 November 2024|access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref><ref name=na111124>{{cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/news/aussies-secure-fast5-threepeat|title=Aussies secure Fast5 threepeat|publisher=netball.com.au|date=11 November 2024|access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref> Since 2022, the series has also featured a men's netball tournament.<ref name="wn230225"/><ref name="061122fast5b">{{cite web |title=NZ Men claim historic FAST5 World Netball Series win |url=https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-historic-fast5-world-netball-series-win.html|publisher=fast5netball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107030722/https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-historic-fast5-world-netball-series-win.html|access-date=7 November 2022 |date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
===All Sectors Netball League=== Trinidad and Tobago's All Sectors Netball League embraced the new fastnet, and then the revised Fast5 rules early on. Since 2010, each division has played a fastnet or Fast5 knockout competition. The winners receive a Justin Bowen trophy.<ref name="asnl0415">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allsectorsnetballleague.com/pdf/ASNLReport2015.pdf|title=Courts All Sectors Netball League – Review of the Season – Year 2015 (Celebrating 25 years in 2015)|publisher=allsectorsnetballleague.com|access-date=15 February 2026|date=April 2015}}</ref><ref name="gtt310310">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.331929.d91a5b35d8|title=John-Davis adjudged MVP again|publisher=www.guardian.co.tt|date=31 March 2010|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="gtt200312">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.418512.0c6b03e6c9|title=Police take Alternative Fastnet title|publisher=www.guardian.co.tt|date=20 March 2012|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="gtt110319">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/fire-bags-fast5-title-6.2.798880.beaaca0e7a|title=Fire bags Fast5 title|publisher=www.guardian.co.tt|date=11 March 2019|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="ntt120324">{{Cite web|url=https://newsday.co.tt/2024/03/12/utt-tt-post-cop-all-sectors-netball-fast5-crowns/|title=UTT, TT Post cop All Sectors Netball Fast5 crowns|publisher=newsday.co.tt|date=12 March 2024|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="gtt120325">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/utt-dominates-fast5-in-all-sectors-netball-league-6.2.2253994.f424e0774f|title=UTT dominates Fast5 in All Sectors Netball League|publisher=www.guardian.co.tt|date=12 March 2025|access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
===Netball Superleague=== In 2017, Netball Superleague teams began playing in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.<ref name="fast5280317">{{cite web|url=http://www.fast5allstars.com/news/matchroom-sport-launch-new-british-fast5-stars-championship-o2/|title=Matchroom Sport Launch New British Fast5 All-Stars Championship At The O2|publisher=www.fast5allstars.com|accessdate=13 March 2020|date=28 March 2017}}</ref> Loughborough Lightning won the inaugural championship after defeating Team Bath 35–33 in the final.<ref name="fast5230917">{{cite web|url=http://www.fast5allstars.com/news/loughborough-lightning-just-eat-british-fast5-stars-champions/|title=Loughborough Lightning are Just Eat British Fast5 All-Stars Champions|publisher=www.fast5allstars.com|accessdate=13 March 2020|date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213215748/http://www.fast5allstars.com/news/loughborough-lightning-just-eat-british-fast5-stars-champions/|archive-date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=englandnetball260917>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/lightning-crowned-british-fast5-stars-champions/|title=Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=26 September 2017|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213222915/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/lightning-crowned-british-fast5-stars-champions/|archive-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
===Commonwealth Youth Games=== In 2023, Fast5 netball made its debut at the Commonwealth Youth Games.<ref name=trinbago2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.trinbago2023.com/sports/netball|title=FAST5 Netball|publisher=www.trinbago2023|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref name=wncyg2023>{{cite web|url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/commonwealth-youth-games/|title=Fast5 Netball at the (2023) Commonwealth Youth Games|publisher=World Netball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507050605/https://netball.sport/events-and-results/commonwealth-youth-games/|archive-date=7 May 2024|access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref> Australia won the inaugural tournament after defeating South Africa 35–23 in the gold medal match.<ref name=cgau110823>{{cite web|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/fast5-netball-claims-inaugural-gold-medal-beach-volleyball-snags-silver/|title=FAST5 Netball claims inaugural gold medal, beach volleyball snags silver|publisher=commonwealthgames.com.au|date=11 August 2023|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref>
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{{Netball}} {{Team Sport}} {{Fast5 Netball World Series}}
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