From the start, netball was developed as a women's sport: existing outside the sphere of male-dominated sports, netball did not encounter the initial social opposition that faced women in other sports in the early 20th century.
Netball was developed as a women's sport: existing outside the sphere of male-dominated sports, netball did not encounter the initial social opposition. This was from the start. This initial social opposition faced women in other sports in the early 20th century.