Fastnet comes to Western Jamaica
Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 9:37 AM
The Jamaica Netball Association will stage a seminar in Western Jamaica to introduce the sport’s newest innovation – Fastnet.
Fastnet has variations on the rules of netball and is designed to make the game faster, more appealing to fans and more television-friendly.
In fastnet, instead of the traditional 15 minutes per quarter, it is reduced to six minutes, coaches are allowed to give instructions from the sideline during play and, like basketball, rolling substitution is allowed as well as three-point shots.
The seminar will take place on Saturday at the Montego Bay Cricket Club, starting at 9 a.m.
The fastnet seminar, which will have Jill McIntosh, the former player and head coach of the Australian national team as the guest presenter, is the second of two such seminars to be staged in Jamaica.
The first seminar was held at the Hospitality Room and National Indoor Sports Centre, Independence Park, in Kingston, on Saturday, July 3.