What is netball?

My Friday Five prompted a few queries about netball, that I should have anticipated given that our daughter was politely told it is called volleyball in the USA. Quite a different sport. Sophia is right that netball is possibly most similar to basketball - but it is a more structured game with a different set of ball-handling skills. I found the video below from the UK = which gives a good picture of the game although it also features NZ being defeated. The game originated in the USA and there is an American association for those interested