Netball in the Americas

The INF's Americas region includes North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The region covers 54 nations, of which 13 have national governing bodies. Each year, the region hosts two tournaments: the CNA U16 Championship and the AFNA Senior Championship. Netball is most popular in Commonwealth countries, such as Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada. As of August 2016, several teams in the region ranked amongst the top thirty-five in the world, including Jamaica (4th), Trinidad & Tobago (9th) Barbados (13th), Canada (18th), Grenada (22nd), Saint Lucia (24th), the United States of America (28th) and Argentina (35th).

Canada has both men's and women's national teams. One of the top performances of the Canadian women's team was at the 2nd World Youth Netball Championship when they came in third.

Netball began to take off in the United States during the 1970s. The game experienced most of its early growth in the New York area. Local netball associations, including Bronx Netball, Florida Netball Association, American Netball Association of New York State, Texas Netball Association, and Massachusetts State Netball League, were created to help develop and organise the game on a local level during the 1970s and 1980s.

The United States of America Netball Association was created on 23 May 1992 in New York City. IFNA quickly recognised the organisation. As of 2010, the national organisation has affiliates in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, the District of Columbia, Tennessee, Nevada, Washington, Arizona and Virginia. In 1992, the United States of America Netball Association organised the first national championship to be held in the country. The Americans played their first international games at the Netball World Championship in Birmingham, England in 1995, where they won their pool but ultimately finished 14th in the competition. By 2003, the country was ranked 9th in the world. The United States also hosted the 2005 World Youth Championships. But as of January 2011, the country was unranked as its national team had not played enough test matches. The team has suffered because it has to rely on immigration in order to get quality players.

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