Netball Federation of India: Difference between revisions

|abbrev =( NFI)

|jurisdiction = National[[India]]

|president = Vagish Pathak<ref name="ifna">{{cite web | url=http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | archive-url=https://webolympic.archiveind.orgin/web/20071031190458/http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | deadmember-url=yesunit | archive-date=October 31, 2007 | title=Members |access- India | accessdatedate=March12 20,September 20112022 | publisher=[[International Federation ofIndian NetballOlympic AssociationsAssociation]] }}</ref>

|secretary = Vijender Singh

|coach =currently noSuman permanent national coach has been named.Kaushik

'''Netball Federation of India''' ('''NFI''') ({{lang-hi|भारतीय नेटबॉल महासंघ}}) is the national [[Sports governing body|governing body]] of [[Netball]] in [[India]].<ref name="ifna">{{cite web | url=http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031190458/http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 October 2007 | title=Members - India | access-date=20 March 2011 | publisher=[[International Federation of Netball Associations]] }}</ref> NFI is a non-profit, government funded organisation affiliated with the [[International Netball Federation]] (INF), the [[Asian Federation of Netball Association]] (AFNA) and the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) and recognised by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]].<ref name="nfi">{{cite web | url=http://netballindia.org/affiliations.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004140545/http://netballindia.org/affiliations.php | deadurl-urlstatus=yesdead | archive-date=October 4, October 2010 | title=Affiliations | accessdateaccess-date=March 20, March 2011 | publisher=Netball Federation of India }}</ref> NFI was established in 1978 to standardise rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of netball in India.<ref name="limca"/> NFI operates all the Indian national representative netball sides, including the [[India national netball team]] and youth sides as well. NFI is also responsible for organising and hosting netball tournaments within India and scheduling the home international fixtures. Vagish Pathak is the current president of the organisation.

The game of Netball was introduced in India by [[Evangelism|evangelist]] Dr. Harry Crowe Buck of [[Pennsylvania]], United States in 1920 at the [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]).<ref name="limca">{{cite book | title=[[Limca book of records]] | author= | authorlink=Netball in India| year=1991 | publisher=Bisleri Beverages Ltd | pages=101 (Delhi) | isbn=81-900115-1-0}}</ref> NFI was established in 1978 by Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan(Chauhan) from [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]] who was an alumnus of [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of Madras (now [[Chennai]]) and in the same year he organised the first national championships in [[Jind]], [[Haryana]] with great contribution of Mrs. Shashi Prabha.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan was founder/father of [[Handball]], Netball and Throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during Munich Olympics (1972) helped in making these a legacy in India.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

NFI and netball associations of [[Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]] and [[Sri Lanka]] met during the [[1983 Netball World Championships]] in Singapore to discuss the creation of an Asian netball governing body, which resulted in the establishment of [[Asian Federation of Netball Associations]] in 1986 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Asian Federation of Netball Associations |title=About the ANF (sic) |url=http://www.netballasia.com/index.php?id=10 |accessdateaccess-date=March 20, March 2011}}</ref>

NFI affiliates 26 states' governing bodies of Netball in India.<ref name="nfi2">{{cite web | url=http://netballindia.org/affiliated_units1.php | title=Affiliated Units | accessdateaccess-date=March 20, March 2011 | publisher=Netball Federation of India | deadurlurl-status=yesdead | archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114164824/http://www.netballindia.org/affiliated_units1.php | archivedatearchive-date=14 January 14, 2011 | df= }}</ref>

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