GA

en-noun

GA (countable and uncountable, plural GAs)


center

* Borrowed from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.
* (group theory): In the notation Z(G), the letter Z derives from the German Zentrum (“center”).

sentrum

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle

مَرْكَز

point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates

(sports) A player in the middle of a playing area.

(netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.


goal attack

(netball) A player allowed in the centre third, goal third including the shooting circle.


wing attack

(netball) A player allowed in the centre third and goal third, but not the shooting circle.


goal shooter

(netball) A player allowed in the goal third including the shooting circle.


wing defence

defensive goal third
defensive goal third

(netball) A player allowed in the centre third, defensive goal third, but not the shooting circle.


goal defence

(netball) A player allowed in the centre third and the defensive goal third, including the shooting circle.


centre third

(netball) The central third of a netball court.


shooting circle

shooting circle (plural shooting circles)

(netball) One of two semicircles in the goal thirds, radius 4.9 metres, in which the goal shooter and goal attack can shoot.


goal third

The playing court is divided into thirds, a 'centre third' sandwiched between two 'goal thirds', with a D shaped area in both of the goal thirds and restrictions on which players are allowed in each section.

2012, Sandy Green, Encouraging Early Sports Skills, page 16:

(netball) One of two thirds of a netball court nearest the goal ring.


short pass

(netball) A pass of the ball between teammates too close together to allow an opponent to get between them. There is no particular distance the ball must travel to qualify as a short pass. For instance, if the passing player drops the ball and retreats before her teammate takes possession, it is not a short pass. A short pass is against the rules and results in a free pass to the opposition.


goalshooter

Sunshine Girls captain and goalshooter Jhaniele Fowler has expressed her delight after finishing second in the voting for Netballer of the Year.Fowler picked up 27 votes, 10 behind England's Geva Mentor, who was claiming the top spot for the second...

2019 January 16, Robert Bailey, “Stories By Robert Bailey/Gleaner Writer”, in Jamaica Gleaner:

(netball) Alternative form of goal shooter


drop pass

(netball) A high pass for a catcher who will move into free space to receive the ball