Before, when for example there was an injured player on court, the other players could approach the sideline (but not leave the court) to receive rehydration. However, they were not allowed to receive any coaching from the bench. Since there are no "time-outs" in netball, players could fake injuries in order to receive coaching and delaying the game. So in 2007 the rule was created/modified to prevent this from happening. For some reasons, yet totally unclear for me, IFNA has changed the rule again so that coaching is now allowed.
The only information about the background I have received is from an official media release. Urvasi Naidoo, Chief Executive of IFNA said:
“This particular rule change was trialled during the ANZ Championships. Feedback received from the trial identified this as a positive experience with no negative impact on the game. Netball is constantly evolving and the performance of the best teams in the world will be enhanced by amending the rules to allow coaching during stoppages”
Still not clear enough... However, still good to know.
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