What Is WA In Netball?

The abbreviation WA stands for the Wing Attack position in netball. The Wing Attack player can move in the centre and home goal thirds of the court only, and can not enter the goal area itself. To start the game, the Wing attack player faces the Centre position, on the left hand side of the court (to the Centre's right).

The main aim of the Wing Attack player is to keep the ball within the home goal area. They also have a predominant role at the start of any game. The initial starting or centre pass must reach another player within the central third of the court, and so the Wing Attack player must try and make themselves available to receive this initial pass.

They are also needed to make themselves available for the ball to be passed out and back into the goal area, and to also retrieve the ball when the opposition's defence has deflected the ball from the goal area.