Center can go almost anywhere on the court besides the shooting circles. When your team has the ball, it is advised to stay as close to the circle as possible. The Goal Keeper and Goal Attack can only go within the goal third, circle and surrounding but can not enter the centre third. Keeper should get any penalty passes in their third while shooter should aim to get the ball as close to the hoop as possible
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