All the girls should be in their
Places on the Field
ready to begin the game at the appointed signal. Fig. 617 will assist you in gaining a clear understanding of the different positions occupied by the various members of the team when in position to commence play. The object of the game is to throw the ball into the opponent’s basket, and this is best accomplished by the girls being coupled with opponents and stationed at various places all over the field. In
Fig. 617. Fig. 617 the girls on one side are represented by circles, those on the other side by crosses. We will suppose that the two captains have tossed for goals, and that to the circles has fallen the goal G and to the crosses the goal H. In the centre of the field are grouped three girls, one player from each side, and the referee, who is here indicated by a triangle.
The referee stands with the ball in her hands, facing the other two girls, having her back turned toward the side of the field (Fig. 617).
It is optional on which side of the centres the referee is stationed.
The two players stand facing each other with their sides turned toward the referee, and each has her back toward her own goal (Fig. 618). These two players, circle and cross, are known as
Centres
There are always two centres in a game, and it is their duty to jump quickly for the ball as it leaves the hands of the referee, who opens the game by tossing the ball vertically in the air immediately between and not more than two feet