How many players can be in a team and on the court at once?

Under the Rules of Netball 2024, a team is up to twelve players, of whom a maximum of seven are on the court at any time, plus its team officials. During play a team must have a minimum of five and a maximum of seven players on court, one of whom must play Centre.

If more than seven players are on court, the extra players are sent off immediately and the opposing team gets possession where the ball was when play stopped. Each team names one player as captain.