What are the most common infringements and their sanctions?

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From the World Netball Rules 2024 (umpire's terminology in brackets): Infringement What it is Sanction Held ball (11.4) Holding the ball for more than 3 seconds before passing or shooting Free pass Footwork (13) Regrounding the landing foot while holding the ball; dragging, sliding or hopping Free pass Repossession (11.6) Touching the ball again after releasing it, before another player touches it or it hits the post Free pass Replayed ball (11.7) Batting or bouncing more than allowed before passing on Free pass Playing ball on ground (11.2) Falling on the ball, or gaining possession while lying, sitting or kneeling Free pass Incorrect playing of the ball (11.8) Kicking, fisting, rolling it to a teammate, or passing or shooting from the ground Free pass Short pass (12.1) No room for an opponent to intercept between passer and receiver Free pass Over a third (12.3-12.4) Ball not caught or touched in each third Free pass at the transverse line where it entered the third Offside (14) Entering an area not allowed for your position, with or without the ball Free pass where the player entered Out of court (15) Ball, or player holding it, outside the court Throw-in to the other team Defending from out of court (15.10) Defending while standing outside the court Penalty pass Obstruction (16) Defending within 0.9 m, or blocking with the arms Penalty pass Contact (17) Contact that unfairly interferes with an opponent's play Penalty pass On the line: a player isn't offside or out of court if any part of the body is on, but not over, the line. A ball landing on (not over) the line is still in court.

Infringement	What it is	Sanction
Held ball (11.4)	Holding the ball for more than 3 seconds before passing or shooting	Free pass
Footwork (13)	Regrounding the landing foot while holding the ball; dragging, sliding or hopping	Free pass
Repossession (11.6)	Touching the ball again after releasing it, before another player touches it or it hits the post	Free pass
Replayed ball (11.7)	Batting or bouncing more than allowed before passing on	Free pass
Playing ball on ground (11.2)	Falling on the ball, or gaining possession while lying, sitting or kneeling	Free pass
Incorrect playing of the ball (11.8)	Kicking, fisting, rolling it to a teammate, or passing or shooting from the ground	Free pass
Short pass (12.1)	No room for an opponent to intercept between passer and receiver	Free pass