[5] The INF has over 70 national members which are grouped into five regional areas: Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe and Oceania.

[8] In 1957, a pair of national netball organisations discussed the need to create an international governing body for the sport to help address issues like standardising the rules.

This name was used until November 2012, when the organisation changed to its current name, the "International Netball Federation" (INF), to bring it in line with other sports governing bodies.

The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international competition that features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens.

[17][18] The competition is contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings, with teams from Australia, England, Fiji, Jamaica, Malawi New Zealand, Samoa and South Africa having played in the series so far.

[19] The INF's fundamental purpose is to promote, improve and grow netball globally, in accordance with the ideals and objects of the Olympic and Commonwealth movements.