High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cook Islands are an important netball playing country in Oceania, with more than 1,000 registered players. The popularity of the game grew during the 1970s, helping with grassroots development and launching the country`s visibility in the wider, global sporting community. Much of this is possible because of the national governing organisation, the Cook Islands Netball Association which is a member of Oceania Netball Federation. Because of the level of organisation and the game`s development, the country has participated at several international events including the Pacific Games, the Commonwealth Games, the World Games, the Oceania Netball Tournament, the World Youth Netball Championship, and the International Challenge Men’s and Mixed Netball Tournament. A demonstration of the Cook Islands success can be found by looking at the national team: It is one of the top ranked in the world.