London Mavericks head coach Tamsin Greenway sent out her players in a range of kits, with shorts, skirts, skorts, leggings and vests all being options this season for the capital side.
They are the only NSL team going all-out to provide their players with such an outfit choice in a sport where dresses have long been the norm.
Greenway says the traditions of women’s sportswear come from “the olden days”, which is why she welcomed news of the change.
Former England player Greenway told BBC Sport: “When it was presented to me, I hadn’t even thought about it because netball is played in dresses, right? I know the dress is iconic for many people.
“But as a 12-year-old kid I wouldn’t have wanted to play [in a dress] – I was a proper tomboy, I wore shorts and T-shirts and loved my football team who wore that, and I wouldn’t have enjoyed [wearing a dress].
“You’re out there putting out your best, so you want to look your best, feel your best, so why should there not be options for that, as long as it all looks like a uniform, which it does.
“Most of these teams won’t train in dresses – in what other sport do you wear a completely different outfit to what you actually perform in?”