Well, pivoting is a lot more useful in netball. A player can pivot (rotate on the ball of their landing foot) to change direction to make their next pass or to shoot. Not a 'non-contact sport' ...

Netball is one of the biggest team sports in Australia with more than 1.2 million men, women and children playing each week, underpinned by a nationwide footprint of more than 4,000 community clubs.