First Pan American tournament to be held in 2014.

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After more than a decade of korfball introduction in several South American countries, the upcoming months are presenting a good list of events that will try to strengthen the korfball communities built in the American continent during these years.

First of all, coaches from most active countries like Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Mexico and United States will be invited to participate in the IOC Course “IKF Level II” to be held inside the World Games event, in Cali from 31st July 2013.  This will be a great opportunity to improve the korfball background of coaches, who will prepare teams participating in the first Pan American tournament, but at the same time it will be a sensational experience to share with the rest of the international korfball community by enjoying competition of the best 8 national teams participating in the World Games official event.

On the other hand, the deadline to send bids to host the 1st American Korfball Championship ended last 15th March with the reception of 2 applications: one bid from US Korfball to organize the tournament in Tempe (Phoenix/Arizona) and another from FCERJ ( Federation do Corfebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) which presented the bid to host the tournament in Americana (Sao Paulo).

During the coming weeks, the decision will be announced and processes to guarantee participation from the different countries will start .The tournament is expected to be organized between the end of January to early February. The best conditions offered for the venue, transfers and package deals for accommodation will be decisive to determine the final decision.

Great Britain Squad announced for World Games 2013

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England Korfball’s senior Head Coach, Dave Buckland has selected on behalf the British Korfball Association (BKA) a squad of 14 players that will travel to Cali, Colombia in the summer of 2013 to compete in the ninth edition of the World Games.

The Great Britain Korfball squad for the 2013 World Games features a number of experienced Internationals including Captain Tony Woodvine (Trojans KC) as well as first time call-ups for Nottingham’s Jess Beale and Kingfisher’s John Denton.

GB Squad list in full:

Females: Aimee Evans (Bec), Carla Bennett (Norwich Knights), Jess Beale, Hannah Lorrimer (Nottingham), Steph Allen, Neala Brennan and Amy Turner (Trojans).

Males: Andrew Hall, Davesh Patel (Bec), John Denton (Kingfisher), Charlie Vogwill (Norwich Knights), Joe Bedford (Nottingham), David Brooks and Tony Woodvine (Trojans).

(source: EKA)

Wales appoint Leon Simons as national coach

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The Welsh Korfball Association WKA announced today that it has appointed former Dutch korfball star Leon Simons as its Head Coach. The task for the new coach is clear: qualify the Welsh team at the upcoming European Bowl Tournament in October in Turkey for next year’s European Championship in Lisbon (Portugal).

Simons had been working with the Welsh team during a coaching clinic last year, and apparently the relationship was to both to the WKA’s and Simons’s satisfaction given today’s announcement. Simons is one of the most admired international players of his age, having played 94 times in the Netherlands national team, having won multiple European and World Championship, and World Games titles. In 2010, after retiring with a European Championship title, he was made an honorary member of the Royal Netherlands Korfball Association KNKV, and was also awarded a knighthood in the Order of Oranje-Nassau, one of the highest public distinctions in the Netherlands.

Detlef Dülfer new President of German Korfball Association DTB-TK

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Former German national team player Detlef Dülfer has been elected as President of the German Korfball Association DTB-TK. Past President Ute Wickerhauser remain on board and continues in the position as Vice-President.

The German Korfball Association is in fact a technical committee (TK) as part of the German Gymnastics Association DTB. Dülfer and his team will lead the efforts of the German Korfball Community to grow towards a membership of 10,000 by 2020, while simultaneously increasing the standard of the national team.

 

World Games Korfball 2013

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During the International Korfball Federation Executive Committee April 21st 2013 meeting the IKF Exco made a draw to establish the pools for the Korfball Event during the World Games. The World Games will take place in Cali, Colombia between 24 July and 4 August 2013. The Korfball Event will be played from 31 July to 4 August 2013

The World Games is the most important korfball event in the IKF’s 2013 calendar.

The result of the draw is:

POOL A POOL B
1. The Netherlands Belgium
2. Great   Britain Chinese   Taipei
3. Portugal Russia
4. Czech   Republic Germany

The teams in all four lines were drawn with each set of two teams based on the current IKF Ranking.

Dutch Korfball LIVE on Internet

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Saturday April 20th 1930 PM (Amsterdam time) in the AHOY Sportscentre the Dutch korfball final Fortuna – PKC is LIVE on the Internet.

The match will be distributed on YouTube. Just follow the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txMgU2YZ3NE

An excellent opportunity to watch topkorfball for all of you

Year of the Youth promotion in Catalonia

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The Catalan Korfball Federation is quite active with youth in the Year of the Youth 2013. Follow the link: https://twitter.com/korfbalkids?refsrc=email

 

German championship has new victor!

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On Sunday, 6 April 2013 the Club SG Pegasus Rommerscheid from the city of Bergisch Gladbach took over the crown from last year’s Champion Schweriner KC in the German korfball Championship.

An extra match became necessary after ending the regular competition on equal points and the final result went in the favour of Pegasus.

Two of the hardest working club teams stood in the final and  both teams deserve the right to represent Germany in the upcoming international competitions for clubs in Europe.

In the last match points were equal in the first half, before a 15-minute period where no goals were scored until Pegasus broke away to show supremacy and led to the 24-18 victory for the Rhineland area.

SG Pegasus Rommerscheid will proudly represent Germany in 2014 in Papendrecht (NED) at the IKF Europa Cup, Schweriner KC will fight for medals at the IKF Europa Shield tournament.

Botlhe Mogapelwa Youth Sports Ambassador

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The International Alliance for Youth Sports (IAYS) has officially selected Botlhe Mogapelwa of Botswana as a Game On! Youth Sports Ambassador. By becoming an Ambassador, he joins a growing worldwide consortium comprised of dedicated individuals who are strong advocates of the power of sports in making a positive difference in the lives of children.

Mogapelwa founded the Korfball Association Botswana (KAB) in 2008 and he represented Botswana in the setting up of the African Continental Korfball Federation (ACKF) and the Zone Six Korfball Federation (ZKF) in 2009. ZKF has since been affiliated with the Supreme Council For Sport in Africa.

“I first met Botlhe in 2008 in Gaborone when we introduced korfball to Botswana,” said Chris Theyse, the International Korfball Federation Development Officer for the African Continent. “Botlhe seems to be a motivated person with a clear set of goals in life. Given the difficult circumstances experienced during the introduction and expansion of korfball in Botswana, he is indeed a person that can stick to his goals and can execute a demanding task over a long period of time.”

Year of the Youth: info nr. 7

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The International Korfball Federation’s 80 year anniversary is on 13 June 2013. To celebrate this milestone the first world wide Korfball YOUTH project has been organised. Youth promotion activities are planned throughout the year and on 15 June the International Youth Korfball Day will take place.

Please find info nr. 7 here.