Announcement: IKF Coach course Level III April 2019

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The IKF and the KNKV will organize an IKF Coach Course Level III in April 2019 in the Netherlands. The content of the course will be tailor-made and combine both theory and practice during a five-day program. The course will be thought from Monday the 15th of April up untill the 19th of April. Beside attending the course, participants will be given the opportunity to attend the finals of the Cashback World Korfbal League (the national Dutch competition) in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on the 13th of April. During the finals day, they will get the opportunity to see korfball of the highest level, and reflect on the finals together the day after. Furthermore, they can extent their stay after the course and attend the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2019 in Leeuwarden (for more information about the IKF U19 WKC 2019: https://korfball.sport/event/ikf-u19-wkc-2019).

The IKF Development and Education Committee offers to cover part of the costs of a limited number of participants.

The IKF and the KNKV believe that the above mentioned aspects cause this coach course to be an unique opportunity for korfball coaches to develop their skills.

A invitation letter with more details has been sent to all member countries of the IKF. In case you are interested, but are not able to collect this information through your national federation, you can contact the IKF Office.

 

Information Korfball Challenge [live streaming links available]

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From the 27th until the 30th of December 2018 the Korfball Challenge will take place in Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This yearly Dutch event, organised by the Royal Dutch Korfball Association, hosts competitions for multiple age categories combined with all kind of side-events.

Like always the event has a very international character, with this year Belgium, China, Chinese Taipei and Suriname as participants in the senior category. Together with the two currently best club teams of The Netherlands (Top/SolarCompleet & Fortuna/Delta Logistiek), the Dutch National Team and a Dutch U21 Talent Team, they will fight to win the title of this prestigious event.

[Updated] The last two games of every day will be available through live-stream. (YouTube links to be announced on www.korfbal.nl) English information with the complete tournament schedule can be found at: https://www.korfbal.nl/korfballchallenge

Like every year in accordance with the IKF, some different game rules are experimented during the Korfball Challenge: korfbal.nl/nieuws/experimenten-tijdens-de-korfbal-challenge-0

The complete list of new rules to be tested in this Korfball Challenge 2018 can be found here [in Dutch]: korfbal.nl/sites/default/files/Spelregelexperimenten%20Challenge%202018.pdf

 

Underneath the overview of the games that will be live-streamed.

Thursday 27 December 

16:30 hrs: China – Belgium [youtu.be/nP91h73QRms]

17:45 hrs: Fortuna/Delta Logistiek – Chinese Taipei [youtu.be/L-42QNirFT4]

19:00 hrs: The Netherlands – Suriname [youtu.be/pM-uaSLvoYo]

20:15 hrs: The Netherlands U21 – TOP/SolarCompleet [youtu.be/rj5q_TqLTJc]

Friday 28 December

16:30 hrs: The Netherlands U21 – China [youtu.be/xlrmydfKDe8]

17:45 hrs: Fortuna/Delta Logistiek – Suriname [youtu.be/_EKRfiPQb3w]

19:00 hrs: The Netherlands – Chinese Taipei [youtu.be/TqtCO6QlEVs]

20:25 hrs: Belgium – TOP/SolarCompleet [youtu.be/lTbgTcyYbWo]

Saturday 29 December

16:30 hrs: Suriname – Chinese Taipei [youtu.be/dHr88NBAxbk]

17:45 hrs: TOP/SolarCompleet – China [youtu.be/zV2uVUS_6QQ]

19:00 hrs: The Netherlands – Fortuna/Delta Logistiek [youtu.be/zI_noPqj_sI]

20:15 hrs: The Netherlands U21 – Belgium [youtu.be/TsKoPLIvZDQ]

Sunday 30 December

16:30 hrs: 7th-8th place [youtu.be/fIpTyO2MILs]

17:45 hrs: 5th-6th place [youtu.be/k2YnXsjU9qw]

19:00 hrs: Bronze Medal Match [youtu.be/hqv6iNvlDwk]

20:30 hrs: Gold Medal Match [youtu.be/XuIHXaqRc4U]

 

Tickets

Tickets are available via: https://www.korfbal.nl/tickets

IKF President Fransoo meets with NOC and government in Hungary

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IKF President Fransoo yesterday and today was in Budapest (Hungary) at the invitation of Mr Daniel Tegzes and Mrs Krisztina Pogany, respectively President and Secretary General of the Hungarian Korfball Association.

While in Budapest, President Fransoo had a extensive series of meetings. He met with Mr Krisztian Kulcsar, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and Mr Zoltan Bone, Secretary General of the Hungarian Competitive Sports Federation. Mr Fransoo and Mr Tegzes explained the positive developments of Hungarian korfball, with outstanding youth projects and a strong national team, that recently entered into the Top 10 of the IKF World Ranking.

Hungarian NOC President Kulcsar, IKF President Fransoo, HKA Secretary General Pogany and HKA President Tegzes

Hungarian NOC President Kulcsar, IKF President Fransoo, HKA Secretary General Pogany and HKA President Tegzes at the meeting in Budapest

Subsequent meetings took place at the Sports Secretariat of the Ministry of Human Resources and at the Department of Sport Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All meetings served to create further support of the development of korfball in Hungary. Also, informal discussions were held about the hosting of future major events in Hungary, after this year’s successful hosting of the IKF U21 World Korfball Championship.

Bonson (France) host city Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019

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The IKF is happy to announce that the next edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 will be hosted in Bonson, France.

The event will take place in the weekend of 6 and 7 July 2019 and subscription is open for all countries around the world. Just like the last years the event will consist of a Senior and U19 category. The best ranked European team in both categories will become European Beach Korfball Champion 2019.

Decisive in granting the organisation of the event to the Fédération Korfbal France (FKF) is the fact that the FKF is getting full support of the municipality of Bonson. From the beginning of the bidding process the municipality showed great ambition and willingness to host the event within its borders. Bonson is located in the heart of the Loire department in the beautiful Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region close to Saint-Etienne. With the presence of the oldest korfball club in France, FJEP Bonson (founded in 1983) it is clear that the city already knows the power of korfball.

With the introduction of the Beach Korfball World Cups last year, the IKF invests in the global development of beach korfball. Every continent now has the opportunity to organise a World Cup. It is more than likely that in 2019 another Beach Korfball World Cup will take place in the continent of Asia. Confirmation of this event is expected before the end of the year.

 

More info ► ikf.org/event/beach-korfball-world-cup-europe

 

Call for IKF jury and referee nominations and IKF DEC Grant applications 2019

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The last month of 2018 is fastly approaching, and the IKF and its member countries are currenlty working towards 2019. The IKF has approached its member countries to nominate its referees and jury members for 2019, as well as apply for a DEC Grant (D, E and F countries only).

Similar to previous years, all national federations are allowed to nominate four referees to be IKF Referees for the international events. Since the IKF wishes to especially stimulate and support female referees in their development, countries are allowed to nominate five referees if one of them is female. The performances of these referees will be evaluated by the IKF Referee Committee, after which the definite IKF Referee list for 2019 will be published on the website at the end of this year. The deadline for the nominations is the 18th of December.

2019 will mark the beginning of a new IKF jury nomination process. All countries have received a letter from the IKF Competition Committee stating that they are all allowed to nominate jury members, whereas before, the IKF CC itself nominated and approached candidates. The maximum number of nominations for each National Federation is determined by the official IKF classification. A-countries can nominate up to four jury members, B-countries three, C-countries two and D-countries & E-Countries can nominate one jury member. To make sure that a sufficient number of (qualified) IKF jury members is available for all events, the IKF CC will have the possibility to approach candidates without the interference of the National Federation. Furthermore, some IKF jury members cannot me replaced at this moment and are therefore automatically appointed for a new two year term. The deadline for these nominations is the 18th of December.

Lastly, all D, E and F countries (and New Zealand and Australia) are approached to apply for a DEC Grant to stimulate and support the development of korfball in their nation in 2019. Development projects one can think of are national competitions, school projects, coach and/or referee courses and participation in international events. The deadline for the application is the 21th of December.

The IKF hopes to receive many nominations and applications, so that it can, together with all its members, continue to develop korfball worlwide in 2019!

In case of questions about the above mentioned processes, national federations are asked to contact the IKF Office (office@ikf.org).

Upcoming events: IKF ECup 2019 and IKF EShield 2019

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Since that the last IKF event of 2018 had been played a few weeks ago, it is time to look foward to the first IKF events of 2019. Traditionally, these are the IKF Europa Cup and the IKF Europa Shield, both club events.

IKF Europa Cup 2019

The IKF Europa Cup 2019 will be held in Kortrijk, Belgium, from the 10th of January up untill the 12th of January. During this event, national champions from six European countries will compete, as well as two teams who qualified during the IKF Europa Cup First Round in September 2018. The eight teams are divided into two pools:

Pool A Pool B
Kon. Boeckenberg KC (BEL) TOP/SolarCompleet (NED)
NC BENFICA (POR) KK Brno (CZE)
Trojans Korfball Club (ENG) SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e.V. (GER)
Marmara University (TUR) 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)

The last two editions were won by the Dutch national champion TOP/SolarCompleet, who will not be satisfied this year by anything else than a third trophy in a row. However, the other teams are determined to showcase their best play and to claim the victory at last.

Official Event website: http://www.ecup2019.com/

For more information, including the match schedule, tournament rules and the playing location, go to: ikf.org/event/ikf-europa-cup-2019

All matches are webcasted live at our youtube channel: youtube.com/user/ikfchannel

The official event facebook page: facebook.com/events/225711027996457

You can review and watch again all this tournament on www.worldkorfball.org (full games, statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and on IKF social media profiles via hashtag #korfball:

 

IKF Europa Shield 2019

The 17th edition of the IKF Europa Shield will be organized by the Czech Korfball Association in Prostějov, from the 25th till the 27th of January. The Czech Republic is represented by two club teams during the event, and those are accompanied by club teams from Englang, Hungary, Turkey, Catalonia, Germany and Portugal. The teams are divided into two pools:

Pool A Pool B
Bec Korfball Club (ENG) Schweriner-Korfball-Club e.V. 67 (GER)
Grupo Desportivo dos Bons Dias (POR) CK Vallparadis (CAT)
KCC SOKOL České Budějovice (CZE) Szentendrei Honvéd Kinizsi SE (HUN)
Haydarpasa Lisesi Sport Club (TUR) SK RG Prostějov (CZE)

In 2018, KV Adler Rauxel won the IKF EShield. With them being absent this year, the chances of the runner-up of 2018, Bec Korfball Club, seem to have increased. The English club team has won the Eshield in 2017 and 2016 and surerly will give it their all to win this edition too.

However, since the IKF EShield has been characterized by close results in resent years, exciting  matches resulting in surprising results can be expected during this edition.

For more information, including the match schedule, tournament rules and the playing location, go to: ikf.org/event/ikf-europa-shield-2019

You can review and watch again all this tournament on www.worldkorfball.org (full games, statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and on IKF social media profiles via hashtag #korfball:

 

Suzanne Struik (NED) awarded with the IKF Pin of Merit

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The IKF had awarded Dutch player Suzanne Struik with the IKF Pin of Merit. The Pin of Merit was presented to her by IKF President Jan Fransoo during Suzanne’s last international tournament, the IKF European Korfball Championship.

Suzanne Struik is record international of The Netherlands, with a total of 69 caps. She is the chairman of the IKF Athletes Committee and within this role, she represents the international athletes. The IKF praises her enthusiasm and passion for korfball, as well as her continuous will and effort to think along with the organisation about processes, plans and their execution.

 

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Image (c): Anne van Vegchel

IKF World Ranking update (up to 23 October 2018)

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After the last IKF official events that took place during the last months (AOKC 2018,  Beach Korfball WC 2018, ECUP 2019 1st Round and EKC 2018), the IKF World Ranking 2018 has been updated. You can check the latest ranking up to 23 October 2018 visiting the following link: ikf.org/ranking

 

The ranking criteria as previously published is as follows:

  • The IKF World Ranking 2018 (from 1 July 2018) is based on the revised world ranking criteria 2018, approved by the IKF EXCO in June 2018.
  • Due to the continuously development of  korfball around the globe and the establishment of  the IKF Competition Calendar 2018-2021, an update of the world ranking criteria was required.
  • For the IKF World Ranking, the total number of points of each country is determined by adding:
    1 . The basic points of each country, according to overall participation and development.
    2. The points from IKF National Team Events of each country according to its ranking on IKF official events and the specific weightings, over the last four-year period.
  • Points for the ranking are mainly earned through participation in official IKF National Team Events, according to the classification of each country and the specific weightings, over the last four-year period.
  • Weights are given to different continental competitions to reflect the prestige of the tournament and to ensure that ratings are comparable across regions.
  • A year weighting is implemented to reward teams for most recent participation and performances and in order to prevent all games over the four-year period from carrying the same weight and receiving the exact same value.
  • If there is a specific qualifying round event for a main World, Continental event, the countries that do not qualify for the final round of a championship will still be given a position according to the final ranking obtained in the qualifying round event and will earn points according to it. The points earned in the qualifying rounds will only be added to the World Ranking when the points of the main event are added.
  • The official IKF World Ranking will be published:
    – immediately after each IKF World Korfball Championship, The World Games and IKF U21 World Korfball Championship;
    – immediately after the last IKF Continental Korfball Championship and IKF U21 Continental Korfball Championship, of the year;
    – in December of each year, with the addition of the Basic Points of that year.

The Netherlands: 2018 IKF European Korfball Champion!

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Today’s final games ended with the new IKF European Korfball Champion 2018: The Netherlands, after beating Germany 21-8 in the big final played in Heerenveen BV Sportshall. The bronze medal was for Portugal, who defetead Belgium in an incredible and exciting tight match that finished 19-20 in favour of the Portuguese team.

Fifteen countries were competing from 13 to 21 October 2018 to be the new European korfball champion and also qualify between the top ten to play with ten other teams from different continents next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 in Durban, South Africa. Poland, Ireland and the rest of the teams playing today for places 1 to 8 are already qualified for the IKF WKC 2019 and Slovakia will be the first reserve from Europe.

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IKF EKC 2018 Final Results
Day 9: Sunday, 21-Oct-2018

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 11-19 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 17-20 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 19-20 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 IKF EKC Final Netherlands Germany 21-8 📺 / 📊

IKF EKC 2018 Final ranking

Place Country
1 The Netherlands
2 Germany
3 Portugal
4 Belgium
5 Czech Republic
6 Catalonia
7 England
8 Hungary
9 Poland
10 Ireland
11 Slovakia
12 Wales
13 France
14 Scotland
15 Serbia

 

You can review and watch again all this tournament on www.worldkorfball.org (full games, statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and on IKF social media profiles via hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) was the organizer of this great IKF EKC 2018 hosted in the northern province Friesland in The Netherlands, in the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden. Visit www.thisiskorfball.com to review more info about this international event (site in Dutch and English).

Day 9 (Finals) Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl

IKF EKC 2018 Day 9: ‘The Finals’ are ready!

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Sunday, October 21th, is the ninth and last day at the IKF EKC 2018. The final games to decide places 1 to 8 in this 2018 IKF European Korfball Championship will take place in the Dutch city of Heerenveen this Sunday (Address: Sportstad Heerenveen BV).

Fifteen countries were competing from Saturday 13th to be the new European champion and trying to end between the top ten countries and qualify to play next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 in Durban, South Africa.

Poland and Ireland and the rest of teams playing on Sunday are already qualified for the IKF WKC 2019 and Slovakia will be the first reserve from Europe.

Don’t miss this finals day and follow it on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) is the organizer of this IKF EKC 2018. You can find more information and buy tickets for all games through the official website of the event: www.thisiskorfball.com (site in Dutch and English).

Day 9 Match schedule: Finals (Sunday, 21-Oct-2018)

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 11-19 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 17-20 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 19-20 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 IKF EKC Final Netherlands Germany 21-8 📺 / 📊

Referees & jurys daily apointments

Click here to see the appointments.

Day 9 (Finals) Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl