Join the biggest korfball match ever!

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Worldwide korfball match

We organize a worldwide korfball match to celebrate the International Youth Korfball Day on 15 June. Already we have many teams but we ask for more competitors. The rules of participation are simple: you just have to organize any kind of korfball match (or even a shooting contest is OK) on 15 June, where the two competing teams are called the KORFS and the BALLS. It will be the same at each location, so everywhere, the KORFS are playing against the BALLS. We will provide you with a simple website where you can register the results, and of course, there you will also see all the results from all the other locations, together with a live score that will show the actual standing of the worldwide match between the KORFS and the BALLS. And, at the end of the day, we will see whether the KORFS or the BALLS are better.

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So, do you want to join? Send an email to Bandor Nagy (bandor@korfball.hu). He will help you with the preparations. You can also check Facebook for more information.
Let’s make a big party, and celebrate the International Korfball Day together!

The Worldwide Korfball Match is an initiative of the Hungarian Korfball Association, within the framework of the IKF Year of the Youth project.

Three qualifiers for the 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship

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The IKF European Bowl Central region event in Prievidza, Slovakia did finish Sunday June 9th, 2013. The numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the event ranking did earn a ticket for the IKF European Korfball Championship 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Based on the match results the teams from Slovakia, Serbia and Scotland qualify.

Follow the IKF European Bowl on worldkorfball.org

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Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th the IKF European Bowl Central Region event plays in Prievidza, Slovakia.

worldkorfball.org is the IKF online software system connected with the jury table. If you want to follow the matches in Prievidza use the link: http://www.worldkorfball.org/competitions/70.html

Kim Cocu (NED) ends international career

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Dutch korfball star Kim Cocu yesterday informed national coach Jan-Sjouke van den Bos that she is no longer available for the Dutch national team. She faces a lot of physical problems, and has decided to focus on her new club Blauw-Wit Amsterdam. Cocu, currently still playing for KZ/Hiltex, holds IKF European Korfball Championship, IKF World Korfball Championship, and World Games titles. In 2010, she was selected as the best female player in the Netherlands Korfball League. source: KNKV

Roof construction of World Games korfball venue almost completed

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Construction at the Mundialista Coliseum in Cali, venue for the korfball tournament at The World Games is progressing rapidly now with construction of the roof almost completed. The schedule foresees completion of the venue by the end of June.

Exciting weekend ahead for Oceania Youth

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Australia and New Zealand korfball’s future stars will meet next weekend in Melbourne, Victoria as Korfball Australia organises an U16 Development Tournament and Camp.

Participants from the Australian states of Victoria and South Australia and the New Zealand region of Canterbury have been preparing for the event, which will combine a tournament for U16 teams with a programme of skills and game awareness development, under the guidance of some of the region’s most experienced coaches.

Part of the IKF’s Year of the Youth project, the event will take place alongside Korfball Australia’s 2013 National Club Championship, at 
Whitten Oval Stadium, West Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria on 8-9 June.

If successful, IKF Oceania intends that this will become an annual event, providing young korfballers from throughout the region with a focus for their development and a memorable weekend that will increase their enthusiasm and commitment for korfball.

Czech Republic active in Year of Youth

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We would like to use The International Youth Korfball Day for popularisation of korfball among young people in the Czech Republic. The celebration can be connected with The Czech Cup also planned for June. This is a traditional tournament organised for categories U10, U13 and U16. All korfball teams from the Czech Republic will be invited so that the entire Czech korfball youth movement can spend this time together.

We want to focus on spread of korfball to schools. We have developed an accreditation for training teachers who could help us with the school teams and organize local trainings in the future.

Another area of activity where we want to promote korfball is the Czech Meeting of Scouts called Obrok 2013. This event is held in June, intended for young people older than 15 years and there will be several smaller sports presented, including korfball.

These activities should help korfball to become more popular and broad membership of korfball players.


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Last year’s Czech Cup (U10, U13 and U16) 

Malaysia active in Year of Youth

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As part of the IKF Korfball Year of the Youth, Malaysia Korfball Association plans to introduce korfball to school students at Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.

As head of Chung Hua High School physical education department, Malaysian korfball pioneer Chee Yong Jungle Lim will teach korfball to 144 14-year-old students at the school. In November that will culminate in an inter-class korfball championship.

As head of the school’s  co-curriculum department, Jungle also plans to introduce korfball and train officials for 145 school physical education club members every Saturday morning.

An inter-house korfball championship for U14, U16 and U18 students is planned in June, which will double as a promotional event, showcasing korfball to other students and teachers at the school.

IKF Korfball Year of the Youth project is an opportunity for national federations to promote korfball to young people.

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VKC Kolin victors in Czech korfbal extra league final.

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The champion of the Czech Republic Korfball League for this year is VKC Kolin with this victory being the club’s ninth title in their history. VKC Kolin won the final defeating KCC Sokol České Budejovice , who was last year‘s champion with a final score of 20:17.

The scores were close throughout the entire game with the victors only breaking away in the closing minutes of an exciting match. The half time result was 10:9 in favour of Kolin and 8 minutes before the end of the match the scores were equal 17:17. However 2 late goals from Radka Cermakova enabled VKC Kolin to break away and take the championship title for 2013.

KC Brno clinched 3rd place by beating MS Znojmo 17:12.

Jan Fransoo elected President Emeritus of ARISF

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IKF President Jan Fransoo today stepped down from the Presidency of ARISF, the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations, after serving eight years as highest elected official in the 33-Federation strong body. In a contested election, Italian Mr Raffaelle Chiulli, President of UIM (Powerboating) was elected as new President, beating the other candidate, Mr Carlos Freitag (President of WDSF – Dance Sport). After being elected, Chiulli proposed to the General Meeting that Jan Fransoo be promoted to President Emeritus. As such, he will keep a (non-voting) seat on the ARISF Council.
Jan Fransoo ARISF

Fransoo was praised extensively for the work he had done for ARISF over the past years, both by many of the International Federations, but also by the IOC Sports Director Mr Christophe Dubi and the WADA Executive Director David Howman.

Fransoo announced late last year that he would be stepping down at the end of his term, wanting to spend more of his sport administration time on development of korfball and the IKF. After the meeting, he commented to be relieved that the transition has now started and he will be able to get more focus into his activities.