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IKF AOKC 2014 an important step for Malaysian korfball

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This year’s tournament in Hong Kong is the first time Malaysia will participate in the IKF AOKC, following its representation at the equivalent youth tournament in 2011 in Adelaide and the IKF Asian Korfball Championship last year.

Malaysia Korfball Team Group Photo

Like many other international korfballers, Malaysia’s national players have overcome financial challenges to represent their country. Korfball his not officially recognised by the Ministry of Sport and Youth and the Sport Council of Malaysia. Players are therefore left to raise their own funds, through savings, sponsorship and loans from family and friends.

Technically, Malaysia has benefited from the assistance of Chinese Taipei korfball maestro and President of IKF Asia Inglish Huang, who visited for a five-day training camp in June, adding to Malaysia’s eight month programme.

Ranging in age from 16 to 30 years old, Malaysia’s korfballers are based in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. All shifted to korfball from basketball, encouraged by their coaches and senior team mates Wai-Fun Lau Yuet-Ngor Chew and Wai-Sim Lau, who also have basketball backgrounds.

The 2014 IKF AOKC will be a springboard for the country’s development, as Malaysian Korfball Association president Jungle Lim Chee Yong explains:

“These players will be Malaysian korfball’s leaders, team managers, coaches, referees, trainers, promoters, supporters, sponsors and others in the future. They are going to help train young and talented children to become high performance korfballers.

“Our vision is to introduce, develop and promote korfball to Malaysia’s multi race society, including Malay, Indian, Chinese, Iban, Kadazan, Murud, Bajau, Mah Meri, Temuan and others.”

Korea looks for progress at IKF AOKC

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Participating at this year’s IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship (IKF AOKC) gives the Korea Korfball Federation (KKF) great impetus for further development of the sport.

Korea team for IKF AOKC 2014

Korea finished sixth at last October’s Asia Korfball Championships in Tianjin, China, and currently sits at 31 in the IKF rankings.

Taking the three-hour flight from Seoul to Hong Kong for the ninth IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship, this will be Korea’s second time at the tournament after finishing seventh four years ago.

Since starting their preparation in March, squad members have trained once or twice a week.

Members of Korea’s squad come from diverse backgrounds, including in their number teachers, students and soldiers. One of the latter had to ask for special permission to exempt himself from a joint training exercise between the armies of the United States and Korea in order to travel with the squad to Hong Kong.

Most of Korea’s players started korfball as students of Seoul National University of Korea, when the sport was introduced by their sister university, National Taiwan University of Education, in 2005, with the most experienced of Korea’s international players starting korfball in earnest in 2006.

This squad is an important step in the development of Korean korfball, with a number of the players either trainee teachers or recent graduates who have started their teaching careers. As in various other countries, this makes them ideally placed to spread korfball and build its popularity through schools and universities, which they are in the process of doing, bringing increasing numbers of younger people into the sport through school korfball clubs and tournaments.

IKF AOKC match schedule

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The IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship match schedule is changed. This refers to match times only. The major changes are on finals day; earlier on 23 August.

Under ‘Events’ you find the actual match schedule.

The IKF AOKC in HongKong will have 10 national teams competing seven days to become the next IKF Asia Oceania champion.

The first match day is 17 August. The first match day starts with the opening ceremony; 1430 PM HongKong Time. The first match HongKong – Korea starts 1530 PM.

Chinese Taipei is the reigning champion and the team to beat.

IKF AOKC venue in Hongkong

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Between 17 and 23 August 2014 ten teams from Asia and Oceania will compete to become the next IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship winner in Hongkong.

They will play korfball in the venue as shown.

Sri Lanka korfball introduction

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A new korfball country starts to plan its arrival in the international korfball family. During period from 29 May – 9 June 2014 IKF instructors Mr Erik Buizer (The Netherlands) and Mr Pardeep Dahiya (India) visited Sri Lanka to run a joint project sponsored by IKF Development and Education Committee and Swan Fund. The program was designed under guidance from former player and physiotherapist of the U23 Dutch team, Mrs José van Nunspeet. She cooperates with children’s Rehabilitation Centre Home of Hope in the city of Alluthwatte.

In the first weekend an “IKF Level I – Introduction to korfball Course” took place with a group of 30 participants including 11 physical education teachers representing 9 different schools. Participants in the course will start the practice of korfball in Kandy (25 km. from Home of Hope) and some of schools in Digana (5 km. from Home of Hope). In Sri Lanka most sport activities are held in the schools. The rest of the group were young and enthusiastic students between 18-25 years. They will try to become the first team playing in international korfball events for Sri Lanka. We hope they can participate in the upcoming Asian universitarian tournaments.

During the rest of the week the sports facilities of Home of Hope were used to teach korfball to different groups. Every day the 85 children in the school could play. At the same time Colombo International School from Kandy participated in some introduction as well.

After introductions both institutions played a game with symbolic meaning, as it was the first ever korfball match in Sri Lanka.

Next steps for korfball in Sri Lanka are in the hands of Mrs José van Nunspeet and local Dr. Asela Ratnayake, a orthopaedic and sports doctor who followed the course and became very enthusiastic with the possibilities of korfball in his country. Hopefully the network of teachers attending the course will start regular practice during the year and finally the first korfball school tournament can be organised. This would be the perfect set up for the start of a new korfball organization in Asia.

IKF AOKC pools and match schedule

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The IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship (IKF AOKC) 2014 pools and match schedule are published under ‘Events’.

The event wll take place from Sunday 17 August till Saturday 23 August in HongKong. Ten national teams will participate.

Chinese Taipei is the reigning champion and they will be challenged by nine other senior teams.

 

Korfball promotion in Sri Lanka

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Our experienced IKF teacher, Mr Erik Buizer (NED), did make an IKF Development and Education  trip to Sri Lanka recently. Erik was supported by his daughter Iris. In Sri Lanka Mrs Jose van Nunspeet did take the initiative to start korfball.

To give you an impression Erik Buizer made a video presentation and we encourage you to watch this video: Sri Lanka video June 2014

This shows commitment, dedication and fun by bringing korfball to another culture again.

Korfball features again in Sony commercial

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For the second time in less than 2 weeks korfball in Hongkong features in a Sony commercial; follow this link to the 2 minute Sony commercial.

An excellent show and excellent korfball promotion again.

IKF Asia Oceania Korfball Championship

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Today – 25 April 2014 – 10 teams have confirmed their participation in this event (IKF AOKC): Australia, New Zealand, China, Macau, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong.

IKF Asia expects 11 or 12 teams in competition in total.

The competition in HongKong starts 17 August 2014. The finals are 23 August 2014.

Chinese Taipei is the reigning IKF AOKC champion.

The IKF Council

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IKF Council in 2013 as elected after the General Meeting 27 October 2013 in Lisbon (POR).
From left to right:
Mr Tim MILLER (AUS), Mr Milan SCHWARZ (CZE), Mrs Helen SEARLE (AUS), Mr Gert DIJKSTRA (NED), Mr Graham CRAFTER (ENG), MR Inglish HUANG (TPE), Dr Jan FRANSOO (president) (NED), Mr Frans WALVIS (NED), Mr Frank Buvens (BEL), Mrs Danielle RUTS (BEL), Mr Les WILLIAMS (SAF)

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