Korfball is the only mixed team sport. It originated in the Netherlands, at the beginning of the twentieth century. Amsterdam teacher, Nico Broekhuysen, devised this game to all students in his class, regardless of sex, it could equally participate. The game quickly gained popularity in its homeland, but also in surrounding countries, so that korfball, as a demonstration sport, was represented at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and 1928th in Amsterdam. In Belgium, the 1933rd was formed korfball International Federation (The International Korfball Federation), whose main goal is to expand korfball all meridians. This global organization provides its members with financial, material and structural support and is most responsible for what is korfball now plays in over forty countries on all continents.
Korfball International Federation was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and korfball of the 1985th regularly represented at the World Games.
Korfball World Championships are held every four years, and only two teams had the honor to be up on winning throne. The Netherlands is six times a world champion, and Belgium once.
Korfball play in the open or closed field whith dimensions of 40m x 20m. The terrain is divided into two halves, which are called zones. In both zones there is a pillar, 3.5 m high, on top of which is basket. Pillar is set to 2 / 3 the distance between the lines, which marks the center of the field and the line that represents the end zone. The game involved two teams, consisting of eight players. Each team in both zones have two men and two women (defense and attack). Points are obtained by inserting the ball through the opponent's team, cart. After every two points, the players from the stage of attack and defense players from changing their place. The game lasts 60 minutes, and at half time the teams change sides.

Korfball is a team sport. Individual quality is of crucial importance, but it comes to the light only through teamwork. It is forbidden to run with the ball and dribbling. The player who receives the ball  is obliged to stop the ball and pass it to his teammate or throw to the basket.
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IKF European Shield 2012 – Day 1

The 2012 edition of this event is being hosted in Castrop-Rauxel (GER). One interesting statistic was that the IKF had half of the first day's games refereed by a female referee and in one match both of the officials were ladies, probably the first time this has happened in an IKF event.

There were no particular surprises in the games on this first day. On paper the teams from Hungary (MAFC) and Poland (AZS Balluff Wroclaw) were expected to be the two weakest teams in the event and this was borne out as the hosts Schweringer KC (GER) beat the Hungarians comfortably 15 – 5, whilst Nottingham (ENG) was far too strong for the Polish team winning 21 – 7.

  

 

27-01-2012
TOP/wereldtickets.nl IKF Europa Cup winner

TOP/wereldtickets.nl, Dutch national champion 2011, is the winner of the 46th IKF Europa Cup. The final took place on 21 January 2012.

TOP/wereldtickets.nl did beat their opponents from Boeckenberg KC in an exciting final - 19 -22 - in front of an enthusiastic crowd of mainly TOP and Boeckenberg supporters in Warsaw, Poland. The referee was Steve Jones from Wales.

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TOP/Wereldtickets.nl; first time participant in the IKF Europa Cup and first time winner; CONGRATULATIONS for the team and the coaching staff.

Video of the full IKF Europa Cup Final 2012: click here

21-01-2012
IKF Europe founded

Friday 20 January 2012 was the founding meeting of IKF Europe in Warsaw (POL).

The delegates of 12 countries present in the meeting elected the executive committee of the Continental Confederation of IKF Europe. IKF Europe represents the 31 countries within the territory of IKF Europe.

Due to an achilles tendon rupture a few days before the meeting Milan Schwarz, earlier elected president of IKF Europe, could not preside the meeting. Schwarz had surgery. The operation was succesful.

The founding meeting was presided by Frans Walvis, senior vice president of IKF.

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The meeting elected in IKF Europe: Bandor Nagy (HUN), member (left), Jan van den Berghe (BEL), secretary general (in the middle) and Jan Sjardijn (NED), vice president (right).

The IKF has made another step towards the future with this new continental confederation in Europe. in total the IKF has 5 continental confederations; the other 4 are: IKF Asia, IKF Africa, IKF Americas and IKF Oceania. The growth of korfball will benefit of this step. 

21-01-2012