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What is Korfball?
Korfball is a ball sport played by mixed teams (four
men and four women per team). If you
imagine crossing basketball and netball you've
got a fair idea of what korfball looks like, but it's
quite distinct from both. It's fast moving, skilful,
non-contact and very much dependent on teamwork. Click
here for a short
introduction from the English Korfball Association,
or here for a neat
one- page summary
courtesy of our friends at Korfball New Zealand. Put simply, Korfball is great. Castle Korfball Club
Castle Korfball Club was founded in
1996, and is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme,
in sunny Staffordshire.
We train on Wednesday
evenings at Keele
University Leisure Centre, and we presently
have two teams that play weekend games in
local and regional korfball leagues (Castle 1 and Castle 2). Most of our home games are
played at Kidsgrove Leisure Centre.
We currently have around 30
members, and are always looking for new recruits,
so if you're interested, read on. A short CLUB
INFORMATION LEAFLET is also available as word document.
Fancy having a go?
New members and beginners are always
welcome. Only
a handful of our players had played korfball
before joining Castle, so a lot of the coaching is pitched
with new players in mind. You'll be surprised how quickly
you learn! Your first few training
sessions are completely free of charge, and then full
membership is available at very reasonable prices. Please contact
Ruth on 07709 337693, or email anyone on our contacts
page for more information. Alternatively, if you don't fancy training just yet, you'd be very welcome to come and watch one of
our games to get a better idea of what korfball is
all about. Get in touch with us and we'll meet up with you beforehand
to explain the rules. We're also an
extremely sociable club: we keep the local pubs in business
after training, and arrange many other events (see UPCOMING
EVENTS, opposite).
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21/9/08
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 Next
social: Paintballing in Madeley
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14/9/08
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The BIG ONE! Jon & Julia's wedding.
Whoopeee!
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24/8/08
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Next
social: Picnic/rounders/korfball in the park
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9/8/08
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Nottingham Tournament
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2/8/08
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Cardiff Tournament
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12/7/08
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Milton Keynes Tournament
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5/7/08
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Leicester Tournament
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25/6/08
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SaCKA
AGM: Sneyd Arms, Keele, 9pm.
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21/6/08
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Development event: town centre
leafleting, NuL, 11am.
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From
4/6/08
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Training sessions move outdoors for
Summer.
Every Wednesday, 7-9pm, at Keele
University Leisure Centre.
New players always welcome, and your first two months are FREE.
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31/5/08
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Castle's
summer tournament, Crewe Vagrants - see Rob for
details, or offer
your help on the forum
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25/5/08
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Tom's
pre-tournament tournament, Kisgrove, 1pm-4pm -
everyone welcome!
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26/4/08
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Refereeing
Theory Course: Keele, 1:30-5:30pm
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19/4/08
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Next
social: end of season party.
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16/4/08
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Next
social: Jon's pub-quiz (at Mary & Nigel's).
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Great news for C2/C3: Crewe &
Nantwich gets off to a great start...
Thanks largely to the efforts of numerous
Castle players, Crewe
and Nantwich Korfball Club - CaN Korf - looks set to fly
and provide C2 and C3 with some serious opposition next season.
CaN Korf training sessions are on Tuesday evenings, from
7:30-8:30pm, and new players are welcome at any time. Please let us know if you can help the new
club out in any way.
Old news, but still good news...
Great news for all Castle players! The
English Korfball Association website now hosts both CEKL
(Castle1)
and SaCKL (Castle
2) statistics. It includes league tables, fixture lists,
top scorers, and all sorts of other info, just a click or two
away from these links.
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