Korfball

What is Korfball?

Korfball is a dutch sport created by a Dutch school teacher in 1902 allowing boys and girls to play together. wikipedia.

The main features of korfball are:

• A court split into two halves containing a post in each half.
• A team consists of 4 male and 4 female players.
• The team is split into two ‘divisions’ of 2 men and 2 women who are either [[ attacking ]] or [[ defending ]].
• Rolls are swapped every two goals, so that those who were attacking are now defending, and vis-versa.
• It is possible for the defending player to interrupt a goal scoring opportunity by being positioned correctly relative to the attacking player.

The Court

The court can vary slightly depending on the level of the team playing however are kept reasonably standardised.

• A full court can be 40m x 20m although can be smaller as long as it maintains the shape.
• The court is split into two halfs set up to be mirroring each other.
• In each half:
  • A post is set one third of the size of the half from the back line
  • The post is 3 meters high with a basket (korf) set at the top facing the centre line.
  • A penalty spot is placed 2.5m in front of the korf.
  • There is a circle 2.5 meters around the penalty spot indicating what is called the [[ free pass ]] area.
  • A extended area including 2.5m around the post which is called the [[ penalty ]] area.