Korfball
About Us

WELCOME TO LUU KORFBALL CLUB
What is Korfball?
Korfball is the only mixed team sport in the world. It is a team sport that both boys and girls can play together on equal terms, encouraging both teamwork and co-operation. It is a fast growing sport in the UK and all over the world, meaning plenty of competitive, fun matches around the country and internationally!
How is it Played?
There are eight players in a Korfball team, four boys and four girls. The court is split into two halves and to start the game the team is split into two groups of four (two male and two female) at each end of the court. One division attacking and the other defending. These groups swap roles after every two goals scored.
Korfball's Key Rule: No shooting whilst 'defended'. This is very much the key to the whole game. In sports like basketball and netball (of which Korfball is often wrongly described as a 'cross between') you can just dump a tall player under the basket or net and just keep delivering the ball up to them. Not so in Korfball!
A Game for Everyone
Korfball is an exciting sport and because few people have even heard of it, almost all players at university level are beginners. This allows coaches to start from scratch and build up a squad of players who quickly improve and become friends as well as team mates.
Feel free to come along to one of our training sessions at The Edge Sports Centre, Wednesdays 5.00pm to 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome!!
Documents
If you wish to see the Club's Documents please see below
/asset/Organisation/7371/Korfball-constitution.pdf
/asset/Organisation/7371/Risk-Assessment-2012-13-page-1.pdf/asset/Organisation/7371/Risk-Assessment-2012-13-page-2.pdf
/asset/Organisation/7371/Code-of-Good-Conduct-2012-13-page-1.pdf/asset/Organisation/7371/Code-of-Good-Conduct-2012-13-page-2.pdf
/asset/Organisation/7371/Code-of-Good-Practice-2012-13-page-1.pdf/asset/Organisation/7371/Code-of-Good-Practice-2012-13-page-2.pdf
Insurance
Please be aware that you do not have personal accident insurance cover related to this activity. If you would like any cover, please seek this individually. Here are some providers that you can enquire with:
http://www.endsleigh-business.co.uk/Pages/personal-accident.aspx
http://www.sportscoverdirect.com/sportsguard/
For further information or queries, please contact the committee.
Weekly Training Sessions
Wednesday 5-7pm
Thursday 7-8pm
Membership
Membership Fee: £30 (now £15 for the remainder of the academic year!!)
Membership available to purchase from the 1st September 2012 - just click 'add to basket'
All members will be required to have an edge sports membership - please visit the edge website for prices and details. The basic sports pass for £72 is sufficient! http://sport.leeds.ac.uk/page.asp?section=94§ionTitle=Students
Socials
Our social secretary for 2012-13 is Dan Mountford!
There will be regular socials, at least every fortnight with Otley runs throughout the year!
We also hold drinks after training each week at various venues (Old Bar/Terrace)
We pride ourselves on being a very sociable society and regularly go away on weekends for tournaments!
Sponsorship
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with mycondom.co.uk who have kindly agreed to sponsor our club at the University of Leeds Freshers Fair, 18-19th September 2012. Please sign up over these two days for a free sample, or alternatively visit their website using the link below for a full list of their products:
www.mycondom.co.uk
We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership.
Supplier Details
One of our latest equipment suppliers is sportsballshop.co.uk, who have supplied both balls and ball bags to our club in the past.
You can visit their website for a whole range of sports equipment, including korfballs:
http://www.sportsballshop.co.uk/acatalog/Korfball-Balls.html
Please do Contact Us
Our email account: leedsunikorfball@gmail.com
Club Captain: JP McNally-Reilly
Secretary: Cass Graham
Treasurer: Graham Smith
Join Facebook groups: Leeds University Korfball Club and Leeds University Korfball Socials
http://www.englandkorfball.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Kw0nie0iI
http://www.facebook.com/groups/28382641044/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/2321104471/
Korfball After University
Please visit the following websites to look for clubs near your home town or new home town once you graduate
http://www.onlysport.org/sport/87-korfball/
http://www.englandkorfball.co.uk/findkorfball.htm
Find out more!
To find out more about our society, membership, what we do, when we meet etc. contact us using the email address on the top right of this page.
Join Online!
You can purchase membership for this society online, just select 'Add to Basket' next to the membership below.