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Korfball is a team ball game, similar in many ways to netball. It is played in over forty countries. The countries with the most players are the Netherlands and Belgium. Korfball differs from other team sports in that it is a mixed-gender game: a team consists of four men and four women.
How to play
Korfball is played indoors or outdoors on a court divided into two halves called zones. In each zone there is a post (3.5m, shorter for the young) with a basket at the top. This is positioned at two thirds of the distance between the centre line and the back of the zone. The ball is similar to the one used for football. There are two teams, each consisting of eight players: two men and two women of each team in each zone (attack and defense). Players score by throwing the ball through the other team's basket. After two goals the teams change zones: the defenders become attackers and attackers defenders. At half-time the teams swap halves of the court.
History
It has been surmised that korfball is a descendant of basketball through an intermediate Swedish sport called ringboll. The rules of Korfball are quite similar to those of Netball. Since basketball was only invented in 1891 in the United States (by a Canadian), just eleven years before korfball, it seems very unlikely that this game had any influence on the birth of korfball. More on [ Korfball ]
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International Korfball Federation (IKF) - The official site with results, rules, national associations and clubs, photographs, news, general information and links.
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British Korfball Association - Includes description of korfball, competitions, rules and regulations, bulletins, notice board, and related links.
Meta Description: [ The British Korfball Association, governing body of Korfball in Great Britain ]
Cambridgeshire Korfball Association - Information about the sport locally, including news, fixtures, results, and a listing of clubs in Cambridge and Littleport, England.
Meta Description: [ The Cambridgeshire Korfball Association (CKA) oversees all aspects of korfball in Cambridgeshire. Member clubs include Cambridge City, Littleport Lions, Tigers, Phoenix, Ely Vikings and Cambridge Uni ]
ESCK 2005 - Official site of the European Student Championship Korfball 2005 to be held in Wageningen the Netherlands. Includes news, committee photos, team registration, map, and program summary.
iSportsDigest.com: Korfball - A directory with links to over 150 Korfball sites.
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Kent Korfball Association - Includes news, events, contact information, competitions, referees, rules and related links.
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Korfball Net - Provides news and results for European korfball leagues.
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Korfball New Zealand - News, contacts, equipment, links and photos for korfball as it is happening in New Zealand.
Meta Description: [ The Official site for KNZ and all information about Korfball in New Zealand. ]
Korfball Victoria - Information about the sport in Victoria and Bacchus-Marsh/Melton, Australia, including news, fixtures, results, and contacts.
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Korfball World - Includes a chat room, news and photos from around the world, message boards and links to global Korfball sites. Also includes a calendar of events allowing users to add their events.
Korfball.com - Information about the game internationally and world championships.
Lithuanian Korfball Initiative Group - Provides information and links about the game basics, rules, competition structure, organizations and events. [English, Lithuanian, Polish]
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Polish Korfball Federation - Official site provides news and information about the federation, national team and Polish league. Includes competition results, calendar, chat, photo gallery and links. [English, Polish]
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Scottish Korfball Association - Includes tables, results, squad list, and fixtures for the BKA Inter-Area League and the SKA Premier League. Also features calendar, club contacts, and related links.
WebRing - Korfball - Worldwide directory of korfball sites.
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Wikipedia - Korfball - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the rules, history and philosophy of the basketball-like sport invented in the Netherlands.
Yahoo! Sports Groups - Korfball - Directory of korfball clubs and fan groups which include message forums, chats, newsletters and photo galleries.
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