Cardiff Korfball looking for players

There are 150 registered players in Cardiff alone but the goal of Welsh Korfball is to drive that number up and set up new clubs.

Keiran Davey, the Welsh Korfball Development officer said, “Korfball is a very popular sport for beginners in Cardiff because most people will join clubs having not even heard of the sport before. As a result all clubs cater for all abilities.”

He added, “Clubs are often cheap to join as well which means it is an affordable sport for newcomers.”

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Gender equality in sport is a hot topic and korfball truly is a mixed gender activity. It is made up of teams of eight players, four men and four women. On the surface it looks a mix of netball and basketball but it has a unique set of rules but it is a sport that caters for all.

Find your nearest korfball club on the map underneath:

Basic Rules

Getting a football sized ball into a basket 3.5m high scores goals or ‘korfs’. The game requires all round skills and team play as after two goals, scored by either team, defenders become attackers and attackers become defenders.

You cannot run with the ball but use of space and movement away from your opponent is vital, which makes it fast moving.

Each gender has two in defence and attack. Other than being in attack and defence divisions, players have no fixed positions.

You can shoot from anywhere in the attacking zone, provided that they are not being “defended” by somebody of their own sex, that is the ‘defender’ must be within arm’s length of and facing the attacker, be between the attacker and the post, and be actively trying to block the path of the ball.

Here is a video of BBC presenter Mike Bushell learning to play the game in Cardiff.

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Welsh Korfball

Wales are ranked 17^th in the Korfball World rankings out of 60 teams.

Outside of Cardiff there is also a team established in Aberystwyth.

Cardiff University are one of the strongest teams in the UK and will compete in the in the IKF Europa Cup in January against the best in Europe.

On an international level Wales competed at the recent European Championships in Portugal, finishing second in Group C.

For more information on how to get started visit the official Welsh korfball website.