As has become tradition, the 2017 Korfball Australia AGM was held during the lunch interval on the first day of competition at the Korfball Australia National Club Championships. This year, the board positions of President and Secretary were declared vacant, as the incumbents 2 year terms had expired. In a unanimous vote, Roy Kirkby [...]
As Korfball in Australia is approaching its 40th year, we are looking to update our records, and archive documents related to the history of Korfball in Australia. In order to do this, and make sure the information we have is as complete and as accurate as possible, we need your help. Some of the information [...]
The ACHPER International Conference had delegates from around the world including teachers, sport, recreation, health and government officials. Over 30 of these attended the two korfball presentations of Ashlee Othen and Luke Rosie assisted by Alison Othen. Presenting at this conference was a great way to increase awareness of Korfball in Australian schools, governments [...]
Unfortunately, the K4 playoffs, scheduled for this coming Thursday (December 8th) have had to be cancelled. A significant number of players, from a large number of teams, are unavailable, and as such, the competition was not viable on this day. As such, the ladder, correct as at the completion of the last round of competition, [...]
With the new K4 competition nearing the end, thoughts have turned to the playoff round, to be held on the 8th of December, at Sturt Gym. Given the large number of teams, and the desire to get as many games as possible in on the night, a round robin playoff structure has been devised. Unfortunately, [...]
In keeping with the experimental nature of both the K4 format in general, as well as the current K4 competition, there are some rules changes which will become applicable from the K4 round held on the 17th of November. This is due to the official IKF K4 Rules being updated. None of the changes are significant, and [...]
As was previously announced, Korfball Australia has formed four sub-committees to help us achieve our goals moving forward. Each sub-committee is headed up by a KA board member and will report back to the entire board. This governance structure is designed to get more volunteers involved, and to take advantage of specialist knowledge within the Korfball community. [...]
Scores for the last few weeks have been being added at the conclusion of each round, and can be found on the K4 page, which also includes the competition table and upcoming events. The complete schedule (with the exception of the playoffs) is also now available on this page. Due to Flinders University exams, Sturt [...]
Last weeks results, and this weeks schedule, is now up on the K4 Competition Page. Despite a few teething problems which made matches run slightly late, last week was hugely successful, and was a glowing endorsement of K4 and the opportunities this format of the sport can provide. Some of these teething problems have been [...]
As you may have read previously, Korfball Australia is running a K4 Competition as part of the early phase of National Squad activities, albeit an early phase open to everyone. The interest in the competition has been overwhelming, far higher than expected. Originally planned for 8 teams, the competition is now 13 teams, with over 70 [...]