Does anyone here play or watch korfball? And if not, why not?
Korfball
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Is it played in any serious capacity outside the Netherlands and Belgium?
Ah Korfball! Yes I've been playing since I was a kid and at one point was touted to go professional. It was only a routine injury that turned into a longer one that stopped me, or so my mum likes to say during family gatherings. I remember one of the local papers ran a story with a picture of me headlined 'Korf Blimey' after I scored the winning touchgoal for our Under-12 team in the dying remnants of playtime. I still have it framed in my hallway actually and sometimes look at it during my more fragile moments, thinking what could have been...
No but seriously, what's Korfball?
No but seriously, what's Korfball?
From what I can tell, it's netball played with a football and a plastic milk crate instead of a net.
I think it might be pretty safe to say no.
Also, it's shocking to discover that @GoranIvanisevic isn't even Croatian. You should change your name in disgra... ah, nevermind.
I think it might be pretty safe to say no.
Also, it's shocking to discover that @GoranIvanisevic isn't even Croatian. You should change your name in disgra... ah, nevermind.
Yeah, I knew that chart. I thought I could also vaguely remember some other countries have some level of participation, but I couldn't be bothered to look this up again.From what I can tell, it's netball played with a football and a plastic milk crate instead of a net.
I think it might be pretty safe to say no.
Also, it's shocking to discover that @GoranIvanisevic isn't even Croatian. You should change your name in disgra... ah, nevermind.
As for the sport, if I'm not mistaken, it's kinda like basketbal ('korf' is Dutch for 'basket'); except you can't move when you have the ball (or maybe only two steps to shoot or pass?), and the baskets aren't at the end of the pitch, but the pitch continues a bit behind them. Also, I think teams are always mixed-gender. I never played it myself though.