Journey to the European Championships
With the announcement from the IKF that Friesland will host the 2018 European Championships, captain of the Scotland National team Kyle Crombie looks at the road ahead and also takes time to reflect on the journey so far… Even though the European Championships are just under a year away, the preparation for this critical year...
National Team Manager The SKA are seeking to appoint a National team manager, who will act as a link between the national team, coach and the SKA, as well as supporting the national coach. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to work with the national team, and Scotland head coach Johan Oosterling. All...
SKA Cup 2017/18 – Round 1
This weekend saw the first round of SKA Cup competition. With 10 teams battling out over two days, the finalists for February’s finals are now known. Congratulations to Mavericks A and Glasgow A who will compete in the Gold Medal match, with Edinburgh City and Mavericks 1 challenging for the Bronze Medal. The first...
Scotland secure Bronze in Stadskanaal
The Scotland National Team have returned from The Netherlands where they competed in the International Korfball Tournament hosted by Stadskanaal ’74. Finishing 3rd overall and winning two International matches on the Sunday the group had a successful visit which marks the start of their cycle in the build up to the European Championships next year....
Edinburgh Mavericks at Europa Cup Qualifiers
This weekend SKL league champions Edinburgh Mavericks are in Slovakia competeing in the Europa Cup Qualifiers. Mavericks were undefeated in last year’s league, scoring on average over 18 goals per game, and are looking to reproduce that success on the European stage. Team coach John Wright spoke of his aspirations for the tournament: We’re really...
Refereeing Workshop Round-up
On September 2nd Scotland Korfball hosted a refereeing workshop in Edinburgh run by Graham Crafter, working towards the goal of raising the standard of refereeing across the league in the coming year. Overall, 18 people passed the accompanying theory test, with 13 passing with merit. Attendee Michael Garbutt said of the workshop “It was really...
SKA Refereeing Workshop
Scotland Korfball is pleased to announce that a Refereeing Workshop will be held in Edinburgh on 2nd September 2017. The intensive day, led by Mr Graham Crafter, is open to all SKL members and will be located at the Edinburgh Language Centre, 62-66 George Street from 10:00-18:00. Graham has extensive experience in referee development both...
Scotland National Team and Development Squad Trials Coming Up!
The days are counting down until trials are held for vacant spaces in the Scotland National Team, as well as the newly established Development Squad. To be held on July 22nd (10:00-16:00) and 23rd (09:00-13:00) at Oriam Sports Centre in Edinburgh, the session will be led by Scotland Coach Johan Oosterling and aims to...
Edinburgh Mavericks secure 2016/17 SKL Title
Edinburgh Mavericks have been confirmed as Scottish Korfball League champions today, completing the domestic double after picking up the SKA Cup earlier this year. Two wins against Dundee and Edinburgh University confirmed that they have won the 2016/17 title with 3 games still to be played. The side is still unbeaten in this year’s competition....
SKA Cup Sponsors
The SKA would like to extend its thanks to everyone who supported and took part in the SKA Cup Finals Day this weekend. A full round up of the day’s events will follow shortly but we would like to firstly thank our sponsors of the event. Many prizes were generously provided by the following companies:...
New Year League Update
Here at the SKA we hope everyone enjoyed the festive period and is ready to get back into action in the New Year! The Christmas break saw us complete the first half of the season in style. Going into 2017, Division 1 and Division 2 are headed by Edinburgh Mavericks 1 and Edinburgh City 2...
SKA Cup 2016-17 Round 1 Day 2
The second day of the SKA Cup Round 1 was held today in Edinburgh and saw another 6 teams competing for a spot in the SKA Cup Finals to be held in February. In Group A: Glasgow, Black Widows and Edinburgh University 1. In Group B: Mavericks 1, #Athletes and Dundee Dragons. Glasgow v Edinburgh...
SKA Cup 2016-17 Round 1 Day 1
The first day of the SKA Cup Round 1 was held today in Dundee and saw 6 teams competing for a spot in the SKA Cup Finals to be held in February. In Group A: Dundee Dolphins, Redbacks and The Saints. In Group B: Mavericks 1, Edinburgh University 1 and The Sinners. Dolphins v Redbacks...
SKL Weeks 3-5
Welcome to the SKL League Round-up! Quite a few weeks being covered here, so excuse the long article to come. But hopefully it’ll be enough to satisfy your appetite for korfball until the SKA Cup R1 this weekend! First of, let’s start with the news from SKL1: 09/10/2016 A triple header between Northern Storm, Edinburgh...
SKL Week Two
Sunday 2nd October saw the 2nd Division begin! With four matches being played, the results were dominated by the Glasgow clubs. New starts Strathclyde walked away with an 11-5 victory over Edinburgh University 3 and Glasgow 2 completed two convincing wins against Edinburgh University 2 and Dundee 2. The Edinburgh University second team picked up...
BKA Statement
On the 2nd October 2016, the BKA and its member associations the English Korfball Association, the Scottish Korfball Association, and the Welsh Korfball Association agreed to the dissolution of the British Korfball Association (BKA) with immediate effect. The respective NGBs agreed to replace the current constituted agreement with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage greater co-operation and strengthen Korfball within the...
The League Commences!
The 2016-17 Scottish Korfball League kicked off in style last Sunday with three exciting Division 1 matches taking place. Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall Sports Centre played host to Glasgow 1, Northern Storm and Saint Andrews University 1. Both Glasgow and Northern Storm split the available points, coming away with a win and a draw. This means Northern...
Coaching Course Round-Up
Scotland Korfball’s head coach Johan Oosterling led a Coaching Clinic this weekend to over 30 eager attendees. Held at the new Performance Centre at Oriam in conjunction with the National squad training weekend, the course was designed to give an introduction to the techniques, philosophy and processes used by Oosterling. Those in attendance will be able to take back...
New Season, New Look
The launch of any new korfball season is always an exciting time, and a time that is full of change. Experienced players discover whether they have finally gotten that place on the first team, new players are snapped up by city and university teams alike, and the wise old coaches change up their training plans...
Coaching Course Announcement
Calling all coaches, aspiring coaches and players keen to develop their game! The SKA are pleased to announce our Coaching Course with the Scotland National Team Coach, Johan Oosterling, on the 18th of September 2016. The course will be the first Scottish Korfball Association event to be held at the new home of Scottish Korfball...
European Qualification 2016 – Slovakia
(Written by Daniel Pratt. Edited by Ella Paul and Katie Beadle.) The Scotland National team recently competed in the ‘IKF European Korfball Championship Round 1 East’ tournament with the main objective of qualifying for the 2018 European Championships. After training camps in Holland, London and extensive training in Edinburgh, the squad were preparing well. A...
Your SKA Committee
As elected at the SKA AGM in mid-April, here is your SKA Committee and their contact details. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch and let us know your thoughts on anything and everything to do with Scottish Korfball. Management Committee Members Chair: Daniel Pratt (chair@scotlandkorfball.co.uk) Treasurer: Jean Fourie (treasurer@scotlandkorfball.co.uk) Secretary: Alison Scott (secretary@scotlandkorfball.co.uk) League:...
Johan Oosterling on the European Korfball Championship
“As the head coach I am very pleased with the progress we’ve made so far. We have a fantastic platform now with Mary Cooper as team manager, new assistant coach Bas Harland from KV Die Haghe in Holland and also a further commitment from Total Aircare our sponsors with all new training and presentation kit...
Squad Announcement – IKF European Korfball Championship 1st Round East
Head coach, Johan Oosterling, has selected his Scotland squad for the first round of the IKF European Korfball Championship 2016. He has praised the entire squad for the progress they have shown throughout several training weekends in Edinburgh, London, and the Netherlands (thank you to PKC for their hospitality), and says he is delighted with the motivation and...
The Scotland Squad – Helena Guest
Name: Helena Guest Current Club: Northern Storm Korfball Club Previous Clubs: Edinburgh University Korfball Club How long have you played korfball: 6 and a half years First memory of playing korfball: No idea, the first year was pretty much a confusing blur! What are your hopes for yourself and Scotland in the future: To improve...
The Scotland Squad – Joanna Cook
Name: Joanna cook Age: 38 Current Club: Norwich Knights Previous Clubs: None How long have you played korfball: 10 years approx First memory of playing korfball: turning up to my first training session, not really knowing what I was doing and then being asked to play in a match that weekend. What are your hopes...
The Scotland Squad – Jamie Smith
Name: Jamie Smith Age: 21 Current Club: Trojans KC Previous Clubs: Ely Vikings KC How long have you played korfball: 10 years First memory of playing korfball: I began playing Korfball at my first year at high school. One day after school there was a coach running a training session in our sports hall, so me...
The Scotland Squad – Thijs Lepelaar
Name: Thijs Lepelaar Age: 19 Current Club: Edinburgh University Previous Clubs: LCKC Pernix (The Netherlands) How long have you played korfball: 13 years, I started in the youngest age group at Pernix at the age of six. First memory of playing korfball: Saturday morning outdoor trainings, these didn’t even have that much to do with actual...
Scotland Squad in Training for EKC Qualifiers
Last weekend the Scotland squad travelled to south London for training matches against Trojans KC, who are competing for the English National League title in the playoffs this weekend. The trip was part of an intensive training schedule in preparation for the European Korfball Championship qualifying tournament in Slovakia in June. Scotland will face Serbia...
The Scotland Squad – Ross Thomson
Name: Ross Thomson Current Club: Edinburgh University Previous Clubs: None Best Experience playing for Scotland? None yet. I’m hoping to make some. How long have you played korfball? 1 year. First memory of playing korfball? Going past someone at club training for my first runner. That’s when I caught the bug. What are your hopes...
The Scotland Squad – Jen Merritt
Name: Jen Merritt Current Club: Edinburgh Mavericks Previous Clubs: Edinburgh University How long have you played korfball? 4 years First memory of playing korfball? Shooting in a Freshers week demo in a squash court at Edinburgh Uni. I liked that the balls were blue and yellow. What are your hopes for yourself and Scotland in...
The Scotland Squad – Dan Pratt
Up next in our series, it is Dan Pratt. Name: Daniel Pratt Years played: I’ve just worked out it’ll be 20 years soon. Are there players in the squad who weren’t born when I started playing? Club: Edinburgh City Previous Clubs: Croydon, Velocitas, Trojans Career Highlights: Winning regional and national championships with Trojans last year. Captaining...
Vacancy: National Team Manager
National Team Manager The SKA are seeking to appoint, on a voluntary basis, a National team manager. The National team manager will act as a link between the national team, coach and the SKA, as well as supporting the national coach. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to work with the national team...
The Scotland Squad: Natasha Lynch
Name: Natasha (Tash/Tasha) Lynch Current club: Edinburgh Mavericks Previous club: Edinburgh University Best experience playing for Scotland: I have had a lot of great experiences putting on the Scotland strip but having a training session with top Dutch club PKC and playing against international superstars was pretty amazing. How long...
IKF announces pools for EKC Round 1
The International Korfball Federation has confirmed the pools for the EKC Round 1. Pool 1 (Slovakia): Germany (9), Poland (13), Scotland (18), Slovakia (21), Serbia (22), Greece (30), Armenia (34) Pool 2 (France): Catalonia (7), Turkey (19), Ireland (20), Wales (23), France (25), Sweden (27) Two teams from each pool qualify for the IKF EKC...
The Scotland Squad: John Wright
The first national squad player introduction of 2016, John Wright: Name: John Wright Current club: Edinburgh Mavericks Previous club: Edinburgh University Best experience playing for Scotland? Every time I’ve worn the Scotland kit is a special moment for me whether it be playing at European Qualifiers, the u-23 World Cup, or playing in exhibition matches....
Inter-club conference (10/1/16)
The SKA will be hosting its first inter-club conference of 2016, from 10:30am on Sunday, Jan 10th. Topics for discussion will include the SKA’s role, priorities and organisation, as well as a few aspects of the current league rules and fixture scheduling. It promises to be an interesting meeting: all clubs are welcome to send as many representatives as...
The Scotland Squad: Emma Stanley
Continuing the introduction of the Scotland Squad with Emma Stanley. Being one of the longest serving internationals, joining at the age of 15 in 2007 I have represented Scotland in many competitions, including two EuroBowl competitions and the Four Nations tournament in Luxemburg, as well as having a major role in the recent Europeans. I began...
The Scotland Squad: David Wiseman
Name: David Wiseman Current Club: University of Bedfordshire/Cambridge City/Dundee Previous Clubs: N/A Best Experience playing for Scotland? My best experience playing for Scotland would have to be the very first win which was against the England U19’s in the Home Nations. The Home Nations Tournament as a whole was a great experience, like scoring...
The Scotland Squad: Ella Paul
In a new regular feature on our website, we will introduce the newly selected International Squad. We started with Captain Kyle Crombie last week, next up is Ella Paul… Name: Ella Paul Age: 23 Current club: Edinburgh City Previous club(s): Edinburgh University Why did you start playing korfball? Everyone goes through an experimental phase at university, right?...