SKA Committee for 2018/19
Following the SKA Committee Elections at the AGM, the executive roles will be filled as so: Chair Michael Garbutt Secretary Calum Lindsay Treasurer Steve Anderson Competitions Steve Lawrence Development John Wright Publicity Jen Merritt John and Jen have been assigned to their respective roles as the “named person responsible”, however they will effectively...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
League Fixtures Released
The fixture calendar for the Scottish Korfball League 2013 – 2014 has been issued to clubs. Full details can also be found on League Republic, here.
Mavs Mania – Try Korfball in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Mavericks are kicking off their season on 10th August with a promotional event at Holyrood Park. The event will see a full day of korfball action played in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, and with Edinburgh in full festival flow, is sure to catch the eye of onlookers from all over the world. “Mavs...