Alright, so I've been doing some research on Korfball and how it came to be seen as a "fair" mixed sport where two mixed teams duke it out against each other but with each half fighting the other half (the girls stop the girls and the boys stop the boys)... until I came across an article on "Women's Korfball" or Dameskorfbal as it's called in the Netherlands.
So apparently, this was a version of the sport featuring only girls/women that was/is played almost exclusively in the Catholic majority regions of the country, where gender segregation runs much stronger than in the agnostic/protestant bits.
The reason for the research was that one day, I saw a group of boys playing korfball in a public court, in a park in Cartagena de Indias (I'm currently and for the foreseeable future, living in Colombia) and they stood out because they weren't playing with any girls. It was just boys.
When I thought of this, it sort of made sense: Colombia is still a majority Catholic (if liberally inclined) country. It made sense that the same gender segregation inclinations that made Women's Korfball a thing in the south of the Netherlands would be prevalent here... but the five instances I've known of Korfball here have all involved all male teams, whereas the ones I've seen from South Holland and Brabant are all female.
I dug further and apparently, Heeren Korfbal or "Men's Korfball" was a thing at some point in the Netherlands, to the point of an organization (the NHKB) or "Heeren Korfbalbund" and even a Catholic spin off emerging in the 1920s.
Now, I know this probably pertains more to a korfball subreddit, but apparently, single sex korfball is a patently Dutch thing, so my question is the following:
Have you seen/heard of/know of any all male korfball team in the Netherlands? I don't care if they are an school-age/amateur/historical team, or if they were a one off team formed for one game or even if they were just a group of friends you saw playing in the park/gym/wherever. I just want to know if men/boys playing korfball without female participation is something that has happened/happens in the Netherlands.
I dug into all the newspaper records but most of what I can find is just descriptions or chronicles, so I'd like to know from word of mouth if this has really happened or I just misread something. I tried searching if all boys schools had teams but found nothing, nor standalone pictures of Dutch single sex teams that aren't female instead of male.
... keep reading on reddit ➡Cambridge Phoenix korfball club is looking for new players! We are an inclusive mixed-gender sports team based at Cambridge regional collage (CRC) which competes in the Cambridgeshire Korfball League.
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From 13th September we will be running a 3 week Korfball for beginners' course. Join us Monday evenings at 8:15pm at CRC
Hey guys,
If you are looking to get into a team or play some sport then we could really do with some more people in our Korfball intramural team going to Cardiff in a couple weeks. Might even buy you a maccies if you want.
The team consists of 4 guys, 4 girls and we are short for girls atm.
Would be great to get some replies, message if you are interested or know someone who might be,
Thanks
Hey guys and gals! As the restrictions are lifted, I want to engage in some sports and wanted to try Korfball and I am curious if there is some kind of korfball club or teams I can join?
If anyone fancies trying a new sport with all this nice weather, York Korfball Club are hosting free sessions every Wednesday at the University west campus. Beginners are more than welcome!
Hey guys,
Thanks for the love on the preview we put out. If you'd like to listen to our full korfball podcast we'd really appreciate it!
I'm going to the first time in it?
Hey guys,
We're a new podcast looking into sports around Cardiff and we are talking korfball this week, we've really enjoyed learning about the sport.
We want to chat to korfball players so if you want to let us know why you love the sport please give us a shout on Twitter!
Hi guys,
We tried korfball as part of our series in which we discover new sports. We had a lot of fun and have been recommending it to a lot of people wanting to join a team sport.
I'll attach a link to the video below, it is also on our social media so if anyone wants to share it just check out Orfi Active on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Thanks,
Hi guys,
I'm currently running a competition trying to get videos of activities people have been doing during lockdown to keep active. It would be great to see some Korfball videos!
Afternoon korfers!
Manchester Hawks are hosting an outdoor tournament on 27th July! The tournament will be standard korf rules (8 player teams), and we should have 4 pitches so plenty of game time for all.
We're keen for lots of teams to enter, so if you can get 8 players together then come along! It'd be extra great to see some teams that we don't usually get a chance to play against make an appearance. Come and enjoy the famous Manchester sun and a fun filled day of korfball!
For more details or to enter you can catch me on here, email manchesterhawks@hotmail.co.uk or or reach out to the fb/twitter pages.
Hopefully meet some of you there!
Rob
Hawks Tourny Sec
Hi All.
I play Korfball for a club in Manchester UK and we are looking for an international korfball tournament to play in this summer. Anyone know any where?
Thanks
Hi, I started playing Korfball at university this year and have really enjoyed it. My aim is to help take my university team to the national cup next year.
I wondered if anyone here knew about any korfball sessions that ran over the summer period between July and September in London that I and maybe some university friends could attend?
On a side note I'm quite sad that this subreddit is very empty.
Cheers,
MagicFridgeMan
tldr : jhatke lage mujhe
Hey guys,
If you are looking to get into a team or play some sport then we could really do with some more people in our Korfball intramural team going to Cardiff in a couple weeks.
The team consists of 4 guys, 4 girls and we are short for girls atm.
Would be great to get some replies, message if you are interested or know someone who might be,
Thanks
