KORFBALL
irenedvazquezKORFBALL.
A curious sport...
A little bit of History...
Nicolas Broekhysen.
One day Nico, a physical education teacher, decided to establish the rules of a new sport based on another called ringball.
Rules and conditions.
- Korfball is played with a ball, indoors or outdoors.
- The measure of the court is 20x40 m. This court consists in two halves with a post in each one.
Teams and world cups.
Korfball's teams are mixed. They are formed by eight players.
The International Korfball Federation organices the World Cup every four years.
Matchs and rules.
When the match begins, a team choose their court´s part. The players get points inserting the ball in the
oponnent´s basket.
Every two goals, attackers will be advocates and advocates will be attackers.
The rules said that fighting and using fisical power are not allowed for this game.
When the player have the ball, she/he can´t run or walk.
Curiosities.
- In Spain this sport is so popular in Cataluña.
- At first the teams were composed of 12 players.
- Every continent plays this sport except Antarctica.
