Cambridge City Korfball

Train - Compete - Succeed

Welcome

Cambridge City Korfball club are an active, fun and competitive club which spans a wide range of ages and levels of competition from our Tykes (ages 3 to 7) to the Senior squad. With post training pub trips and regular socials, Cambridge City provides an opportunity for anyone who wants to get involved in Korfball in Cambridge!

What is Korfball?

Korfball is the exciting mixed team sport that shares similarities to basketball, netball and handball. is increasing in popularity throughout the world. The sport was the brainchild of Dutch school teacher Nico Broekhuysen, who founded korfball back in 1901, creating a game that boys and girls in his school could play together on equal terms. It is increasing in popularity throughout the world, and today, korfball is played by about 50 countries – from Armenia to Zimbabwe, USA to Japan, and Russia to Australia. Apart from the playing side, the sport has an unrivalled social attraction that is inevitable in a truly mixed sport.

How it’s played

The word ‘korf’ is simply Dutch for ‘basket’. There are 8 players in a Korfball team, 4 men and 4 women. The 40m x 20m court is split in half, with 2 groups of 4 (2 male and 2 female) in each end of the court. One group of 4 sets out in the team’s attack zone, with the remaining 4 in the defence zone. After 2 goals are scored the groups switch ends and roles, requiring players to use both attacking and defending skills.

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News Feed

U9s Tournament – 8 Feb 2020

Feb 16, 2020

Under 9s were very excited to have 2 teams entered into the tournament: Abbie, Alice, Ben, Eshann, Lily, Shyla and Tim plus a couple of boys from Phoenix. Special mention to Eshann and Shyla as it was their first ever tournament. Shooting practice at training paid off...

U11 tournament 8 Feb 2020

Feb 16, 2020

U11s played in a tournament with 5 other teams (3 Tigers teams, Phoenix and Vikings). They played 5 games, winning four (Vikings, Phoenix, Tigers 2, Tigers 3) and losing one, to the eventual tournament winners Tigers 1. City came second, behind Tigers 1 by just one...

First win of the season for U14s!

Jan 20, 2020

U14s make great strides City 4 - Tigers 13 A rematch of the last game before Christmas and a great improvement by everybody. The Academy practice they went to they day before helped get everyone back in the Korfing groove and the whole team was fit and well....