MKX Korfball Club

MKX gets a new website!

Michael — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:38:25 +0000

We now have a brand new website, which has been built from the ground up especially to suit our needs, and which shares resources with the websites of many of the local clubs, so that we can bring you even more interesting korfball news than before.

Milton Keynes Inter-School Korfball Tournament is a huge success

Michael — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:47:23 +0000

The Mayor and Darren introduce the tournament.

Oxley Park School hosted this summer’s schools korfball tournament in front of international korfball stars.

Norwich Knights’ Premier League player Charlie Vogwill has been playing korfball since he was at primary school. Ten years later he plays for Great Britain and next month goes to the World Games in Taiwan with the national side.

Charlie, and his Knight’s team mate Joe Stirling, gave a hand refereeing at the tournament and he was very impressed with what he saw. Charlie said ‘I started playing in Norwich when I was 8 years old. The schools set up in Norwich is excellent and this has helped Norwich to build one of the country’s top senior teams and has helped me get into the Great Britain team and play around the world. But what I have seen in Milton Keynes is far better than what we had in Norwich when I started. There is a lot of enthusiasm and a great deal of talent’.

The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Euan Henderson, opened the tournament. Cllr Henderson said he was impressed with the achievements of the MK Youth Korfball Programme, MKX. In the last year 27 schools have taken up korfball and more than 2,500 children have started playing.

Champions Oakgrove School with England player Charlie Vogwill.

On the day, Oakgrove won the secondary school tournament beating Walton High into second place. There were strong performances from Shenley Brook End and Lord Grey schools as well. Oakgrove were the winners of the schools indoor tournament back in November.

In the primary schools tournament the top sides were only separated by goal difference after 7 matches each. The eventual winners were Great
Horwood Primary with Wavendon Gate and Orchards of Springfield in second and third places respectively. The other teams competing were Newton Longville, Meadfurlong, Langlands, Oxley Park and Drayton Park.

A Great Horwood player tries to block an Orchard School pass.

Korfball continues to grow in the city thanks to the support of the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, Awards for All and the Bucks and MK Sports Partnership.

MKX run clubs on Thursdays at 5pm at Bletchley College and Fridays at 5pm at Oakgrove Leisure Centre. Sessions are for 8-14 year olds and new players are welcome. Go to www.mkxkorfball.wordpress.com for more details.

This summer MKX will take teams to events around the country including National Youth Day. Closer to home MKX will appear at Korfstock on 18th July which takes place at Woughton Playing Fields. Korfstock will have 50 adult teams and 25 youth teams competing plus there will be a family fun day and music event.

MKX is keen to work with more schools next year. Any school interested should email youth@mkkorfball.co.uk

Milton Keynes Inter-School Korfball Tournament

Michael — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:40:20 +0000

MK News has a great article about the upcoming tournament, which takes place next Tuesday from 4-6pm at Oxley Park.

Feedback

Michael — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:46:06 +0000

We are starting to receive feedback from some of the schools and organisations with whom we have worked this year, and it seems we’ve been doing a good job!

Top-Level Residential Coaching Courses This Summer

Michael — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:04:47 +0000

This summer, there are going to be two great residential coaching courses for young korfballers from across the country. Each is an absolutely fantastic chance to get immersed in korfball and to get loads of coaching from some top coaches.

The first is the Korfball School of Excellence residential course in London between 26th and 29th July. It’s run by Steve Barker, who recently brought the short version of the School of Excellence to Milton Keynes, and lots of rising English korfball stars attended the course when they were a bit younger! Click the picture for the .pdf of the poster, and fill out the registration form too.

Second is the British Korfball Association Summer Camp at the Avon Tyrrell Residential Centre in the New Forest, between 1st August and 8th August. As well as korfball, there will be a range of outdoor pursuits. Click on the picture to get the .pdf of the poster and registration slip.

These are both great opportunities for young players to further their korfball, to meet other young korfballers, and to have a great deal of fun!

MKX @ U11 Nationals

Michael — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:17:23 +0000

A team drawn from Orchard School and Oxley Park Primary School recently travelled to Under 11 Nationals to represent MKX. The competition was of an incredible standard, and the MKX side did fantastically to pick up a win and finish 6th of 7. Well done to all involved!

Annual Companies Korfball Tournament

Michael — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:58:59 +0000

Why not try to get a team together from your workplace and win this year’s trophy?

Just £5 per player, and all of it to the MK Community Foundation.

MKX vs Norwich Knights by Kane

mkxmen — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:54:03 +0000

Last suturday a team of 10 from mkx, played a match against Norwich Knights. It was so unfortunate that the team we played were under 11’s instead of an under 14’s team! allthough they were smaller then us they had a better game plan then what we did and they put up an excellent fight. The good news is WE WON 18-3 but I think we only won because of the height disadvantage for norwich knights!
WELL DONE MKX xx

Easter Holiday korfball sessions

Michael — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:55:05 +0000

We, in association with West Bletchley Council, are delighted to offer a series of *FREE* Korfball Coaching Sessions run by Professional Coaches.

The coaching sessions will take place at Lord Grey School, Rickley Lane, Bletchley during the
Easter School Holiday
(6th – 9th April 2009)
10am – 12 noon for ages 8-11 years
1pm – 3pm for ages 12-15 years

We anticipate that these sessions will prove extremely popular and as places are limited we suggest that you complete and return your application as soon as possible. Places will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis. You will be advised whether your application has been successful within 1 week of its receipt at West Bletchley

Adult debuts for MKX players!

Michael — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:34:23 +0000

Recently, two of MKX’s players have been called up to play for adult sides in MK, and they both did great!

On 15th March, James played for Wanderers in League MK against Roos and Bucks. The team lost both games, but by no means at the fault of James: he had a fantastic game, bagging himself a goal and being a real stalwart in defence.

On 22nd March, Cameron played for MK City in the Oxfordshire league: this team is drawn from MK City, MK Roos and Walton Rogues korfball clubs, so to get into the team is quite an achievement. Cam also had a great game, dominating the collect to allow his division to maintain multi-phase attacks on their way to a tense 6-5 victory over Abingdon 2.

Well done to both lads.