News article in the Dundee Courier

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Erwin

School competition in Dundee Courier

(Erwin)

Dundee Tournament 2013

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Michael Nicholson

Dundee Tournament 2013 (click here for photos)

Dundee played host to its second annual outdoor tournament yesterday as nine teams descended on Dawson Park to battle it out for the DKC Cup. Saturday’s good weather continued into Sunday, ensuring that the games were played, for the most part, in beautiful sunshine but with a little bit of wind to make shooting that bit more interesting. This year’s competition attracted a club outside of Scotland for the first time, with two teams from Lancaster University joining in the fun.

Edinburgh University 1 dominated proceedings, winning all eight of their games to walk away with the trophy. Second place went to the Dundee Crocs, securing the highest ever position for a Dundee team in any competition, a final win against the Dundee Dragons securing their position. Reigning champions Edinburgh City finished fifth, while Dundee Dragons finished bottom of the pile, despite playing some very nice korfball all day.

The lunchtime break brought a chance for some our juniors to play a short game, and it was really fantastic to see those youngsters out on the astroturf, both watching the adult games and also showing what they themselves can do.

A massive debt of gratitude is owed to all those who made the competition a success: to Nigel and Mary Cooper, without whom the day would not have happened, and without whom we wouldn’t have a club; to Marion, Emily and Elaine, who came along to help with the food and drink; to Gareth and Eleanor, who travelled all the way from Crewe to lend us the pitch tapes and to man the results desk all day long; to all the referees, some of whom officiated in every session in which they were not playing; to all those who provided baking to help keep us all going; to all the teams, who played out the day in a great spirit; to the parents who brought their children along to help inspire the next generation; and to each and every member of Dundee Korfball Club, all of whom worked incredibly hard on the day to make the competition happen. We look forward to seeing you all back again next year.

Full results and standings can be downloaded here.

Dundee Korfball Club AGM 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Michael Nicholson

The club’s 2013 Annual General Meeting was held in Broughty Ferry on 11th May. Full minutes of the meeting will be posted in due course, but the main points may be summarised as follows:

FINANCE

Training fees will remain fixed at £4 for adults for the coming season. Concession of £2.50 for those who require them will also remain, as will the system of receiving one free session if five are paid for in advance.
Fees for Scottish League will continue to be charged over and above training fees in order to cover hall costs. These will remain priced at £15 per half season (£10 for concessions). Occasional players will have the option of paying £5 per game instead.
Beyond the Scottish League, tournament fees will be split between those players that compete in that competition.
In order to provide clarity it was decided to implement a policy for the reimbursement of petrol money to those driving others to games. Members will now be asked to pay their driver £6 for games in Glasgow, £5 for Edinburgh and £3 for St Andrews. Amounts for other destinations will be decided as and when needed.
It is hoped that sponsorship for a second team kit can be sourced, which will allow those without their own kit to purchase a strip. Our current strip is no longer in production.

COMPETITIONS

Our present membership numbers suggest that we will enter only one team into the Scottish Korfball League next season. However, this may be re-examined depending on recruitment and retention of further players, and also depending on the structure of the league next season, which is currently under review.
Dundee Day will take place on Dawson Park’s astroturf on Sunday 26th May. Volunteers (both players and non-players) to help with this event would be most welcome, and a full list of tasks needing done will be circulated shortly.

COMMITTEE FOR 2013-2014

Chair: Nigel Cooper
Vice-Chair: Michael Nicholson
Captain: Steven Morrison
Secretary: Mary Cooper
Treasurer: Alan Morrison
Development Officer: Erwin Oosterhoorn
Social Secretary: Chris Moffat
Child Protection Officer: Caroline Cohen
Publicity Officer: Ross Thomson

In addition, it was agreed to form a Publicity sub-committee to co-ordinate spreading the word about the club in Dundee. This comprises Ross Thomson, Michael Nicholson, Chris Moffat and Fiona Iannetta. Further members would be most welcome.

AWARDS

The following awards were distributed:

Best Team Player: Paul Grocott
Most Improved Player: Nicki Finnigan
Contribution On and Off the Court: Alan Morrison; Terri Lloyd

In addition, Graham Robertson of Glasgow Korfball Club was recognised as a “Friend of Dundee Korfball Club” for the significant support he as provided the club in its founding years.

Youth Korfball Programme, 2013

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Nigel Cooper

Dundee Korfball Club is coordinating a programme of youth korfball activities this Spring/Summer. We will be running a short series of beginners’ training sessions in primary schools, and then getting the kids to play in two inter-school korfball competitions. The programme is being funded by a large grant from the Big Lottery’s 2014 Communities Fund, with additional support from Foundation Scotland’s Red Nose Day Communities Fund and Dundee City Council’s SportDundee Grant Aid.

The first opportunity for the youngsters to play competitively will come on Dundee Day, the club’s one-day Summer Tournament on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Dawson Park, near Broughty Ferry. This event will attract both junior and adult korfball teams from around the country (and hopefully beyond), and will include either a round-robin or knock-out style of competition.

The second opportunity, and the finale of the youth programme, will come at the Scottish Korfball Association’s Schools Open Korfball Championship on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Dundee’s International Sports Complex (DISC). This event will be open to korfball teams from primary schools from around the country, and will be limited to P7 (and younger) players.

In the lead-up to these events, we will be delivering taster sessions, followed by 4-5 weeks worth of an introductory training course, to as many as eight schools in and around Dundee. Rosie Henshaw will be leading the course in Saint Andrews, Terri Lloyd and Michael Nicholson in Dundee, Nigel Cooper and Steven Morrison in Birkhill and Liff, and Caroline Cohen and Erwin Oosterhoorn in Rattray, Burrelton, Blairgowrie, Alyth and Meigle.

If anyone else would like to be involved in this project, please get in touch with Nigel Cooper on 07817-640432 (or nigel@dundee.korfball.org.uk) for more details.

‘Tank’ has left

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Erwin

‘Tank’ Tanjeel Maleque has left us to go and live in Glasgow. With him we miss a unique person that took on the role of social secretary. He promised to pop in once in a while. Looking forward to his visits.

Dundee 1 [6] v [13] Edinburgh University 1

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Michael Nicholson

SCOTTISH KORFBALL LEAGUE
Dundee 1 [6] v [13] Edinburgh University 1
St Leonard’s Land, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
4^th February 2013

With the round robin stage of the Scottish Korfball League over, attention turns to the post-split calendar where, in a manner similar to football’s Scottish Premier League, the top six teams play one another once more, and likewise the bottom six teams. Dundee, having had to wait over a month from completing their own fixtures to learn their fate, find themselves in the dizzy heights of the top six in only their second season in existence and travelled to the capital to face Edinburgh University’s first team.

The first league clash between the pair back in November ended in a draw, and both teams were anxious to better that result here. Despite Dundee resolutely defending, determined to score the first goal, it was Edinburgh that took first blood, taking advantage of a fumbled possession to sneak in for a simple run-in. A nice drop-off shot doubled the students’ lead and Dominic Gillespie made it three for the students, getting past his man to score a simple short-range effort.

Things began to look ominous for the away team when Max Wartelle sunk a fourth- a stunning long-range effort that didn’t even touch the sides of the korf as it dropped in- and Ella Paul added a fifth. Mary Cooper replied with Dundee’s first, rebounding a long effort from Kirsty Campbell that sailed over the korf, but Edinburgh soon hit back with another run-in. Nigel Cooper continued his good scoring form with another effort from distance, but Edinburgh added a seventh before the half-time whistle blew.

The students continued in the same vein after the restart, another long shot hitting its mark early on before a penalty awarded for contact on the shot- a silly foul for a shot under the post with little prospect of scoring- was converted by Dominic Gillespie. Wartelle sunk another long effort, this time from the side of the court, before Dundee awoke from their slumber and began to threaten in attack. Kirsty Campbell ended her goal drought with a magnificent effort from the half-way line, while Erwin Oosterhorn reacted first to a rebound, losing his marker and dropping in a straightforward effort.

Wartelle added another to his tally with a simple run-in, but Caroline Cohen responded for Dundee with a mid-range effort. The comeback was not to be, though, Edinburgh chalking up another two before Shane Thornhill snagged another consolation for the Taysiders.

Dundee never really looked like taking anything from this match, particularly after allowing Edinburgh to build up a sizeable lead early on, but will take some solace in a second half display that was solid, if unspectacular, and demonstrated the attacking ability in the team. All four ladies found their way onto the scoresheet and the fact that all six goals were scored by different people demonstrates a depth of talent, with perhaps confidence being the only barrier to stronger performances.

Michael Nicholson

Team: Kirsty Campbell, Mary Cooper, Alan Morrison, Erwin Oosterhorn, Caroline Cohen, Nigel Cooper, Tanjeel Maleque (Paul Grocott, 31′), Shane Thornhill.

Goals: Mary Cooper, Nigel Cooper, Kirsty Campbell, Erwin Oosterhorn, Caroline Cohen, Shane Thornhill

MVP: Shane Thornhill