Seattle Beach Korfball
"a century-old cousin of basketball..."
"a game men & women play as equals..."
- NY Times
"an upstart group in Seattle aiming to return US Korfball to the world stage...on the sand"
- Cronkite News (PBS)
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Welcome to Seattle Beach Korfball
We play indoors at 4th Ave. Beach and outdoors at Golden Gardens Beach
We are members of Washington Korfball, the US Korfball Federation and an official training site of:
WHAT IS KORFBALL?!
WHAT IS KORFBALL?!
"basketball players will find a lot of similarities, but also some challenges"
- Mukilteo Beacon
Korfball is a European cousin of Basketball
"Korfball" means "Basketball" in Dutch
Has several disciplines: Indoor, Beach, and Urban
First played in the Netherlands in 1902 and has professional leagues
Played in nearly 70 countries
Officially a mixed-gendered/co-ed sport
Two disciplines (Indoor and Beach) are official events in The World Games
Fast-growing Beach variant is 4x4 full-court
Beach korfball court is very similar in size to a beach volleyball court
No dribbling; lots of passing and teamwork
Hoop is 11.5 feet high and has no backboard (360° shooting)
Games are quick - only 12 minutes long
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