Colossus are moving to MK Academy! Taster Session Monday March 8th
Colossus are coming home! The team are moving to our brand new venue of MK Academy in Leadenhall, right next to Woughton Leisure Centre where we originally started in 2006. Training will still be on Mondays and now from from 6:30-8pm, and still with our great coach Beth who also coaches the Scotland national team!
Since we are looking for new players, we are kicking off with a korball taster session in training on March 8th, FREE to all newcomers! Now with map in this article
MKC Socials
Korfball is Milton Keynes most sociable sport. Playing korfball is great - but we also go out every month - sometimes twice a month and sometimes more.
We have the following social events coming up:
26th February from 7.00pm - Race Night at Newton Longueville Hall - cost £5
12th March from 7.00pm - Quiz at Tattenhoe Pavilion raising funds for the club - bring everyone you know - cost £3
April - KorfBALL - tuxedos and party dresses. 400+ korfers in Kent for the shindig of the year.
May - end of season awards, dance, drink and retell the one and only goal you scored all season
August - Korfball Camp - deep in the New Forest under canvass with korfers!!! A bit of coaching each morning and then beach, bbq and party all afternoon and evening. Cost around £15 per day and we will probably go Wednesday to Saturday.
Speak to Claire Lewis (10G) or Emma 'Casper' Cash if you need to know more about anything social - they are the party queens.
MKX: the Future
Thanks to a sizeable grant of the National Hockey Foundation and the support of the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, youth korfball in MK is set to take huge steps forward.
Starting in April 2010 we will be delivering a 3 year programme through MKX to train teachers and voulnteers in schools to be able to deliver korfball in the curriculum and at after school clubs.
We are currently working on a new Vision for youth korfball in MK and a Blueprint (what youth korfball will look like in 3 years) and we will then outline the steps to get us there. We will publish these shortly but initial thoughts will see korfball on the curriculum of most secondary and primary schools, that this will support and enthuse young people to join a number of after and out of school clubs, that coaching standards will rise considerably and our teams compete in a local youth league and perform well at national level.
Korfball is a great sport. It will only go forward if we invest in young people, give them opportunities to compete and most importantly to have fun in a safe and developmental environment. This is what we will be doing with MKX.
If you want to be part of MKX as a player, a parent-helper, a coach or a volunteer - please do get in touch.
Best wishes DARREN Chair of MK City Director of MKX
Train With England
On Saturday 27th February we are priviledged to have several full England International players and coaches coming to Milton Keynes to train our adults and juniors.
The session for adults is at Woughton Leisure Centre from 11am to 1pm. The junior session follows at 1.30pm to 3pm.
The sessions are free. Please contact Darren if you are interested in taking part.
Korfball in MK will always be fun - we want the standards at the top end to rise though. This is an excellent chance to do that.
Snow! Fun and pretty, but may reduce korf
Status report from a snowy New Year!
Alas, the wonderfully wintry weather has taken its toll on the korfball calendar in Milton Keynes. MK Roos, Wallabies and MKX lost out on their training sessions last week, MK Colossus look at risk for this evening, and all SMKA and OKA league matches this weekend were postponed- meaning disruption for MK Colossus, two MK Bucks sides, and MK City.
Walton Rogues returned to training last week, but a scheduled hall closure has left them without training this week and looking for an alternative venue for next week; they are taking this opportunity to get their affairs in order with an impromptu general meeting.
Hopefully, it'll be back to business as usual (not to make it sound like too much of a chore!) before you know it!