The New Zealand Under 23 Korfball Team has just completed their final training camp in preparation for the 2011 Asia Oceania Youth Korfball Championships to be held in Adelaide, Australia from 9-16 July. This tournament also doubles as a qualification tournament for the World Youth Korfball Championships which will be staged in Barcelona, Spain in 2012.
Preparation for the tournament has been somewhat hampered by Christchurch's many seismic events over the past nine months. We have been forced to move and cancel training camps, change venues at short notice and miss many of our normal training sessions due to the closure of facilities in Christchurch. Fortunately, those players based in other centres have continued to train hard for the tournament. All of this has been a true test of the resolve of the team but it has been heartening to watch everyone support each other through these challenges and show genuine concern for all members of our Korf Family.
Our journey begins on July 7 2011, when those based in Christchurch will depart at 9.10am to meet the rest of the team in Auckland. Once we arrive in Adelaide later that day we will link up with our Australian based coach to fine tune for our first game on July 9.
Keep on eye on here for regular updates from the team and match reports including some photos of our experiences.
The team is:
Simon Cooper - Captain
Neville Brooker
Carl Chung
Mikey Graham
Spencer Te Pou
Alex Van Schaardenburg
Rosa Cooper - Captain
Helen Abernethy
Sarah Bateup
Lucy Bolton
Alex Clark
Alisha Muir
Jamie Osborne
Natasha Van Vuuren
Coach: Mark Garrett
Manager: Helen Timms
Physio/Trainer: Bevan Lawson
Mentors: Grahame and Doreen Felton
We are proud to represent our country!
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