A (very brief) history of korfball
As a sport, korfball can be described as a non-contact hybrid of netball and basketball. It was invented in the early twentieth century by a Dutch schoolteacher, Nico Broekhuysen, who wished to design a mixed-sex sport based on a simple premise – equality. In short, he envisaged a sport where men and women were able to compete in the same game on an equal footing, irrespective of physical (and to some extent, athletic) advantages.
Since its creation, ...
