Nottingham shoots for the STARs at Korfball

10 August 2022

You’ve heard of shooting STARs, but have you heard of shooting korfs? STAR’s volunteering projects often offer a chance to build new connections while trying out new activities. Here Beth, Nottingham STAR’s English Class Coordinator, shares what happened when the STAR group organised a Korfball taster session for local young people from refugee backgrounds.

The continuation of conversation classes and women’s only classes throughout the past two years has been a real success at University of Nottingham STAR. With the return of in-person events, the past academic year has also seen collaborations with NEST, a sanctuary seeking college in Nottingham. Last semester, this was in the form of a campus trail, showing a range of teaching, entertainment and learning facilities. There were many questions about the sports facilities on campus which prompted a sports collaboration taster session at the start of April. 

Korfball is a mixed gender sport, similar to netball and basketball, which a few of STAR’s members play. This seemed like the perfect sport to hold as a taster and let the students try out their skills. Over 20 students arrived at the David Ross Sports Village, keen to know how the large yellow hoops (korfs), 10ft in the air, fit into this sport. To give some context to the not so well-known game, the Korfball team started off by demonstrating a 10-minute match.