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The second England Under 16 Trial for those selected will take place on Saturday, 7th June at the Royal Russell, Coombe Lane, Croydon, CR9 5BX. This second trial is scheduled for 10.00am until 2.00pm. The cost will again be £6.00

All those that were selected after the first trial are asked to attend, as well those who have confirmed their attendance with Peter Teague directly.

The coaches will not be naming the 32 players that will make up the Main Squad and the Academy Squad until after National Youth Day at the beginning of July. This will give the coaches a further chance to see many of the trialists in action.

Anyone who is unable to attend for any reason should advise Nicky Bedford on

nickybedford@btinternet.com

We look forward to seeing all the trialists on this day.

Nicky Bedford
(England Under 16 Manager)

In a very exciting playoff match Kingfisher have been promoted to the National League Premier Division.

Full details of the match can be seen at
http://www.englandkorfball.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=302&Itemid=72

See also
http://www.kingfisherkc.co.uk/

The England Under 16 trials will take place on Saturday, 17th May at the Royal Russell School, Croydon, from 1.00pm to 5.00pm.

Coaches are invited to send players in the 11 to 15 age group, (but all trailists must be under 16 on 31st December 2008). The coaches are looking to select a main and development squad.

Trialists should arrive between 12.30pm and 12.45pm in time to register. They should bring a passport sized photograph and £6.00 to cover the cost of the halls. They should also bring plenty to eat and drink.

Trials are just one way that the coaches will be selecting squad members and they may ask players to attend training after seeing them at tournaments or matches.

Please send the names of those who will be attending to Nicky Bedford by 10th May at nickybedford@btinternet.com

The coaches look forward to seeing all the trialists on this date.

Nicky Bedford (EKA Under 16 Manager)

Pete Teague, the under 16 coach, has listed the skills that will be tested at the forthcoming trials on Saturday, 17th May, 2008. ‘Excellence is the gradual result of always wanting to do better’ & ‘You can become a winner only if you are prepared to walk over the EDGE' We are looking for 2 squads.

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
Players aged 11 to 13 We will be looking to develop the next generation of young korfballers.

Training will consist of coaching EXCELLENT basic skills in 3 areas;
Passing (both one & two handed)
Movement (both attack & defence minded)
Technical shooting

Club Coaches that have players with potential and would like to know what the coaching program is, can email me directly on ptcitys@hotmail.com

MAIN SQUAD
We will be building a team capable of challenging at the YOUTH TALENT CUP 08. Training will focus on a number of core skills. The trial will be designed to test out players ability in the following. Passing & catching (one & two handed)Team defence / Individual one on oneReboundingShooting on the moveAthletic SkillsMental toughness – TCUP (thinking correctly under pressure)

All players will watch a short 10 minute film on the tournament, to see what is required at International level. The international squad is an environment where you will be expected to have the ability to WANT to learn & listen correctly.

Training will be on Saturdays throughout the year, and we have a number of specialist coaches in Sport psychology, athletic conditioning, & data analysis of performance. We will be aiming towards a clearly defined set of goals.

To ensure that players are ready for International competition you will be expected to attend any international matches organised throughout the year. Lastly it is the intention of the Under 16 management to work closely with the areas & club coaches to develop the English players, & educate them in all areas of the game.

Our management team want to look at ALL the players in this age group, and not just the players already known to them. We embark on a hard challenge, but believe we have the players & training program in place to compete at this level. Training will be tough, and require Sacrifice, commitment & ability to want to be PERFECT at our game.

Peter TeagueUnder 16 Head coach

Host's for the Vlaams-Brabant area were Royal Olympia, Anderlecht who we thank very much for all their hard work and effort to run the competition and look after the KKA Squads so well.

KKA U13s had an excellent tournament winning a couple of matches in the morning and being very close in the afternoon. Very strong performances all round.

KKA U16s were very impressive indeed winnning most of their matches and winning their age-group overall.

KKA U19s which have had little time to get together and were put together at quite short notice did very well, losing most of their matches by the odd one or two, but managed to play the tournament with a smile. Well done to them.

Overall another very good tournament with close matches at every age group.

Thanks to all our Korfballfriends from Vlaams-Brabant and Rheinland.