Korfball in Bosnia i Herzegovina

Maglaj 5th International Korfball Tournament August 2008

2008-01-21T12:59:00.000Z

01.-03. August, 2008 Maglaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Korfball friends from all around! It's our pleasure invite You to take part into special korfball event: INTERNATIONAL KORFBALL TOURNAMENT “MAGLAJ 2008” traditionally organized by KC Maglaj for the 5th time. It deals about very popular korfball tournament with korfball teams and individuals attending from all around of Europe. By the way, this year we’re celebrating 10 years of korfball in our country and 600 years of city Maglaj, so we hope with Your presence You’ll help us to make these events really special as it should be!

01.08.-03.08.2008. Maglaj (BiH)
The Organizing Committee offers You:

PACKAGE 1 : PRICE 130 Euro per person which includes:
- Sightseeing of Maglaj & a guidebook of the city;
- Accommodation in a private house (sleeping, breakfast & dinner included);
- 3 days of Korfball tournament, official opening and press conference;
- Official T – shirt of the tournament;
- Free entries to all parties;
- Big party outdoor for all participants (with unforgettable barbecue next to the river Bosna).

PACKAGE 2: PRICE 170 Euro per person which includes:
- Sightseeing of Maglaj & a guidebook of the city;
- Accommodation in a 3–Stars Hotel (sleeping, breakfast & dinner included);
- 3 days of Korfball tournament, official opening and press conference;
- Official T – shirt of the tournament;
- Free entries to all parties;
- Big party outdoor for all participants (with unforgettable barbecue next to the river Bosna).

If You are interested to take part in this event, all You need to do is to choose your package price & make a registration of your team not later then May 30th of 2008, by sending an e-mail confirmation and transferring 30% of the chosen package price. Please, include contact details for one reliable member of the team in case we need to get in touch with you closer to the time.

Please note, after this deadline we won’t be able to accept any registration. The places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

In case You might have any questions regarding plan & program of the IKT Maglaj 2008, travel to Maglaj or any other, don’t hesitate to ask ;)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Miss Mirela Sehic
Mobile: +387 61 412 712
Mail/MSN: mirela_seh@hotmail.com

OR

Miss Dzenana Memisevic
Mobile: +387 61 934 381
Mail/MSN: dzenny_82@hotmail.com

Maglaj International Korfball Tournament August 2007

2007-01-24T16:17:00.001Z

01.-06. August, 2007 Maglaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Korfball friends from all around, it's our pleasure invite You to take part into special korfball event: International Korfball Tournament “Maglaj 2007” traditionally organized by KC Maglaj for the 4^th time. Joining this event You would have a lot of fun, good/exciting korfball matches and meet new country if You have never been in B&H. By this way, without feeling it, You’ll help us to promote and develop korfball in this region! You should have on your mind that last years on the IKT took part korfball teams from Belgium, Spain, England, Scotland, Hungary, etc, and that the number of participating teams is limited, so get your place on time!

The Organizing Committee offers You:

for 140 euros per person:

Visit & sightseeing of Visoko (Pyramids) & Sarajevo;
Sightseeing of Maglaj & a guidebook of the city;
Accommodation in a private house (sleeping, breakfast & dinner included; 5 nights & 6 days);
3 days of Korfball tournament, official opening and press conference;
Official T – shirt of the tournament;
Free entries to all parties;
Big party outdoor for all participants (with the barbecue next to the river Bosna).

for 160 euros per person:

Visit & sightseeing of Visoko (Pyramids) & Sarajevo;
Sightseeing of Maglaj & a guidebook of the city;
Accommodation in a 3–Stars Hotel (sleeping, breakfast & dinner included; 5 nights & 6 days);
3 days of Korfball tournament, official opening and press conference;
Official T – shirt of the tournament;
Free entries to all parties;
Big party outdoor for all participants (with the barbecue next to the river Bosna).

If You are interested to take part in this event, all You need to do is to choose your package price & make a registration of your team not later then May 18^th of 2007, by transferring 30% of the chosen package price.

Please note, after this deadline we won’t be able to accept any registration. If in some case You can’t come with a whole team a couple of people are welcome too, because always is possible to organize an International korfball team and have a lot of fun, as we did last years!

As soon as You contact us, we will send you all other necessary information about the IKT Maglaj 2007 such are plan & program of the korfball tournament, other parties/activities, and also we will suggest you the easiest way how to come in Maglaj without any problems and lost of time!

So, in the end of this invitation, what else to say you except that we expect to see you already 1^st of August in Maglaj!!! After finishing the tournament, definitely You’ll book your place for 2008 in advance, because you’ll have unforgettable fun during all this period!

For further information and registration please contact:

Ms. Dženana Memišević

Mobile: +387 61 934 381

Mail/MSN: dzenny_82@hotmail.com

Ms. Mirela Šehić

Mobile: +387 61 412 712

Mail/MSN: mirela_seh@hotmail.com

www.maglaj-korfball.org

www.bosniakorfball.blogspot.com

SEE YOU THIS SUMMER IN MAGLAJ (BiH)!!!

Maglaj International Korfball Tournament August 2006

2006-01-15T22:45:00.000Z

The 3rd Maglaj International Korfball Tournament took place from 4th-7th August 2006.

Winners: Badalona from Catalunya
Runners-up: Birmingham University from England

Other teams who took part were Budapest (Hungary), Supernova (England), Norwich Knights (England), Edinburgh (Scotland), Badalona 2 (Catalunya), Maglaj 1 & Maglaj 2

Korfball clinic in Maglaj November 2005

2005-10-12T12:00:00.000+01:00

On the weekend of 11th to 13th November two Belgians, Daniël De Rudder and Bjorn Elewaut ran a clinic for refereeing and coaching in Maglaj.

16 student players attended the clinics. The new IKF korfball rules were presented by IKF referee Bjorn Elewaut. Daniël De Rudder, a well known coach who led the Belgian and Polish national teams in the past, was responsible for the coaching part.

Aswell as helping to develop the club in Maglaj, following on from the courses, another aim is to start up new clubs in Sarajevo, Tuzla, and Belgrade, in order to further develop korfball in the region and make the game accessible to many more people.

Supernova's travels through BiH August 2005

2005-09-16T21:21:00.000+01:00

Crossing the river Sava into Bosnia

The mosque in Maglaj

A view from Maglaj's fortress

Walking through the old town

Feasting on ćevapi in Sarajevo

Baščaršija, Sarajevo

Latinska ćuprija, Sarajevo

Jablaničko Lake, Northern Herzegovina

Boračko Lake, Prenj mountain

Rafting on the Neretva, Prenj mountain

Picnicing on the Neretva, Konjic

Burek in the making

Traditional cooking methods at our Jablanicko Lake residence

The newly rebuilt Stari Most, Mostar

A view of Mostar's West Bank

Not forgetting the past.....

Stari Most by night

Our very own club restaurant in Mostar!

Bosnian breakfast - coffee!

Meeting with the Mayor of Maglaj

The N.E. city of Tuzla in the rain

Final night in the 'Restaurant San', Maglaj

Supernova in Maglaj 6-7 August 2005

2005-08-11T14:30:00.000+01:00

On 01.08.2005 this year we were visited by K.C. Supernova from England. We had a really great time with them. On Saturday 06.08.2005 we had some training sessions where our friends from England showed us some new korfball exercises and on 07.08.2005 we played a mini-tournament between Maglaj 1, Maglaj 2, and Supernova. We think that learning new things about korfball is very important to the future of the club. Because we are a very young club, all the support we can get from other sides is very good for us. We also made some plans to work together with K.C. Supernova in the future and think that in next period we will have good co-operation with them. They are planning to come back to the international tournament that we are arranging in Maglaj next year and they will help us with publicising the tournament in order to get more teams here.

Author:Dzenana

Some photos of the training session and games:

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Plans for the Future

2005-08-08T11:49:00.000+01:00

On the weekend of 06-07.08.2005 we were visited by Szilvia Papp from Hungary who is our International Korfball Federation representative. We spoke with her about our plans for the near future. We have a lot of ideas on ways to go forward and will try to do as much as possible to make them a reality. One plan we have is to organise a 'School of Korfball'. Also, next year we will be organising the 3rd International Korfball Tournament in Maglaj and it will be something spectacular because we plan to have about 10 teams here. With the support of the other teams that we are already co-operating with, we hope that the tournament will be a big success.

Recently we have also been in contact with Bojan from Belgrade, Serbia, and he is very interested in forming a korfball team in Belgrade. He said that he needs to get to know the rules of the game in order to start a club there and we have offered to help him with that. He may come to join one of our training sessions in Maglaj to see what korfball is and to try to play it. This would be a great thing because Belgrade is not so far from here and we could start to play regular games between each other, perhaps once a month. We are also trying to form a team in Sarajevo this year which will mean that together with the team from Belgrade we will have three teams in this area. So we can say that step by step Korfball is developing in this part of Europe. Also, Bojan told us that he has a lot support from the media - he has a lot of friends who are working as sport journalists, so people in Serbia will get to know about korfball very soon.

Author:Dzenana

History of K.K. Maglaj

2005-08-08T11:42:00.000+01:00

Korfball in BiH started in 1998, when a group of young people from the town of Maglaj, N.E. Bosnia, went to Spain for their summer holidays. They spent some time with the Korfball Club ‘La Rotllana’ in Badalona, Catanunya. The korfballers of La Rotllana helped these youngsters learn the rules of the sport and also assisted with the practical matters needed to form a club in Maglaj. On the back of this, Korfball Club Maglaj was born!

In 1999 another group of children from Maglaj visited Badalona under the supervision of Adis Mustabasic, the president of the Executive Committee of Korfball Club Maglaj. This group stayed there for a month as the guests the Youth Association of La Rotllana and they too were able to see, learn and play korfball. It was a new experience for these boys and girls and korfball gave them an excellent opportunity to forge friendships in Spain.

So, just a year after it's formation, K.C. Maglaj was already growing and becoming more serious about the sport. Many new young people were invited to join the club. Throughout this period K.C. Maglaj didn’t have any other teams to compete against in Bosnia, but despite this, the membership of the club increased and the players didn’t lose their enthusiasm for playing and improving their korfball.

In July 2000 a team of players from K.C. Maglaj was invited by La Rotllana Youth Association (Badalona, Spain) to take part on an International Korfball Tournament in Spain. This was the 1st International competition that K.C. Maglaj was involved in. The young team was full of energy and enthusiasm but lacking in experience and tactical knowledge so the focus was not just about winning games but also on discussing korfball with other teams and sharing ideas about developing the sport in region of BiH, with friends from Badalona (La Rotllana, Spain) and Antwerp (Korfball club KWIK, Joules and Lucia de Cock).

Then, in 2001, the opportunity arose to visit Hungary and see how korfball was played there. The 1st of two visits was made in May, when we had an opportunity to play a couple of games against a Hungarian team. A 2nd visit was then made in July to take part in the Hungarian International Korfball Tournament. Out of the 22 teams that took part, K.C. Maglaj finished 11th place. As well as this we had the chance to try playing water korfball, which was very funny. All of us were very happy about this success, as it proved that we can compete against much more experienced korfball teams, even though we are a relatively young club.

On 6 July 2001, largely due to the efforts of the club’s president, Adis Mustabasic, the Korfball Federation of BiH became affiliated to the International Korfball Federation. Then in August of 2001, K.C. Maglaj organised its 1st International Korfball Tournament in Maglaj, in cooperation with A.J. La Rotllana from Badalona. The other participants came from Belgium and Hungary. The tournament winners were K.C. La Rotllana, with KC Maglaj finishing as runners-up.

In July 2002, K.C. Maglaj was involved it’s 2nd tournament in cooperation with K.C La Rotllana. This time it was held near Badalona, Spain. 16 korfball teams to part from all around Europe including: Kwik, Chuffing Spiders, Paal Central, Maurina, Badalona, Maglaj, Nottingham City, Supernova, Norwich City, Can Jofresa, Sandwich. KC Maglaj took 4th place. Here are some photos:

In March 2003 K.C. Maglaj hosted its first korfball school for children. This was once again a first in BiH, and was a great success, with around 50 kids participating. In August 2003, K.C. Maglaj organised its 3rd International Korfball Tournament, once again in cooperation with our friends from Badalona. The participants this year were Maglaj, Badalona, one mixed team ‘Europe United’ (made of players from England, Romania and Hungary), as well as guests from Belgium, Romania and from BiH. K.C. Maglaj came 2nd once again. In October 2003 the first changes to the clubs executive committee took place, with Miss. Mirela Sehic, one of the more senior players of the club taking over from Mr. Adis Mustabasic as president.

In July 2004 we had hoped to be able to go back to Spain, as was the tradition on alternate years, but unfortunately because of many obligations, a lack of time to prepare the trip, and tight finances, we could not go. However one guy from our club (Ali Enzar Hrustic) went to Badalona in December 2004 to work on a 1 year voluntary project dealing with korfball there in Spain. We look forward to him being able to help us a lot with our korfball when he comes back to Maglaj. In November 2004. I (Mirela Sehic), visited Badalona (Spain), where I had a meeting with a main person of Catalonian Korfball Federation, Mr. Toni Jurado.

In August 2005, it was K.C. Maglaj’s turn to organise a 4th International Korfball Tournament, but because of only a small number of teams entering, we decided to move it to 2006. Instead of a tournament, we instead made a small training course of korfball and couple of matches, together with our friends from England (Supernova) and Miss Szilvia Papp (Hungary), who stayed next to us till the end. I have to say we are very thankful to all of them. We had a great time together, we had meetings and we developed many ideas regarding to korfball for incoming period.

Author:Mirela/Dzenana Editor:Kath