Korfball: Finals 2023-24

DATES

Saturday 23rd-24th March 2024

0900 - 1700

VENUE

Sugden Sports Center, Manchester 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/trizvy2LmiGRxdKk9

ADDRESS

114 Grosvenor St

Manchester 

M1 7HL

ACCEPTED ENTRIES

University of Manchester x 1

University of Leeds x 1

University of Loughborough x 1 

University of Southampton x 1

Nottingham Trent University x 1

University of Exeter x 1

University of Strathclyde x 1

University of Nottingham x 1

University of Birmingham x 2

University of Edinburgh x 1

Cardiff University x 1

University of Sheffield x 1

University of Liverpool x 1

University of Kent x 1

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The tournament is to follow a group stage format 

Saturday: 

4 groups of 4 - 3 group games decide top 8 and bottom 8 

 Quarter Finals: Play for 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16

Sunday: 

Semi Finals and then finals decided by the previous day matches.

• Games Begin at 9.30 on Saturday, 9 on sunday

• Games are 40 minutes long with 2 minute half time

• 10 mins between games

• Each team has 1 timeout per game 

• All teams have shot clock allocations that they must attend, some are only added once games have been decided in the day

• Time is added on for a timeout and halftime at the end of the game (timetable allows 45 min per game and 10 mins to warm up)

• All Refs have their own timing 

• On the sunday, games will be full court sized

REGISTRATION

Affiliation with BSKA

Team entries through BUCS Play with your institution

BUCS play player registration will close the Thursday before the tournament

Remember to bring student ID cards for each player – players will not be permitted to play them. 

Please bring the match forms and registration forms which will be emailed to you at least a week before the day of the tournament.

TIMETABLE 

4 games on saturday, 2 games on sunday 

- 09:00 am – Arrival and registration

- 09:10am – Captain and coaches briefing

- 09:20am – Ref meeting and general warm up

- 09:30 am – Games begin

- 16:30 – Games end

- 16:50 – Remove equipment, tidy and leave facility

Sunday: 

• 8.30 arrive

• 9.00 Games start 

• 16.15 games end

• 16.30 tidy up

• 16.40 presentation

More detailed fixtures will be sent out closer to the time of the tournament

WITHDRAWALS

£250

PARKING

On Street Parking outside Sugden

• Free

Aquatics Center Car Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8H5DyoDLJKzJzd176 

• £8.00 for 9 hours

CHANGING FACILITIES / DISABILITY ACCESS

Changing Facilities on Site

Disability Access: YES

FOOD DRINK

Vending Machines on site.

Tesco Express - https://maps.app.goo.gl/RudKSpkY5YCmJho69 

• 2 Min walk

Clothing

Shirt colour must be the same for the whole team, with unique numbers clearly visible

BUCS POINTS

All other teams will receive 0 BUCS points

PRESENTATIONS 

Prizes will be given for:

• Top Male Scorer

• Top Female Scorer

• Top Male MVP

• Top Female MVP

• Ref Thank You

QUESTIONS

All questions should be communicated by an institution’s athletic union or students’ union staff member to:

General queries and contact prior to and after the competition: [email protected]

Urgent queries on the day of the competition: 

Fran Cooke (BSKA national manager) : 07475031118