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Training takes place in the sports hall at Swan School, Marston Ferry Road, Oxford OX2 7WP. After training we 're-hydrate' at the Victoria Arms

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We train on Mondays and Thursdays at the Swan School, Marston Ferry Road, Oxford OX2 7WP. There is a car park and ample bike parking. The sports hall is to the right at the end of the car park.

Beginners are welcome at our Club Training on Thursdays, 6.30-8pm. We usually go to The Victoria Arms in Marston afterwards.

In the winter Team Training is on Mondays at 6.30-8pm for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th teams, and 8pm-9.30pm for our 1sts and 2nds. In the summer training is only Thursdays and is for the full club. No training on Bank Holidays.

Beginners and new players are welcome but please get in touch so we can make sure you have up to date information.

Training is usually indoors (grippy trainers required), although we sometimes go outside during the summer (astroturf or moulded boots recommended). We also recommend bringing a bottle of water.

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🚨 🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 🚨 We’re hosting

🚨 🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 🚨
We’re hosting our annual summer tournament on Saturday 3rd August, and we’d love you to come and join us!

More info coming really soon, but expect the usual mix of a great day of korf, brilliant weather ☀️ (we’ll just forget about last year shall we😬☔️?), food and a very reasonably priced bar open throughout the day 🍻 , plus an evening social with all the usual shenanigans.🕺
So if you’re sad that the indoor season is (nearly) over, worry not, just stick the date in your diary 🗓️ for an amazing day of outdoor korf in Oxford, and keep an eye out for more info shortly! 👀

Here are the results for the final time this seaso

Here are the results for the final time this season...

...starting off with City 2️⃣’s rearranged game against Abingdon Atoms 1. Having started off strongly to take an 8-6 lead in take 1 of this game, way back in January, the 2s were looking for a fast start to cap off what has been a mixed season in terms of results. And that’s just what they got, racing into a 4-1 lead before being pegged back by an ever-resilient Abingdon team, so much so that the 2s found themselves 6-4 down going into the half time break. Whatever Coach Brennan said at half time clearly did the trick, as the the 2s raced out of the blocks once again to go 8-7 up, before again being reined to go 12-9 down. But City 2 clearly really wanted this result, and showed a whole load of grit to not only find their scoring boots, but also remain dogged in defence, to ultimately prevail by a score of 15-13. A brilliant show of korf know-how by Peter coming off the bench, some cracking intercepts by Oli, and 28 (TWENTY EIGHT) collects by Mike, as well as a lovely split of goals throughout the squad, meant the 2s finished the season in 4th in OKA Div 1.

Last up this season, City 5️⃣ faced Didcot 2 having comfortably seen off their 1s last time out. Another even spread of goals throughout the squad, with as ever for the 5s, a lovely mix of experienced heads (still smashing in the goals eh, Jen?) and complete newbies, some of which have only been playing a matter of weeks and are already front defending with the best of them! Another good day at the office saw the 5s finish off as 13-6 winners, and finish the season 4th in OKA Div 2 North.

And for the last time this season… …here are

And for the last time this season…

…here are the fixtures for this weekend.
First up we have City 2️⃣ closing out their season with a tough matchup against Abingdon 1. This is a rearranged game after the match earlier in the season had to be abandoned 20mins in due to a double booking at Greyfriars. With the league positions of both teams already finalised, even with only pride at stake, this is sure to still be a spicy encounter!

And the last game of the day, and indeed the season, is our wonderful 5️⃣s who play Didcot 2. City 5 are on a three game winning streak, during with they’ve scored 50 and conceded only 16, so expect a veritable goal fest this afternoon!

Catching up with the last set of results…. ….n

Catching up with the last set of results....
....now that race night is out of the way! Luckily, nothing much happened, just your bang average level of excitem....jk ALL THE THINGS HAPPENED!!

Massive congratulations to our 3s for a titanic effort throughout the season, culminating in them securing a place in the playoffs for potential promotion to the Western Regional League with a late equalising goal against Abingdon 1!

Both the 3s and the 5s really put us through ALL the emotions this weekend with some really nailbiting games of korf, with the 2s and 4s also making the last OCKC derby match of the season an excting one!

But you’ll have to check out the last issue of FOX news to get all the in-depth match reports. I’ll just leave you with the match forms, a few photos, and Yates doing a madness with the bubbly.

Even with the season winding down there’s still

Even with the season winding down there’s still loads going on at OCKC....

🤾‍♀️ All training sessions are now club nights, with everyone free to join in!
🍻 Usual post-Thursday pub trips!
🐎 And that’s not even mentioning the biggest night of the social calendar so far this year, our BIG OCKC Charity Race Night!! A tremendous amount of work has gone on behind the scenes with the organising committee to make this an amazing evening, with the last few tickets still available if you fancy coming along. It’s sure to be lots of fun (and you could come away with one of a plethora of fantastic raffle prizes on offer, or win BIG by betting on the races and leaving with some REAL CASH MONEY! 💰)

LOADS of korf from OCKC last weekend… …but as

LOADS of korf from OCKC last weekend…

…but as I was away on holiday, catch all the match reports from various people who were actually there in the latest issue of 🦊 📰
Special congrats to Kirsty and Grisel for making their OCKC debuts, the latter scoring a casual four goals (including scoring with her first ever shot) and bagging both MVP awards!

Three OCKC games this weekend… ….kicking off

Three OCKC games this weekend…

….kicking off with City 5️⃣ who face 2nd placed Didcot 1 in the OKA Division 2 North matchup.
Right after that we have City 4️⃣’s final game of the season, with OKA Div 1 safety secured, up against a City 2️⃣ side no doubt eager to rally after a disappointing Derby result against the 3s last weekend.
And then finally we have THE BIG ONE, with City 3️⃣ facing Abingdon 1 in a crunch game at the top of the table to decide who qualifies for playoffs. A much closer game is expected in comparison to last time these two sides met, where the 3s ran out 21-11 winners.

Looks like it’ll be a banger of a weekend so if you can get down to Greyfriars for any of the games your support is always appreciated!
🦊 👊 💥

Lots of fixtures happening this weekend. But I’m

Lots of fixtures happening this weekend. But I’m on holiday. So no in depth preview info. So…. just have a look at the images, and any questions message the ockcinternalcomms email address, k? Thanks!

Three brilliant OCKC matches to catch up on from t

Three brilliant OCKC matches to catch up on from this weekend...

... with City 1️⃣ first up against Bristol Thunder 2 . A frantic start by both teams, but the 1s more than held their own despite a number of absences meaning members the 2s & 3s had to be drafted in for the game. After building up a lead, the home team wobbled somewhat & let the visitors right back into it, allowing them to draw level. Was a comeback in the offing? Fortunately not, as Joe decided that now was the time to keep a cool head when some around him lost theirs, to deliver a double-salvo of goals to ultimately quel the fightback & ensure City 1 emerged victorious 23-21. Becca scored 5 to get the opposition voted MVP award, Alf and Timmy helping themselves to 4 a piece (with the former bagging the 🦊 award). Special mention to Emily, Ruth, Timmy and Rich for stepping up to help out!

Sunday bought another two ace games, with City 4️⃣ hoping for more of the same level of performance as the last time they played Abingdon earlier on this season (where a narrow 2 goal loss gave them a bonus point). You’ll have to wait for the next issue of 🦊 📰 for more info on how it all went down, but the headlines are that after being level at one stage during the match, the 4s couldn’t quite hold on for the win, although another bonus point in a 20-18 loss could prove invaluable when the final league placings are calculated. Ashley and John scored 4 each (the former scooping the opposition MVP award), but 🦊 going to the entire team really goes to highlight what a monumental team effort it was, especially against an always well-drilled Atoms team.

City 5️⃣ rounded out the weekend with a narrow victory, scraping a 24-3 win vs Isis 2. If only all OCKC Comms staff were equally as adept at putting up a tripod, we might all have been able to re-live this stunning display of attacking korf, but alas, it will just have to remain at treat for those who were there in person. Where to start with the shout outs!? Rich M, Simon, Chris & Jim all bagged a load of goals, but surely the real headlines should be reserved for the MVP winners, Rae and Laura, with both scoring their first competitive OCKC goals! 🌟 🌟

Three OCKC matches this weekend… …kicking off

Three OCKC matches this weekend…

…kicking off on Saturday afternoon with City 1️⃣ who welcome Bristol Thunder 2 to Swan School for final WRL game of the season. Waayyyy back in October when the two sides last met, this weekend’s visitors emerged victorious by a two goal margin, winning 17-15, so the 1s will need no more motivation to try to even the score this time round. City 1 lie one point behind Bristol Thunder 2 in the WRL league table, having played a game more, making victory this weekend essential to stay in with a chance of securing second place at the end of season standings.

On Sunday there are two games at Greyfriars, with City 4️⃣ first up against Abingdon 1, with the 4s hoping for a positive result to keep their hopes of staving off relegation alive in what will surely be a stern test against an always-tough-to-beat Abingdon side. City 4 are 1 point adrift at the foot of the OKA Div 1 table but with a game in hand on nearest rivals Reading Rooks 1, it’s still all to play for. A creditable 15-17 loss (and what could be a crucial bonus point secured!) for City 4 when these two sides last met in the first game of the season.

City 5️⃣ round out the weekend when they match up against Oxford Isis 2 in OKA Div 2 North, where a win would help cement their mid table status in the league standings in what has been a strange season for the 5s due to the staccato nature of their match schedule this season.

Four OCKC games to catch up on… …from last wee

Four OCKC games to catch up on…
…from last weekend. You’ll have to check out the next issue of 🦊 📰 which will (hopefully) have some in depth, informative and possibly slightly whimsical match reports to enjoy!

Shout outs to everyone who played this weekend, all the MVP winners, and a special mention to Emily and yours truly for making their 1s debuts this weekend, for Mr Coaching Coordinator himself, Nick Duxbury, for scoring his 100th goal for the club 💯, and to Timmy Mac, who scored the 1000th competitive OCKC goal of the season!

(yeah, I didn’t even have time to do any fancy graphics and background removal this week… will anyone notice?)

Did you miss out on the thrills of Cheltenham Fest

Did you miss out on the thrills of Cheltenham Festival this year, or did you catch the bug and fancy your luck on some new horses?

Then don’t miss the OCKC Charity Race Night at West Oxford Community Centre on Friday 19th April, in partnership with Oxford Hospitals Charity*.

Whether you’re lamenting the ponies you didn’t back, or just want to have a bit of fun - including a boogie at the end of the night - whilst supporting a local charity, you’ll have the chance to bet on the outcome of 8 pre-recorded horse races, projected on a big screen with live commentary! Don’t worry, we’ve left all the running of the betting tote to the professionals, but you don’t have to be a horse racing expert to be in with the chance of winning some cold hard cash!

You can also support the cause by entering our raffle (you don’t even need to attend to purchase raffle tickets)**. Tickets are £1 each and will give you the opportunity to win some great prizes, including a 43 inch Samsung 4K TV!

Doors open at 7:15pm, first race at 7:45. Entry tickets are £6 and should be purchased in advance. Reply to this post or send us a DM and we’ll sort you out with entry and/or raffle tickets!

Hopefully all your questions will be answered by the race night guide on this post, and don’t forget to swipe for more details on some of the fabulous raffle prizes to be won!

* Half of the money raised from raffle tickets will be donated to Oxford Hospitals Charity.
** If you’re not attending but enter the raffle just give us a list of your most desired prizes, in order, and we’ll put them aside for you should you win.

Four matches this weekend for OCKC including a dou

Four matches this weekend for OCKC including a double header for the 1s….

…but first up, it’s City 3️⃣ who welcome Reading Rooks 1 to Oxford on Sunday afternoon. Last time these two sides met in Reading, the 3s returned home with a convincing 21-12 win, with Heafford banging in 6 and scooping up both MVP awards. ⭐️ With Abingdon 1 not playing this weekend, a win for the 3s could see them draw level on points in the OKA Div 1 table, and also help out City 4s cause as they try to move off the foot of the table. 📈

City 5️⃣ are next up with their first game in what feels like a billionty years, as they come up against high flying Abingdon 2. When these two sides last played each other, the 5s managed to secure a bonus point as they fell to a 6-8 defeat, so will be looking for revenge in what will be a tall order against the visitors who sit 10 points clear atop the OKA Div 2 North table! The 5s currently sit in 5th place but have up to 4 games in hand on some of the teams ahead of them!

City 1️⃣ meanwhile are on the road (specifically the M4 for the majority of the journey!) to Cardiff for a Western Regional League double header against Cardiff Raptors 1 and Cardiff City 2! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🚘 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Waaayyyyy back in October, City 1 beat Raptors by a score of 24-18, and dispatched Cardiff City 2 by an unusually low score of 14-6 in January of this year. Depending on how other results go during the course of the weekend, two wins out of two could see the 1s rise up to 2nd in the WRL league standings!

Just the one OCKC match this weekend… …as Cit

Just the one OCKC match this weekend…

…as City 1️⃣ welcomed Birmingham City 1, who they had lost to earlier in the season in a narrow 22-25 defeat. Birmingham went out hard from the start and raced to an early 7-1 lead, capitalising on some unlucky misses from City. After a time out we steadied the ship, going goal for goal for the next 20 minutes with steady scoring, particularly from far out, goin in at half time 12-6 down.

The second half was a fast paced and high scoring affair with some lovely korf from both sides. We tightened up the defence and with a few turnovers pulled back to within two goals a couple of times, but unfortunately the deficit from the first 10 minutes was just too much to come back from and we ended up losing by the same three goal margin as in the away fixture, final score 22-19.
Shout outs to Alf and Niall for scoring 7 and 6 respectively, and to Abbie 🧀 for winning 🦊
✍️ Becca Brennan
📸 Emma Livett

Only the one OCKC match this weekend… …as Cit

Only the one OCKC match this weekend…

…as City 1️⃣ welcome Birmingham City 1 to Swan School for a Saturday afternoon Promo League clash. The last time these two sides met back in December, a closely fought game was eventually won by today’s visitors with a 25-22 scoreline, so the home team will be hoping for a similar level of
performance but with a better outcome on the scoreboard!

With this being the only OCKC match this weekend, it’s the only opportunity to get your (OCKC) korf fill, so why not come down and support the team?!

🦊 🤜 💥 🐂

Another brilliant weekend of korf…. …. with

Another brilliant weekend of korf....

.... with City 2️⃣ kicking off the weekend as they travelled to face Farnborough Jets 2 for the first time this season (and the first of two consecutive matches against this opponent). Having not played since 11th February, the 2s were keen to get off on the right foot, and that they did, racing into a 5-1 lead. The visitor’s lead expanded and contracted throughout the game, at one point down to a single goal, at other points the difference was4, but despite a nail-biting last few minutes, the final score of 14-10 in favour of the visitors was an accurate representation of a relatively
comfortable win overall, with (almost) everyone in the squad getting on the scoresheet!
Ruth and Mike shared 🦊MVP with Ruth also receiving the MVP vote from the opposition. Other results across the weekend meant the 2s remain in 4th place in OKA Div 1.

City 1️⃣ welcomed Guildford Thunder 1 to Wheatley with designs on a repeat of their comfortable win against the same opponent last time out. Despite a lull in scoring midway through the game that will forever be referred to (by the division in defence) as “The Long Defence”, the result was never really in doubt against a visiting side missing some key players, and the 1s ran out comfortable 24-14 winners. Shout outs to Dan for scoring 4 and scooping the opposition MVP award.

Oh, and apparently Becca scored 8 (EIGHT!) goals too! Clearly no one wanted a repeat of the “Great MVP Robbery” that marred the 3s victory against Basingstoke (that, or they’re just more scared of Brennan than Timmy), so she also bagged 🦊 too.
The result leaves City 1 in 4th in the WRL, just 2 points adrift of both Exeter City 1 & Bristol Thunder 2.

The weekend ended with the 3️⃣s vs 4️⃣s derby. I’ll leave the report of this match to someone who was actually there, so you can catch that in the latest issue of 🦊 📰 out this weekend! 🔴🤜💥🤛🔵 special mention to Lizzy for securing both MVP awards and helping herself to 4 goals in the process! 👏
The result keeps City 3 in contention for the promotion playoffs in OKA Div 1!

📸 Emma Livett

After a weekend off, we have three matches and fou

After a weekend off, we have three matches and four OCKC teams in action this weekend...

...first up it’s the 2️⃣s who travel to “South (of) Reading” to play Farnborough 2, newly promoted this season. Hopefully the performance this weekend will be a lot more 2nd half vs Southampton and a lot less 1st half vs Southampton! The home team sit 3 points behind City 2 in the OKA Div 1 league standings, having played a game more.

City 1️⃣ are up next as they welcome Guildford 1 to Wheatley. Having comfortably seen them off last time by a score of 28-10, the visitors will no doubt be out with all guns blazing to even the score

And rounding out the weekend we have another OCKC derby game as the 3️⃣s face the 4️⃣s. Last time out this finished 16-10 to City 3, and with a full squad available to them, they’ll be looking for more of the same. Derby matches can always be unpredictable, and with City 4 now scrapping for every point they can to try and lift themselves off the foot of the league table, this won’t be a easy game for either team. City 3 sit in 3rd place in the OKA Div 1 table, but with Abingdon 1 and Basingstoke 1 facing each other earlier on in the day, there’s an opportunity for moving up the table, results dependent!

It’s March…. already?! 📌 the return of the

It’s March…. already?!

📌 the return of the matches following a week off for another brilliant OCKSki (Les Arcs edition) ⛷️ 🏂
📌 the usual raft of training 🤾‍♂️
📌LFOTM as always… will Emily be making a play for Social Sec next year after taking on February’s LFOTM?! (She didn’t get any photos of it, so we’ll just have to believe her “social dancing” workout on her Apple Watch as proof that things went well! 🕺

Just the one match for OCKC this weekend… … a

Just the one match for OCKC this weekend…

… and seeing as I wasn’t there, I’ll let Brennan paint you a picture (she doesn’t even mention her 1st half hat-trick, how modest/forgetful of her!)

The 1️⃣s travelled to Sheffield expecting a sterner test than earlier in the season when they beat a weakened Sheffield side comprehensively. The game started quickly with both sides trading rapid early goals and scoreboard moving briskly. Their shots were dropping but so were ours 🎯, but we managed to secure and defend a narrow lead, going into halftime two goals up at 13-11. The second half continued apace, with birthday girl 🥳 Emma Livett making her debut for the 1s and immediately showing us all how the netballers win the ball back. The scoring continued but Sheffield clawed back our narrow lead, and ended up winning with a heartbreaking 😭 penalty in the last minute to end the game 24-23. A fantastic game to play and watch, definitely one to check out on YouTube! 📺

Only the one OCKC game this weekend...

... our 1️⃣s travel ooop norf to face Sheffield City 1 in the Promo league fixture. Last time out, City 1 won comfortably with hat-tricks from Alf, Dan, Niall and Becca helping to push the score up to an eventual 20-11 victory. However, rumour has it this weekend’s opponents are a completely different proposition on home turf, so City 1 won’t be taking anything for granted this weekend!

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