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New korfball shot clock: in 25 seconds from green to red
Korfball is a well-known sport in the Netherlands, but unfortunately it is not an Olympic Sport. According to Arjen van Ree (Volhuis BV) this is completely unjustified. This is why the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the International Korfball Federation, Industrial Solutions, and Volhuis InnoSportNL have decided to cooperate, to make the game more attractive and bring it the spotlight. Visual gadgets will be an aid in this ballte. Behold, the Center Court Shot Clock (CCS).
The fact that there are sixty countries world wide that play korfball and that in the Netherlands, this family sport counts 100,000 members are strong arguments for the sports to become part of the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, the image and the comprehensiveness are still an issue that need some work.
A smart use of visual gadgets could be a smart way to make korfball more comprehensive and to change its image, according to van Ree. The KNKV, the International Korfball Federation, Industrial Solutions and InnoSportNL share that view. This is why they started a partnership to develop visual, interactive applications for korfball.
Van Ree: "The CCS is one of those applications. It is a shot clock incorporated into the korfball post. The LED lighting of the CSS count 25 seconds down, by a moving from green to orange to only the red LEDs. This informs the players and the public of the amount of time that is respectively left for the building up of the attack, the preparation of a shot and the actual shooting of the ball.
This is an improvement of the older shotclock, that used to be located outside and behind the pitch. The CCS is in the eyeshot of both players and audience and as therefore make it possible to time the actions during the match"
Laudatory comments
The CCS has been proven. Last year it was nominated for a National Sports Innovation Award and during the end of the TIME for Korfball Challenge in December 2009, top players played with it.
"The comments were laudatory," says Van Ree.
"The CCS creates clarity for players and audience. Moreover, the new shot clock makes the game easier to understand. This all contributes to the image."
Convenience get used fastly
The parties involved in the CCS see more options.
"The technology in the post can also be used for other applications; for instance for recreation or school playgrounds." (that are now littered with static linings). Van Ree is considering the possibilities an interactive console like the Nintendo Wii could bring.
"Players could be rewarded with a luminous korf after a score, or have a digital gaming floor. For a topkorfballer this is perhaps not a must, but it could a nice motivation for both the public and the younger players.
It is time for the CCS to work in all its glory. The final form of the CCS will come to the market this year. Then for a while, the old and the new shot clock will coexist. I predict that both players and the audience will soon get used to the new clock and the old clock will be stored forever."
Korfball is a well-known sport in the Netherlands, but unfortunately it is not an Olympic Sport. According to Arjen van Ree (Volhuis BV) this is completely unjustified. This is why the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the International Korfball Federation, Industrial Solutions, and Volhuis InnoSportNL have decided to cooperate, to make the game more attractive and bring it the spotlight. Visual gadgets will be an aid in this ballte. Behold, the Center Court Shot Clock (CCS).
The fact that there are sixty countries world wide that play korfball and that in the Netherlands, this family sport counts 100,000 members are strong arguments for the sports to become part of the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, the image and the comprehensiveness are still an issue that need some work.
A smart use of visual gadgets could be a smart way to make korfball more comprehensive and to change its image, according to van Ree. The KNKV, the International Korfball Federation, Industrial Solutions and InnoSportNL share that view. This is why they started a partnership to develop visual, interactive applications for korfball.
Van Ree: "The CCS is one of those applications. It is a shot clock incorporated into the korfball post. The LED lighting of the CSS count 25 seconds down, by a moving from green to orange to only the red LEDs. This informs the players and the public of the amount of time that is respectively left for the building up of the attack, the preparation of a shot and the actual shooting of the ball.
This is an improvement of the older shotclock, that used to be located outside and behind the pitch. The CCS is in the eyeshot of both players and audience and as therefore make it possible to time the actions during the match"
Laudatory comments
The CCS has been proven. Last year it was nominated for a National Sports Innovation Award and during the end of the TIME for Korfball Challenge in December 2009, top players played with it.
"The comments were laudatory," says Van Ree.
"The CCS creates clarity for players and audience. Moreover, the new shot clock makes the game easier to understand. This all contributes to the image."
Convenience get used fastly
The parties involved in the CCS see more options.
"The technology in the post can also be used for other applications; for instance for recreation or school playgrounds." (that are now littered with static linings). Van Ree is considering the possibilities an interactive console like the Nintendo Wii could bring.
"Players could be rewarded with a luminous korf after a score, or have a digital gaming floor. For a topkorfballer this is perhaps not a must, but it could a nice motivation for both the public and the younger players.
It is time for the CCS to work in all its glory. The final form of the CCS will come to the market this year. Then for a while, the old and the new shot clock will coexist. I predict that both players and the audience will soon get used to the new clock and the old clock will be stored forever."
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