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Netball in Korea??

 
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Futooomsh



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:38 pm    Post subject: Netball in Korea?? Reply with quote

Is there anywhere to play netball in Seoul?? I'm moving up there in a few months from Australia and would love to join a comp...
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Wangja



Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's called "basket" here I think. Wink
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2T



Joined: 28 Jul 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Netball and basketball are different sports.

Most Koreans that I have spoken to have not heard of netball so I doubt that they would have a competition here. Maybe some of the foreigners here have started one.....
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Futooomsh



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2T wrote:
Netball and basketball are different sports.

Most Koreans that I have spoken to have not heard of netball so I doubt that they would have a competition here. Maybe some of the foreigners here have started one.....


How odd! They actually have a national team....
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sheba



Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They have a national team? Everyone I have mentioned netball to just corrects me and says its called basketball. Drives me nuts sometimes.

Same with rugby and american football... same thing dont you know.

Cricket.... what the hell is cricket??? hahaha I describe it and they instantly say "Baseball!!"
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Hanson



Joined: 20 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I'll bite.

What's netball?
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They call it handball here.
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Wangja



Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hanson wrote:
Ok, I'll bite.

What's netball?


Basketball for girls' schools. Wink
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The evil penguin



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hanson wrote:
Ok, I'll bite.

What's netball?


basically basketball played as if your feet kept getting nailed to the ground.... Famed as a spectator sport in highschool but only because of the bum-showing short skirts worn by the players.... (oh, should clarify.... its mainly played by females.....)
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Futooomsh



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wangja wrote:
Hanson wrote:
Ok, I'll bite.

What's netball?


Basketball for girls' schools. Wink



hahaha, not quite!!!!
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