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Player profile: Rob

6/2/2023

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Who are you?

Rob Finch

What's your committee role?

Vice-Chair.


Where are you from?

Originally Worcester.

How long have you been playing?

A whole year!

What are your korfball highlights?


  • Getting my Guildford Thunder home shirt
  • Helping the team get in the press and on BBC radio

Fun fact?

I spent a long weekend at a military base in the desert of Helmand Province, Afghanistan (but I'm not a soldier).
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Player profile: Simon

31/1/2023

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Who are you?

Simon Pavey

What's your committee role?

Kit Secretary.


Where are you from?

Addlestone.

How long have you been playing?

Since 2000!

What are your korfball highlights?


Getting an England trial and playing for my county.

Fun fact?

I like to get plastered at work (plastering).
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Player profile: Al

25/1/2023

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Who are you?

Alastair Coulton

What's your committee role?

Fixtures Secretary.


Where are you from?

Horsham.

How long have you been playing?

4 years.

What are your korfball highlights?


Eating the most dessert during korfcrawl.

Fun fact?

I've competed in the Peter Pan Race.
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Player profile: John

22/1/2023

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Who are you?

John Goodhall

What's your committee role?

Secretary.


Where are you from?

Originally Kent.

How long have you been playing?

34 years! But with gaps here and there.

What are your korfball highlights?


Scoring 10 goals in one game for Supernova.

Fun fact?

I'm a retired lawyer and enjoy playing lawn bowls, walking football, swimming, cooking and gardening.
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Player profile: Alec

18/1/2023

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Who are you?

Alec Ovens

What's your committee role?

Chair and Social Secretary


Where are you from?

Originally Staffordshire.

How long have you been playing korfball?

Since 2015.

What are your korfball highlights?


Top goal scorer in the Staffs and Cheshire League 2016/17.

Fun fact?

I referee in semi-pro football leagues.
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Player profile: Ro

13/1/2023

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Who are you?

Rowena Perrin


What's your committee role?

Co-treasurer

Where are you from?

Cambridgeshire

How long have you been playing/coaching?

A year in 2015-16 and then started playing with Guildford Thunder in 2020.

What are your korfball highlights?


Winning BUCS gold as part of a Uni of Southampton team.

Fun fact?

These days I deal with numbers, but my degree was in French and German.
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Player profile: Beth

12/1/2023

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Who are you?

Beth Campbell.

What's your committee role?

Fixtures Secretary


Where are you from?

Kent.

How long have you been playing?

4 years.

What are your korfball highlights?


That time I scored more than one goal in a match!

Fun fact?

I'm a doctor. But not a useful one!
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Player profile: Naomi

9/1/2023

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Who are you?

Naomi Crump

What's your committee role?

Welfare Officer.


Where are you from?

The Isle of Wight.

How long have you been playing?

Since 2006.

What are your korfball highlights?


Getting a University Colour for playing korfball.

Fun fact?

I like to bake.
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Player profile: Frankie

7/1/2023

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Who are you?

Frankie Gale

What's your committee role?

Recruitment and Social Media Secretary.


Where are you from?

Born and bred in Guildford!

How long have you been playing?

4 years.

What are your korfball highlights?


Getting MVP girl for Manchester Uni team and meeting amazing people!

Fun fact?

I'm a Marmite fanatic and I used to sprint for my county.
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Player profile: Hayleigh

8/9/2022

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It's our next player profile in our getting to know us series - take a look!

Who are you?

Hayleigh Richards - First team captain and all things social media for the club

How long have you been playing korfball?

Since 2014 when Guildford Thunder was first established!

What are your korfball highlights?

  • Maintaining our place in Division 1 of the OKA League
  • Being asked to be captain this season
  • Playing with an awesome bunch of people and making some amazing friends over the years
  • Going on TOUR!! Amsterdam is always so much fun

What are 3 good reasons to give korfball a try?

  • Fitness
  • Community, this really is the nicest sport I've ever played!
  • Doing something unique - you too could explain to everyone that korfball is actually a real sport!!
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Fancy giving korfball a try? Feel free to drop us a message for more info.
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