Basketball It's Not..But It's Close!

So he raised the rim to 11.5 feet (instead of basketball's 10), removed the backboard, increased the size of the court (think soccer field) and took away the dribble (it's all passing). The free throw is always taken by your best shooter and the ball must be thrown underhand. And a high scoring game is 15-13. For a look at the game in action look to the left of the page for the video link.

"I think this game is awesome," Erica Guijarro tells me. She knows because she plays the game. Where? Hope College.

Karla Wolters, a kinesiology professor, asks kids to try the game as part of their course of study. "It's a terrific aerobic game,"Wolters explains. " It really gets your heart rate up. Boys and girls can play together, husbands and wives. I hope that I'm promoting a lifelong sport."

Korfbal is played around the world. 45 countries currently participate, and if a few more sign on there's a chance that Korfbal could become an Olympic sport.

click here in case the video-player doesn't work.