In the middle of each zone there is a pole, 3.5M high with a basket on the top. The ball is similar to the one used for football. There are 2 teams, each consisting of 8 players: 2 men and 2 women of each team in each zone, defense and attack. A new attitude began to emerge in the game, eventually leading to a "games cult" in public schools. This materialized when it was observed how well the team game served to encourage such fine qualities as loyalty, cooperation, selflessness, subordination and deference to the team spirit. Scoring is done by throwing the ball through your opponents basket. After 2 goals are scored the teams change zones: the attackers become defenders and defenders take on the role of attackers . At half-time the teams change ends.

The International Korfball Federation was founded in Antwerp (Belgium) on the 11th June 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Belgian Dutch and Associations.