NZ Referee to Netherlands

Translated and summarized article from Dutch newspaper The Gelderlander, 03-09-2004:

Bennekom:

Three weeks ago, Rose Podvoiskis received an email from ex-korfball referee Gerrit van der Beek, asking if she wanted to come to Bennekom for a referee course.

"Now I'm here, far away from home. But if you want to learn as a korfball referee, you've got to go to Holland."

Podvoiskis, a 17-year old student from Christchurch, is a real talent among the referees.

Van der Beek says, "It's an investment in the future. We hope that Rose, who comes from a small korfball country, will lead top games in the future on that side of the world. Rose caught our eye during the training course in Australia. The purpose is to take the knowledge and teach everyone in her home environment."

Rose says: "I've learned a lot already in just a couple of days. For example: the advantage rule. How important it is to let the game flow. It all goes so much quicker than at home. I'll have to get used to that."

Van der Beek says: "Rose doesn't know where to look sometimes, but that's how she learns. During a training game at my old club in Harderwijk, she kept blowing the whistle. She looks shy, but she is not afraid to blow the whistle. That's good, but you've got to limit it, of course.

"The purpose is for Rose to come back to Holland in the near future, otherwise a course like this is of not much use.

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