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With the close season well under way for everybody outside of the Squad that's heading to Norwich this weekend for some more Nomads time, it's a time for reflection and a short rest before the outdoor season gets under way and we all desperately try to cling to our fitness between the beer and the sunbathing.

Unfortunately it isn't possible to consume beer or sunbathe over the internet so choosing the reflection angle instead, I've compiled some season reviews for the Seconds, Thirds, Fourths, Fifths and Sixths.

As always, the coverage was influenced by the games I actually played in or managed to watch (this is an unsubtle hint for more website content from Nomads members...) but hopefully they are enjoyable reads and let you know how everybody else got on.

The Squad have a practice match against Invicta Sharks tonight at Epsom College tonight (Monday 12th April) with an 8:30pm throw off so if you fancy a gossip and a Korfball fix, head down and cheer on the team.

A Play-Off preview should hopefully be on-line at some point this week.

COME ON YOU REDS!

Nomads 2

Final Placing: 4th

P 14 | W 7 | D 1 | L 6 | F:170 | A:164

Top Male Goalscorer: Alex Bell (35)

Top Female Goalscorer: Helen Carswell (14)

Solid Season For Seconds

A middling season for the Second team, going up against the usual suspects and the First teams of Highbury and Croydon was always going to make for an interesting season.

Going up against two clubs looking for promotion to the HSKL rather than simply HSKL reserve sides as was the case last time the Reds were a National League side.

The campaign started well with a 12-8 win over Mitcham 2 before the depth of Trojans squad overwhelmed the Reds 19-9, Rob Williams hitting six.

A 10-7 win over Bec 3 followed before another crushing defeat, this time to Highbury who ran out 16-3 winners against a weakened Nomads side Arctic conditions at Score.

Nomads were back to full strength for the visit of Bec 2 and the 14-14 draw meant Nomads 2 were the only side to take points off the eventual London Regional League winners.

A 16-12 defeat to Croydon 1 followed before a three game winning streak, first Bec 3 were dispatched 21-10 and then Croydon 2 highlighted the dramatic drop in quality outside their first choice side by being on the receiving end of 18-3 and 18-4 wins for Nomads 2.

Mitcham then gained revenge for their opening day defeat, winning 12-10 and Highbury picked up a double over the reds with a 14-8 win at Epsom.

Trojans 2 were then squeezed out 9-8 in a battle that was notable for an impressive performance from veteran Gary Olds, covering for injury but still capable of having an impact at this level.

The season arguably peaked for Nomads as they ended the play-off hopes of rivals Croydon 1 with an 18-7 win courtesy of some ice cool penalty taking from top scorer Alex Bell and his younger brother Ollie as they weighed in with six penalties and five open play goals between them to help vanquish Croydon's hopes.

The season ended on a bizarre anti-climax though as minutes after the Firsts had secured a top four spot by defeating Bec's Firsts, the seconds had to take on the leagues top side and they were comfortably beaten 16-8.

Despite that last day defeat, the midweek heroics over Croydon were to secure fourth place and a pleasing season for the Seconds.

Second Team Moment of the Season

The final whistle against Croydon!

Nomads 3

Final Placing: 1st

P 12 | W 8 | D 1 | L 3 | F:127 | A:82

Top Male Goalscorer: Ian Borrows (42)

Top Female Goalscorer: Kate Hotton (12)

Thirds Storm To Victory

A fine season for the Thirds as, boosted by the goals of the talismanic Ian Borrows, they stormed to the London 2 Championship after a wobbly start.

Three defeats in four at the start of the season is not the form of Champions but with Terry Forde drafted in to coach the side on matchdays and lessons learnt from defeat the Thirds went from strength to strength.

After the three early defeats, the season became an unbeaten run of 9 games where no side managed to hit double figures against a stoic and resolute defence and only Higbury took points with the 8-8 draw in the last game.

The season was notable as an example of the benefit of more organsation for the lower sides and with the side drawing players from above and below the consistent results were impressive.

Third Team Moment of the Season

I can't chose between Ian's six goal hauls, the Rivers family booking fiasco, the permanent smile on Helen Grinyers face when playing or catching the bewildered look on a defenders face when Kate Hotton ghosted past for a runner and it would be unfair to single one out as each had their own unique charm!

Nomads 4

Final Placing: 2nd

P 14 | W 9 | D 0 | L 6 | F:170 | A:164

Top Male Goalscorer: Andy Stockwell (16)

Top Female Goalscorer: Tina Sullivan (17)

Fourths Mount Impressive Recovery

Another Nomads side that started badly (4 defeats in the first 5 games) but ended the season emphatically with five wins in a row and with 8 goals the narrowest winning margin in those fixtures they have a great chance of challenging for the title next season.

Fourth Team Moment of the Season

Again, a tough call, there was Carole Dillon's six goal haul in the Monday night game that no doubt catapulted her back into the first team that weekend or Andy Stockwell thumping 8 goals past a Trojans side playing short but with an England international in their ranks.

Nomads 5 & Nomads 6

Final Placing: 3rd & 6th respectively

Nomads 5: P 12 | W 6 | D 2 | L 4 | F:75 | A:64

Nomads 6: P 12 | W 3 | D 1 | L 8 | F:60 | A:96

Top Male Goalscorer: Nick Williams (23)

Top Female Goalscorer: Lauren Heavens (7)

Mixed Results For Lower Sides

A merged review because of the overlap of players between sides.

The Fifths had the better season, as would be expected, starting strongly with wins over both Supernova and Croydon's Fourths and drawing 5-5 with Bec 5 before falling to a heavy defeat against Supernova Thirds who had settled on the line up that was to comfortable win them the league.

A default victory over Woking 2 followed before defeat to Nomads 6 (it possibly would have been an idea to ask what team was what before the game) and another default win in the return match against the Sixths. A 6-6 draw with Supernova followed before defeat to Woking 2 and Bec 5 but the season ended on a high with a 9-8 win over Croydon in a fantastic contest that had multiple changes of leads.

The Sixths season was not as successful in terms of points, serving as it does as a melting pot for learning the game rather than fielding the strongest side but the team still had three wins and a draw to show for their season.

A 9-4 victory over Croydon, an 11-6 win over Supernova 4, the win over ourselves and the opening day 4-4 draw with Woking 2 All said though, a pleasing season for both sides with enough highlights to go round and everybody scored a few goals so it's all good!

Fifth & Sixth Team Moment of the Season

Has to be the celebration after Claudia scored her first goal. Nothing else quite encapsulated the simple joy of throwing a Korfball through a Korf quite so well!