Section 1

• 1 The Basics

THROWING AND CATCHING

• 1.1a Throwing and Catching
• 1.1b Passing and Following the Ball
• 1.1c Basic Exercises in Pairs
• 1.1d Developing Basic Exercises in Pairs
• 1.1e Circuit with Several Assist Players
• 1.1f Working in a Square
• 1.1g Some Exercises for Groups of Three
• 1.1h In Groups of Four with a Fixed Assist Player to the Side
• 1.1i Throwing and Catching with a Quarter or Half Turn
• 1.1j Circle Exercises
• 1.1k Cross Running
• 1.1l Group of Three with a Defender
• 1.1m Exercises by a Line
• 1.1n Target Throwing and other exercises for Accurate Passing
• 1.1o Ball Tricks
• 1.1p Exercises Against a Wall
• 1.1q Hitball

Section 2

• 2 Individual Korfball Skills

Section 3

• 3 Korfball

Section 4

• 4 Miscellaneous

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1.1 THROWING AND CATCHING

(j) CIRCLE EXERCISES

Practising throwing and catching in a circle.

Form a circle with some six players standing between 5-15 metres apart depending on the level of the group. One ball per group and the players are numbered in accordance with their position in the circle.

The circle organisation is very reliable and especially suitable for young children.

A. The ball is played around the circle and may not touch the ground. After a certain time, begin a small game: which group can be the first to play the ball around the circle five times?

B. Number 1 passes to Number 2, follows the pass, gets the ball back and passes to Number3 etc. Thus Number 1 runs around the entire circle until returning to his/her original position. Then the ball is passed to Number 2 who sets off on the same exercise. After a certain time, again a little game: which circle is the first to have everyone complete the exercise?

C. Everyone in the circle stands still. The ball is passed in no special order but may not touch the ground.

D. As C, but one or two people in the middle of the circle try to intercept the ball: the well-­known “piggie in the middle.”

E. As C, but now everyone follows his/her pass. Thus if Number 1 passes to Number 4,then Number 1 takes the place of Number 4 and Number 4 moves away after giving his/her pass.

F. Variations on E .... the passes must be given with the wrong hand, must be caught with one hand or must be thrown two-handed over a long distance.

G. Two players, Numbers 1 and 2 to begin, stand in the middle of the circle. Number 1 is the worker, Number 2 is the defender. Number 1 plays the ball where he/she likes in the circle and receives the ball back. Can this be continued for 30 seconds without the ball touching the ground or the defender making an interception? Next Numbers 3 and 4 perform the same exercise.

H. As G, but now the worker has to play the ball in number sequence to the players in the circle (more difficult because the defender knows where the ball will be played).

With the last two exercises, the emphasis lies automatically on breaking free, finding space to give a pass etc: In short, to play korfball. A tip for exercise G, can be, therefore: try to keep the defender always behind your back, always turning away from him/her. To accomplish this, it is important to be able to pass equally well with both hands.

I. Number 1 stands in the middle of the circle, Number 2 has the ball. Number 2 plays the ball to Number 1, runs behind the pass and takes the place of Number 1, who has passed to Number 3 and

J. Chase-ball – A variation on I. Make a big circle using all of the players where everyone participates. Place Numbers 1 and 7 in the middle and give Numbers 2 and 8 a ball. Thereafter the same exercise as I. Can one ball catch up with the other?

Catch-ball comes in various forms: a well-known variation: everyone in the circle is numbered, for example, from 1 to 8. Numbers 1 and 4 have a ball. Now the even numbers play the ball to each other, and the uneven numbers do the same. Can one ball catch up with the other?