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

(k) CROSS RUNNING

Running, throwing and catching exercise whereby the players always cross

Four players, numbered 1 to 4, stand in a line about six metres apart from each other, with one of the outside players having a ball. For each group, a space of 20 x 20 metres is required. With a difficult number in the group, the exercise can be performed with three or five players in a row. The players all run together to the same side, the ball being passed from Number 1 to 2 to 3 to 4. After playing the ball to Number 4, Number 3 turns and crosses over to run in the old path of Number 4 (but in the opposite direction). Number 4 plays the ball to Number 3 (throwing with a half-turn) and then crosses to Number 3’s lane. Numbers 3 and 4 have now crossed. When Number 4 turns, Numbers 1 and 2 also change direction so that all four players are running the same way, now the opposite from the starting direction. The ball is once more played along the line (from 3 to 4 to 2 to 1) and Numbers 2 and 1 cross, after which the exercise begins again. See the diagram.

An excellent exercise requiring many ball skills: passes must be both left and right handed, in movement, with quarter and half-turns and even passes given in the air. It is also a very good fitness exercise.