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

(l) GROUPS OF THREE WITH A DEFENDER

Throwing and catching with a hindering defender

Numbered in groups of three, each with a ball and space of roughly 10 x l0 metres, marked out with lines or cones.

A. “Pig in the middle”: Numbers I and2 play the ball back and forward to each other in the limited space, while Number 3 tries to touch the ball. If Number 3 succeeds, the player who gave the pass (or made the error) goes in the middle.

To increase the speed of the exercise: if Number 3 touches a player who has the ball, then that player becomes the “pig in the middle.” The game is also suitable for large numbers of players.

B. Numbers 1 and 2 stand 10 metres apart. Number 3 defends Number I who has the ball. Number 1 must give a good pass to Number 2, over or to the side of the hindering defender. Afterwards Number 3 defends Number 2 who tries to pass successfully to Number 1.

An exercise that includes the essentials of korfball and is therefore very useful and necessary. How many korfballers are there who cannot (or do not dare) pass to a team-mate because they have a tall defender in front of them? There are a variety of ways to give this pass:

1. Straight arm (over-arm over the defender)

2. Straight arm (under-arm below the arms of the defender – a favourite with certain smaller korfballers)

With a bounce, whereby the ball should be played with one hand given the distance between the players (this is not easy)

3. Rolling the ball is also possible but is not really “in” with korfballers for obvious reasons

4. By pivoting, which means moving one leg backwards and forwards (or side to side) to move the defender out of position. The player with the ball takes, for example, a big step backwards with the left leg. If the defender does not follow this movement, then the attacker is left with sufficient space to throw the ball reasonably easily over the defender. Most defenders therefore move closer to their opponent. This is the moment that the attacker is waiting for: with the ball in the right hand the left leg is placed forward so that the body is between the defender and the ball (the defender is kept “behind the back”) and there is space to pass the ball to a team-mate. If it does not work first time, continue the same movement and the defender will eventually be wrong-footed. Many children thoroughly enjoy this pivot-movement and use it frequently.

C. Numbers 1 and 2 play together, while Number 3 defends Number 1. The difference from the previous exercise is that the players may now move freely in the space provided. After 45 seconds, change functions. Make sure that the passes are good and that the variations outlined above are used.

D. As a fitness exercise, a variation on C. Number 3 defends first Number 1 for 30 seconds and then Number 2. Afterwards, Number 1 defends and then Number 2.

E. As C, but rather more difficult for Number 1 as Number 2 does not move. Thus, the defender knows where the ball will be played.