Section 1

• 1 The Basics

Section 2

• 2 Individual Korfball Skills

BREAKING FREE AND COLLECTIVE PLAY

• 2.1a Collective Play Without Opponents
• 2.1b Breaking Free In Groups Of Five
• 2.1c Tenball
• 2.1d Breaking Free in Groups of Four
• 2.1e Square Exercise in Threes
• 2.1f Breaking Free and Collective Play
• 2.1g Passing Movements in Four Squares
• 2.1h Breaking Free by the Line

INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE

• 2.2a Following in Pairs
• 2.2b Attack and Defence
• 2.2c Defending Given Movements
• 2.2d Intercepting the Ball in Defence
• 2.2e Shot Blocking
• 2.2f Following the Trainer
• 2.2g Making Passing Difficult

SHOOTING

• 2.3a Standard Exercise in a Group of Three
• 2.3b Developing the Standard Exercise in Groups of Three
• 2.3c Groups of Four with a Fixed Defender
• 2.3d More Difficult Types of Shot
• 2.3e Types of Shot for Assisting Players
• 2.3f Circuits Around the Korf
• 2.3g Shooting in Pairs
• 2.3h Assist from Four Metres Diagonally in Front of the Korf
• 2.3i Assist from 10 Metres in Front of the Korf
• 2.3j Trio
• 2.3k Difficult Running-In Shots
• 2.3l Point Shooting
• 2.3m Two Korfs Opposite Each Other
• 2.3n Shot Circuits
• 2.3o Shooting while Combining
• 2.3p Lineshooting
• 2.3q Carrot and Stick Shooting
• 2.3r Hunt the Korf
• 2.3s Shooting from the Assist Position
• 2.3t Shot Circuits

ASSISTING

• 2.4a Exercising in Groups of Three
• 2.4b Assist from Further from the Korf
• 2.4c Assisting Distance Shots
• 2.4d Gaining the Assist Position
• 2.4e Doubles
• 2.4f Assist in Game Situations

REBOUNDING

• 2.5a Rebounding During Shooting exercises
• 2.5b Learning Timing and Looking
• 2.5c Competing Under the Korf
• 2.5d Rebounding from a Front Defending Position
• 2.5e Rebounding from Away from the Post

INDIVIDUAL ATTACK

• 2.6a Basic Exercise in Threes
• 2.6b Attack/Defence
• 2.6c Scoring from One Chance
• 2.6d Standard Attacking Movements
• 2.6e Four Against Two
• 2.6f Keeping Busy

Section 3

• 3 Korfball

Section 4

• 4 Miscellaneous

• Home

2.01 BREAKING FREE AND COLLECTIVE PLAY

(a) COLLECTIVE PLAY WITHOUT OPPONENTS

Exercise in collective play, training movement and passing the ball

Groups of roughly four with one ball and an area of the pitch or sports hall to work in.

A. The players are free to throw the ball to whoever they please. Everyone is constantly in movement: the ball has to be caught in movement and played again as quickly as possible. No balls on the floor!

B. One of the players is the worker for 30 seconds and must run at high speed, receiving the ball back after each pass. After 30 seconds, someone else takes over. In which group does the ball never touch the ground?

C. As A, but now the ball may only be played to players who make a short sprint towards the passer. Make it clear to the players that, using such a movement during the game the defenders have little chance to intercept the ball.

D. The players continue to play the ball around but now they are only allowed to receive a pass after a movement away from the ball into space.

E. Combining C and D, the pass may only be given to players who have either made a clear movement towards the ball or have moved away into space.

F. As D, but now with a veering‑off movement. Players first move towards the ball, stop after a few paces and run in the other direction to receive the pass.

For the last exercise, the ball should not be played too quickly, or lots of passes will be inaccurate. It may even be true that the exercise will function more smoothly with the addition of more or less passive defenders.

All of the above can very usefully be performed with defenders. A further option is then to ask the defenders to intercept as many balls as possible.

Exercises A to E, but now each group does not have its own area: the players mix with each other, requiring greater concentration.