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

(e)  SQUARE EXERCISE IN THREES

A group of three must play the ball around in a square. This is tiring because there are more corners than players.

Three players stand in an imaginary square with sides of eight metres. One corner is unoccupied. The middle of the three (Number 2) has the ball.

The objective of the exercise is to pass the ball along the lines of the imaginary square. In other words, the player with the ball must have two easy options to pass (ie not diagonal passes). Number 2 chooses whether to play the ball to Number 1 or to Number 3. Imagine Number 3 is chosen. The players now have to make sure that Number 3 has two passing options along the lines of the square. In this case, Number 1 must sprint to the bottom right hand corner of the square. Now Number 3 has to choose (the situation is that in Figure 2). Assume that Number 1 is chosen. Number 2 has to sprint to the place where Number 1 started, so that Number 1 also has two options etc.

Numbers 1 and 3 can play the ball between each other for a while to oblige Number 2 to run backwards and forwards, but this is not the idea. It may therefore be necessary to limit the number of consecutive passes between the same two players. The exercise is meant to hammer home the point that korfballers should always have (at least) two passing options. But it will probably be seen by most trainers (and players) as a fitness exercise. Later on, variations can be introduced such as only playing the ball with one hand etc.