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

2.03 SHOOTING

(b) DEVELOPING THE STANDARD EXERCISE IN GROUPS OF THREE

Different shooting exercises in groups of three, extending the standard exercise

See Standard Exercise in a Group of Three, above

A. The shooter takes a distance shot, then runs sideways until the ball is collected, before sprinting to the korf for a running-in shot.

The shooter sprints to the korf immediately after the shot, thereby receiving the ball late, and has to take an overhand running-in shot. (See also difficult running­ shots below).

B. The shooter goes for a running-in shot but stops very abruptly thee metres or so in front of the korf (hoping that the defender will carry on running), receives the ball and shoots.

C. The shooter makes a veering-off movement (alternating left and right) receives the ball, but takes a running-in shot instead of shooting from distance. There are lots of ways to play the ball to the korf: with the outside hand (thus a right-­handed pass in the case of a veering-off movement to the right), with a bounce, with an underarm pass, with an overarm pass, or by moving the ball back to the inside hand. There are various factors determining which is the best method at any one moment and a good korfballer must master various forms.

D. The shooter makes a veering-off movement, pretends that (s)he is going to receive the ball (the assist player may even feint the pass) but immediately sprints forward to take a running-in shot (thus similar to C, but without ball).

E. The shooter goes to take a running-in shot but after a few metres changes position as if trying for a veering-off shot, but this movement is not fully performed and the running-in shot is taken after all. I call this the Lucas movement after Albert Lucas who was very successful with it.

The movements of B to E, are relatively easily learnt but the correct timing is much more difficult. In my opinion, this can only be learnt using defenders. See the section below on groups of four with a fixed defender.

F. Numbers 1 and 2 are under the korf. Number 3 who has the ball is in front. Number 1 runs from the korf, gets the ball, makes a half-turn and shoots. Number 2 rebounds, plays the ball to Number 1, runs forward, receives the ball, makes a half-turn and shoots. Number 3 rebounds etc.

The movement away from the post can be made in any direction. Be careful because the required turn is not the same in all cases. The shot is most difficult when the shooter runs directly towards the assist player. In other cases, the shot is easier but an accurate shot is more difficult.

G. The shooter makes a sharp movement to the right, gets the ball and plays it back to the korf before moving back in the direction from where (s)he started. (S)he gets the ball back and shoots.

Exercise G is an example of a combination of two standard movements. There are many more to consider. For example, set off from the korf, but on receiving the ball play it to the post for a running-in shot, or veering-off movement to the right, catch the ball, play it back to the post, followed by a veering-off shot to the left.