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

(c) GROUPS OF FOUR WITH A FIXED DEFENDER

Practising different types of shot with a fixed defender

Groups of four per korf with one fixed assist player, one fixed defender and the other two taking turns to shoot. After one minute, change func­tions.

All the different kinds of shots already mentioned in this section can be practised with a fixed defender. The objectives of including a defender can be (for the shooter):

1. To perform the exercise at full speed (for example, there is no opportunity to stop before taking a shot from distance)
2. To resemble more closely a match situation (shooting with a defender right by your nose is quite different from a calm distance shot without any pressure)
3. To get a feel for timing (making a veering-off movement followed by a running-in shot is not difficult: it is all about starting the crucial movement just when the defender is in the wrong position).
4. To learn where the movement must take place (for example, where to halt the approach to a running-in shot to take a shot from close by, or where a veering-off movement should start).

Most korfballers do not really like shooting exercises with defenders close by. But for the reasons described above, I would argue that attackers should be regularly placed under this pressure. It is essential that the defenders know what the purpose of the exercise is. It is about .... (fill in one of the four reasons above) and that they do not make it impossible for the attacker to shoot. It is too easy for the defender to hinder each shot since (s)he knows what is coming. However, if the attacker does not perform the exercise correctly, the defender should indeed try to block the ball or refuse to be fooled by an inadequate feint from the attacker.

Operation of the exercises

Here we take as an example the execution of veering-off shots. The fixed assist player is under the korf with the ball. The two shooters are 10 metres in front, with the defender standing by one of them. The defended attacker runs in the direction of the korf, forcing the defender to follow, makes a veering-off movement, breaking free from the defender, receives the ball and shoots. The defender still tries to hinder but if the movement is well performed, (s)he will arrive too late. The defender immediately goes to the second attacker who does the same exercise. After roughly one minute, or 10 shots, for example, change functions.

The two shooters stand six metres in front of the korf and four metres from each other. The assist player stands in front of the korf. The defender now has to defend both attackers, who can play the ball to each other no more than twice, then one of the two must shoot.