2.03 SHOOTING
(k) DIFFICULT RUNNING-IN SHOTS
Practising running-in shots from difficult situations.
Groups of three or four per korf, one or two under the korf and two in front. Rotating so as to take a running-in shot after giving the assist etc.
A. Running-in shots, assist with a bounce.
B. Assist is too late, take an overhand running-in shot.
C. Assist is too late so the shooter runs to the side of the korf and shoots more or less sideways, or even slightly backwards. If the shooter normally takes off from the right foot, the shot is generally more accurate running to the left of the post (the shooter’s right).
D. Assist is too late so the shooter again runs to the side but takes a lay-up shot with one hand.
E. Assist is too late so the shot is taken in the air with a jump.
F. Assist is given too early so a normal running-in shot is taken from greater distance.
G. The ball is not thrown but rolled (this can also happen in a match if the pass is blocked or the bounce pass fails for example).
H. My favourite show-piece: the assist is given too early, allowing the ball to be moved around the body (eg catch the ball with the right hand, move it behind the back to the left hand and bring the ball forward for the shooting movement) and shoot. Not to be performed in a close match.
Do not use these exercises with shooting contests because the passes soon become less difficult. If the objective is to improve or learn a certain technique, do not work on all of the above at once, since experience shows that the players will lose concentration.
The assist is not given from under the korf, but from more space, for example, from five metres diagonally in front of the korf, where the assist is more difficult but the running-in shot is perfectly feasible. It becomes more difficult if the assist player moves even further away, such as 12 metres, or even further, imagining that the pass comes from the defence. Many players particularly enjoy the long assist, from 20 metres away from the korf.