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

2.06 INDIVIDUAL ATTACK

(a) BASIC EXERCISE IN THREES

Exercise in outplaying one’s personal opponent.

One ball and korf per group of three. One assist player under the korf and a main attacker with defender. Change functions after one minute.

A. The main attacker stands eight metres in front of the korf. The defender gives about two metres space. The assist player gives the pass for a distance shot. Once the ball has gone past the defender (s)he may move forward to put pressure on the shooter who must therefore shoot quickly.

B. As A, but the defender stands a little closer still, so that the shooter must shoot even more quickly or must step backwards when receiving the ball and then shoot.

C. As A, but now the shooter is in movement in front of the korf.

D. Once the ball passes the defender (s)he over-commits and the attacker takes a running-in shot.

The attacker runs around the back of the defender, or, in other words, past the front foot. This may seem longer but the defender cannot follow very quickly. Or (s)he must turn, which takes time, or lose eye contact with the attacker, who can then make another movement.

E. The defender now chooses: either allowing the attacker a fast distance shot, or making this impossible but permitting a running-in shot. The attacker must respond in the right way.

F. The defender now tries to cover both possibilities. Can the attacker still create a shooting chance? Probably not, so that a third possibility is allowed.

G. The attacker may now go for a running-in shot without first receiving the ball. Thus if the defender stands too close, the attacker can immediately run past, possibly making use of a feinting movement. A number of frequently used feinting movements that should be practised are:

1. Take one or more steps to the side or backwards, wait until the defender follows the movement and then run in.
2. Make a gesture with one hand as though about to receive the ball and when the defender reacts, go for the running-in.
3. Move the head and the upper body backwards as if the ball is coming over the head of the defender so that the defender moves closer.
4. A full veering-off movement. First a few steps towards the korf, then veer away as if to make a veering-off shot. Once the defender follows this second movement, run towards the korf for a running-in shot.

Make sure that these movements are well performed. Most players execute them much too quickly. The term “pre-movement” may be more accurate than “feinting movement.” This is a genuine korfball movement to precede the eventual movement for which it is meant to prepare.