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Korfball drills

  • Shoot with a pair at the basket between 3 and 5 metres.
  • Change function after 5 shots
  • Score 15 times
  • Idem but now the ball is deliberately placed about 0.5 meter next to the body.
  • Run/jump into the ball
  • Scoring 10x
  • Indicator stands next to the post.
  • Taker and defender at about 8 metres.
  • As soon as the player takes off, the defender follows and tries to defend.
  • The attacker passes the ball and the ball is passed to the defender.
  • Change function every time.
  • Score 20 times.
  • By twos.
  • Stand about 7 metres apart.
  • Pass the ball to each other from left to right and vice versa.
  • Catch and throw with 1 hand.
  • Who do that 10 times without the ball falling.
  • 4 defenders stand at the post and look at their opponent who stands at a hat. (Hats in the corners of the box)
  • From the centre line, the ball is placed in a corner.
  • The foursome in the corners try to score as quickly as possible and use the (temporary) overtal situation.
  • The defender of the player who gets the ball makes a circle from the basket before he may defend.
  • The three other defenders try to prevent scoring.
  • Be careful not to infringe, as there is always a lady free. (This exercise is about insight and overview).
  • Player 1 in front of the basket runs 2 metres out and receives the ball
  • Player 2 runs out from under the basket
  • Player 1 plays the ball back to player 2
  • Player 1 takes the walkthrough ball
  • 5 times through the rope ladder, starting calmly and increasing your speed slightly each time, so that the 5th time is at full speed
    • Walk through with two feet in the ladder
    • 2 feet inside the ladder/ two feet outside the ladder with knee in angle of 90 degrees
    • Left 2 times hopping from left to side, to the middle, then 2 times right hopping to the right side and right back in
    • Sideways 2 feet in and two out
    • 2 forward, 1 backward, 2 forward etc.
  • Pass ball after zigzag movement through hats
    • 15x scoring
  • Distance shot from 5 meter
    • 5x scoring per person



  • You need 2 baskets per 4 or 5 persons.
  • The poles are opposite each other.
  • There are fixed helpers with the ball.
  • You take the run-through on the post opposite the post where you started.
    • When you have made the run through, you start again from the pole where you just made the run through and continue to the other side.
  • Change after x goals or after so many minutes.
  • Then the passers take the runners and the takers pass to the other players.
    • Pay attention to the passing and the technique of the runthrough.
  • If necessary, put a cap or a pawn where the children should get the ball.


drawing Taking thruhs on the other basket
  • You need a 3 or 4 team to defend the run through.
  • One person under the basket with the ball and possibly also a catcher.
  • In front of the basket, an attacker and a defender, at about 5-6 meters from the basket (at far shot distance).
  • The person under the basket (attacker) has the ball.
  • The attacker runs sideways (right or left) and gets the ball from the person in charge.
  • The attacker throws the ball back to the attacker and goes in a straight line to the basket and makes a run through or in out shot (if the run through is too well defended).
  • The defender stays in the right place to prevent the run through.
  • Point of attention defense:
    • Stay close to the attacker
    • Keep your knees bent
    • Do not turn around when the ball is thrown
    • Do not run after your opponent


drawing Run-through or in take out with defender
  • Party
  • E1 against E2
  • Encourage E2 to take turnovers, because E1 is not defending well yet.
    • Offensive: let the ball go fast, but do not run through each other.
  • Encourage E2 to defend closer to the ball.
  • Encourage E1 to make actions towards the basket and try to get free at shot distance.
    • Defensively do not turn around, stay with your opponent etc.


  • Player always starts from the middle.
  • Player places the ball to the passer and runs to pylon 1, receives the ball back and shoots.
  • Rebound catches it
  • Player walks to the middle and walks to the next pylon.
    • You do this in turns 1 player 1 minute
    • Number of goals scored counts.
  • Variant:
    • If you catch the ball and it falls on the ground, you lose a point.
drawing shot triangle in motion
  • Variant on shot movement triangle
    • Instead of a shot
    • Start rebounding away for a short chance
    • Front player remains in play-off position
    • Indicates position of rebound (1/5)
  • Variant 2:
    • Frontline player runs one back (space)
    • Ball diagonal and throwing player comes next to it
drawing Variant of triangle shot movement
  • Per pair both score 2 times on 4/5 meter then to the next pole (can overtake each other).
    • Team that is first back to their own basket wins.
  • Idem db 4 per person (PP)
  • Idem 4 dots pp, wrong is start counting again at 0
  • Shot pp from pylon (distance), score 3, is get pylon in the middle.
    • Are they gone, you may take them away from another, until you have 5 as a pole.
drawing competition large field