Korfball drills for technique defense

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For support come

Have the players play a game with defenders.
  • Mention in advance that they should play around and then set up a support and rebound.
  • Also mention that the support stays until a follow-through or shot comes. Because if the ball is spent for a shot and the defender gets to it in time then the ball can be played back on the support.
    • The support remains until the defender gets in front of the support to avoid the returning pass
  • Thus, the defenders must learn that after a spent pass is returned immediately in front of the support.
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Up and down

  • Children learning to walk lines
drawing Up and down
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1 x 1 with defender

  • Attacker and defender ready for the post. Offender under the post with ball.
  • Defender moves up post.
  • Play 1 x 1 until attacker has scored 1 time. Defender always tries to be there.
  • The post of the defender who got the goal against gets penalty.
  • Defender goes back to own post.
  • Passing
drawing 1 x 1 with defender
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Defending all-round

  • Player blue must get the ball to one of the 4 pawns.
  • Player red must pre-defend.
  • Player red must close ball line.
drawing Defending all-round
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Defensively running backwards

  • Half of the group is attacker, blue, and the other half is defender, red.
  • The attackers stand on the sideline and the defenders stand about 1 meter in front of them.
  • The attackers run forward and try to get past the defender at half speed.
  • The defender follows the attacker's every move while running backwards with them.
  • Once across, the attackers and defenders switch roles.
drawing Defensively running backwards
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Rapacious thieves game

Setup:
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
  • 1 bank & one-against-all
  • 2-4 gangs of thieves
  • 1-2 guards.
Game consists of 4 rounds of play:

Game Round 1:
  • Thief - attacker: per post only 1 active & 1 gold piece at a time try to steal from bank.
  • Collect in own vault -hoop-.
  • Guard - defender- may only defend outside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to steal most gold pieces?
Game Round 2:
  • Divide gold pieces equally among the thieves.
  • Thieves: safely move your gold pieces 1-for-1 to other safe -from one hoop to another.
  • Thief -attacker: walk around your cone without the guard catching you.
  • Agent -defender: in this case may only defend inside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught -attacked, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to transfer most gold pieces safely?

Game Round 3:
  • Thieves: for x time, steal as many gold pieces as possible from other safe.
  • Thief -attacker: mandatory back & forth through bank = watch for guard inside bank.
  • Guard may only defend inside bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.

Game round 4:
Same as game round 3, but with double guard 1 guard outside & 1 guard inside the bank.

Which team will have the most gold pieces in their possession after 4 rounds of play?

drawing Rapacious thieves game
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Feint attack

Attacker uses feints to get past the defender.
  • There are 6 players between the pawns.
  • There must be 1 hole per row of pawns.
  • The other players try to use feints to find the hole.
  • The defenders may only defend widthwise and try to tap the attackers.
  • If you get tapped, you have to start over.
  • If the attackers reach the other side, they get 1 point.
  • After 5 points, the game is switched.
  • The game can be made easier by adding fewer defenders.
drawing Feint attack
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Forechecking in 3:3

Play 3:3
  • Defense tries to prevent the low support
  • Defense tries to push the attacker out as far as possible
  • Playing 3:3 reduces the number of opponents you have to keep an eye on
  • As a defender, make sure you stand in a triangle between ball and defender
  • Aim only to run the defender off the ball
  • If a long ball comes, the defender's first task is to defend
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Defending

  • 6 players at the pawns, 1 in front.
  • The one in front of the pawns tries to find a hole to get through by feints.
  • Defender may only move left right.
drawing Defending
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4:3

Play 4-on-3:
  • The three defenders try to defend every shot within 5 meters.
  • Only at greater distance is the defender allowed to hang.
  • The offense plays around until there is a free shot opportunity within the 5 meters and a defender is on the way to defend that shot.
  • The free player makes sure to intercept.
  • After 3 goals or 3 interceptions we get a new defense.
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4:3

Play 4-on-3:
  • The three defenders try to defend every shot within 5 meters.
  • Only at greater distance is the defender allowed to hang.
  • The offense plays around until there is a free shot opportunity within the 5 meters and a defender is on the way to defend that shot.
  • The free player makes sure to intercept.
  • After 3 goals or 3 interceptions we get a new defense.
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Distance shot after doubles

  • The shooter plays the ball into the support.
  • The shooter receives the ball back after a short movement to the left or right.
  • The shooter shoots at goal.
  • The intercepted ball is immediately played back to the shooter.
  • The shooter plays to the passer again.
  • The shooter is released again in almost the same place as the first shot.
  • After scoring twice, change positions. Each player takes each position 3 times.
  • The exercise can also be played with 4-pairs.
  • In the catch the duel is between 2 catchers.
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