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Korfball drills

  • Players stand next to each other.
  • The ball is thrown to player 2 and player 1 runs after it until halfway and inside.
  • Player 2 throws the ball at the moment he/she thinks the other player can make a good run through.
  • Player 1 finishes it.
  • 1 attacker and 1 defender.
  • The attacker stands a few metres away. (A distance where you practice to shoot far)
  • The defender stands at the basket.
  • As soon as the attacker throws the ball to the defender, the defender can run and try to defend.
  • All in a row, start at the back line.
  • On the way out you sprint, on the way back you dribble.
  • Every time you come to a line you do an exercise. 1x after the outward journey, 1x after the return journey.
  • Exercises (numbers are free to fill in):
    • Squats
    • Push-ups (possibly on your knees)
    • Jumping jacks
    • Lunges, first with the left, then with the right.
    • Burpees


  • Hat at 6 meters in front of the basket and a hat next to the basket at 5 meters.
  • Play the ball forward.
  • The player puts the ball on the ground and walks to the other hat and then to the basket.
  • The declarer runs to the ball and gives the other player a through ball.
  • Score together 20 times.

Per task 1x quiet to practice and 3x fast.

  • Left foot next to the ladder, right foot in the ladder.
  • Right foot next to the ladder, left foot in the ladder.
  • Sideways stepping through the ladder with both feet in all areas.
  • Sideways hopping in and out of the ladder (so forward in and backward out and then diagonally to the next square) left leg.
  • Sideways hopping in and out of the ladder (so forward in and backward out and then diagonally to the next square) right leg.
  • Walk to the hats, tap the left hat, and tap the right hat and walk left for a dodge.
  • Next you do it the other way around, so first the right hat, then the left and then the right away for the dodge.
  • Per side you make 5x 5 series per person
  • Who scores more than 10(only 1 out of 5 hits)?
drawing dodge ball after a forced feint
  • Make a kind of tennis court with pawns, where there are 3 squares (the middle square is 'the net', this is about one meter wide).
  • In the two outermost squares stands a player.
  • The two players take turns with the ball.
  • They have to bounce the ball in the middle square, and try to bounce the ball in the other player's square.
  • In between they catch the ball, so you are not allowed to tap it!
  • Make two rows at 10 metres opposite each other and about 3 metres apart.
  • The players face each other one by one.
  • Face each other with both hands and do not drop the ball.
  • Make a series as high as possible in 1 minute.
  • Play with the outer hand on the outer hand of your opponent, with one hand throw and catch (right), make a series as high as possible without dropping the ball.
  • Play with the outside hand on the outside hand of your opponent, with one hand throw and catch (left), make a series as high as possible without dropping the ball.
  • Run into each other, jump and catch and throw the ball in the air with two hands.
drawing Train throw and catch
  • Make two rows at 10 metres opposite each other and about 3 metres apart.
  • The players face each other one by one.
  • Face each other with both hands and do not drop the ball.
  • Make a series as high as possible in 1 minute.
  • Play with the outer hand on the outer hand of your opponent, with one hand throw and catch (right), make a series as high as possible without dropping the ball.
  • Play with the outside hand on the outside hand of your opponent, with one hand throw and catch (left), make a series as high as possible without dropping the ball.
  • Run into each other, jump and catch and throw the ball with two hands in the jump.
drawing Train throw and catch
  • Place a pawn at 2m, 3m, 4m, 6m and 8m distance from the basket.
  • Pairs at the basket, at each pawn shoot three times.
  • When you score a goal or after three missed shots you switch.
  • When you have scored, move one pawn further.
  • Which team reaches the 8m pawn first?
drawing 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 shooting

Each exercise is done for 1 minute per pair. When the minute is full, the exercise is completed.

  • Sideways to the top hat and then forward to the next top hat, then forward with backward cross pass through the rope ladder.
  • Sideways through the ladder, then a sprint to hat, backwards to next hat and skating through the ladder, holding each jump for 3 seconds.
  • Sprinting to the top of the flower, keeping your face one way.
  • Sitting down put the ball behind your head on the ground, feet stay off the ground. Sit and throw to the other.
  • 2 feet in the ladder, 2 feet right beside the ladder, slant right forward, 2 feet beside the ladder and then two feet left beside it, left hop, with 2 feet in each step, right hop
drawing strength and stability
  • Ball is in front of red. white moves up and down making it look like she is going to get the ball from red.
  • Blue sprints aside from the post and gets the ball from red.
  • Red sprints to the post to take the catch.
  • White comes to the spot of red, gets the ball and shoots.
  • Red catches and gives the ball to white and sprints out sideways.
  • Red gets the ball and white sprints to the post to intercept, blue takes a shot in front of the basket.
drawing shot on the move from space