Korfball drill: catch with two hands

The starting position is the stance of a stride with the knees slightly bent. Both hands face the ball. The arms are stretched out almost completely, but without tension Just before the ball touches the hands, the arms are flexed In this way, the speed of the ball is slowed down The entire body makes a small backward movement at the same time When catching the ball, the fingers are spread out to the side of the ball and the thumbs point towards each other at the back of the ball. On high balls, the thumbs are kept close together On low balls, keep the fingers close together.

Common mistakes

• The thumbs are not held behind the ball, causing it to shoot through the hands.
• The arms are not stretched out towards the ball, so that the player only actively catches the ball when it is too close to his/her body. The guiding of the ball to slow down the speed is then dropped and the ball bounces as it were against the chest or hands.
• The arms are not bent when contact is made with the ball, resulting in the ball bouncing out of the hands.
• One does not catch the ball with the whole body, therefore the end position is not directly the starting position of a throw.