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Korfball drills

  • Everyone line up and go into the defensive stance backwards.
  • Left foot forward + left arm forward this you do alternate with right.
  • You divide the square in four by the basket.
  • You put 1 child in each section.
  • Let every child make a diagonal movement.
  • So towards the basket and then make the movement towards the other compartment.
  • Run
  • Stairs
  • Run
  • Sprint
  • Through the hoops
  • Run


  • poles in a rectangle,
  • players run from pole to pole and make walk-throughs.
  • If you miss you switch, if you hit you continue.
  • Who is the first to score x number of goals?
  • Variation
    • dodge balls, short chances, stop 4m and shot etc.


  • two teams side by side,
  • whoever gets 5 goals first gets to vote the other one off
  • A pair has 1 ball.
  • One person throws the ball in the air
  • and the other tries to catch it as high in the air as possible.

Number of players per basket: 3

Exercise:

  • 2 Players stand under the basket with a ball.
  • You have 1 shooter.
  • The shooter keeps shooting for 1,5 minute while being indicated by two people.
  • To get the shooter to shoot as many times as possible, it is important to catch the ball quickly and to indicate quickly.
  • The ball is not allowed to touch the ground or the shooter loses a point.
  • 3 kids
  • 1 pitcher 1 defender 1 attacker
  • The thrower is ready with the ball.
  • As soon as the signal is given, attacker and defender leave.
  • The goal is to reach the attacker with an accurate long throw.
  • The defender tries to intercept.
  • Can be extended with a shot opportunity.
  • 4 squares under the basket.
  • Stimulate spatial insight.
  • Try to get them to play over with 4 squares under the basket.
  • Also use defenders.
  • You are not allowed to leave your square unless you swap with someone from another square.
  • Meter shooting from 1 meter to about 4 to 5 meters.
  • If you hit the ball one meter further.
  • Everyone has his own ball
  • Attacker defender
  • Attacker starts running from the basket after the signal.
  • After the second signal defender goes after him.
  • Shoot as fast as possible because the attacker can pass the ball on signal 2.
  • 3 baskets
  • 3 teams of 2
  • Shooting together or all baskets, all hit is winner.
  • Expandable with different shot techniques.
  • E.g. walk-through-ball-backwards-from-behind-the-basket.
  • You can also extend the game by having the winning team score more than once. The winning team must score more than once until every team wins.
  • Sometimes it can happen that several teams are standing at 1 basket.