Korfball drills for technique condition / strength

• This exercise is designed to let the players choose for themselves what they want to improve on.
• Which (improvement) goal, which they have set for themselves, do they want to improve here.
• As a trainer you can steer this by guiding the choice.
• For example: the exercise must have something to do with passing/shooting/attacking/looking etc.

• You will do this task in pairs.
• Use a basket for each pair.

• Put 4 hats around the basket in a square about 1.5 meters from the basket. (the basket is in the middle)
• Stand in between the 2 hats in front of the basket.
• Shoot to score.
• The person under the basket names a colour and you tap on that colour.
• Go back between the 2 hats in front of the basket.
• If you have scored, you don't have to run to a colour.
• Do this until someone has scored 5.

• Side plank:
  • Support on stretched arm or elbow, other arm points up.
  • Rotate torso and twist upper arm under the armpit, turn back and move arm up again.
  • 5x on left arm, 5x on right arm
• Superwoman:
  • While lying down, move your right arm stretched forward and at the same time lift your left leg off the ground.
  • Hold this for 3 seconds and then switch legs and arms.
  • Try not to sink sideways or turn your pelvis.
  • 5x left and 5x right
• The worm:
  • You stand and bring your hands in front of your feet on the ground.
  • Hold for 3 seconds, then you move your hands one step forward, also hold for 3 seconds, finally you come to a lying position and you hold that for 3 seconds as well.
  • Then you return to the starting position in two steps, each step holding for 3 seconds.
  • Do this 5 times.

• Left foot in the ladder, right foot next to it (touch all squares)
• Left hopscotch (beside the ladder/in the ladder/slanting forward beside the ladder and then to the side)
• Skiers (right beside the ladder, then left in the ladder and diagonally forwards beside the ladder, then right in the ladder and diagonally forwards beside the ladder then left again)
• Cross pass (sideways through the ladder and put the left leg over the right one, then the right leg to the back and then left again.)
• Hopping (with slightly spread legs left outside, right in the ladder to right outside and left in the ladder, then 1 to the front and then left again, at the end of the ladder you take a pass ball)

• 1 pole with a pawn or ball on each side at 2 meters.
• When using pawns, the ball is at the first pawn and the player takes it to the next pawn and puts it back there.
• When using balls, the player puts the ball back at the original spot before going to the next pawn.
• Player starts at 5 meter before the basket, on start signal player sprints to the first pawn/ball.
• Player jumps back and forth as high as possible over the pawn/ball, catches the ball and scores from 2m.
• If the goal is missed the player jumps back and forth over the ball again and scores.
• If the goal is hit go to the next ball/pawn and repeat until the player has had all sides of the post.
• Can make it a competition in various ways, increase the distance from 2m to 3 or 4m, instead of jumping left-right to front-back.
• Original exercise is from Korfbalfit.

• Blue plays from under the post to the red player in front of the post.
• The red player puts the ball on the ground and sprints to the right.
• Blue sprints to the ball and picks it up.
• Red makes a breakthrough move, but doesn't follow through and deflects.
• Blue plays the ball, red shoots and white catches the ball.
• score together 15 times

• 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.

• 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.

• Player sprints forward.
• Then sideways to the left.
• Sideways to the right.
• Sideways to the middle.
• Finally, backwards to the starting point.
• Do this in groups of 3 and do this 5 times each.

• Players run/dribble around a set square. (poles/pawns, sufficient distance from each other).
• Players are given a list of commands in advance, with a corresponding number.
• The trainer calls out a number randomly, players carry out the assignment.
• You can adjust the number of missions and the missions themselves.
• Example of assignments.
  • Tapping the ground.
  • Jump in the air.
  • Sprint to the next pole.
  • 1 burpee.
  • Backwards as if you are defending until the next pole/pawn.

• Ladder exercise with run through ball
  • 1 foot in the ladder, 1 foot next to it, as fast as possible through the ladder and score 15 times
  • Sideways through the ladder with two feet in each compartment, 15 x scoring, easy pace
  • Start left of the ladder on left leg. Hop on right leg into the ladder and then next to it. Then with left leg into the ladder and next to it, then with right leg again and finish with a through ball. Do this quietly (strengthen ankle joint)
• Ladder exercise without ball
  • With two feet in each rung, so small steps as fast as possible(5x per person)
  • Skating over the ladder from the left side outside the ladder to the right side outside the ladder.
  • 10 short sprints along the ladder with the ball. (as fast as possible)

Doubles:

1. Number 1 in front of the basket (6 meters),
2. Number 2 with ball under the basket. 1 pawn left or right of the basket at about 4 to 6 metres.
3. Number 2 throws the ball to number 1.
4. Number 1 puts the ball on the ground and runs to the pawn and around it towards the basket.
5. In the meantime, number 1 runs to the ball on the ground and passes it to number 2 for a deep pass.
6. This is repeated until 8 balls have been made.

• The pace is important:
  • The runners may not stand still, but you may not run too slowly.
  • The timing of the passing must be correct.