Korfballexercises for u13

Objective:
Learn to feel each other without communication and keep face on the game.

Setup:
Two baskets facing each other. At each basket a ball and two players.

Game:
  • Player 1 under each basket walks to the center.
  • In the middle, players 1 rotate around each other, face remains towards the basket.
  • Run-through is initiated and self-captured.
  • Player 2 throws on and sets up a run to the center; grope with player 2 across.
drawing Spindle with turn
Objective:
2 runners on support create a distraction, so that they can pull away from under the basket and shoot.

Game:
  • 2 attackers high in front of the basket.
  • 1 support high in front of the basket.
  • 1 attacker under the basket.
  • Attacker 1 plays over with support a maximum of 2 times, while moving.
  • Attacker2 runs in in such a way that he can also go in for a run after those two throws.
  • Attacker 1 runs through at high speed; if no run through can be made, player 2 comes through.
  • At the same time, player 1 moves away from the basket to the side where the run through is coming from.
  • If player 1 is free, he may score; if he is well defended, he may pass to the player under the basket who is pulling away.
  • If the ball cannot be passed to the support, check if player 2 is playable.
Agreements:
  • Attackers 1 and 2 do not stand still.
  • No more than 2 throws back to the support by the same person.
drawing 2-1-1 pulling away under the basket
  • 3 pawns around the basket to create a triangle.
  •  The attacker is allowed to get in, the defender is not.
  •  Attacker stands 6 meters from the basket and the attacker tries to get in front of it. For this he gets 2 points. If this does not work, he/she looks for an opportunity behind the basket. If he scores behind the basket he gets 1 point.
  •  Defender must always be in front.
drawing Predefending at the basket
  • A running circuit with speed ladder, throwing and scoring
  • You can do this circuit by following a circular route or by changing each time after 3 minutes.
drawing Speed ladder and pawn run
  1. From 5 meters, make 6 shots.
  2. Make 8 shots
  3. Make for yourself 5 penalty throws (Count how many you scored)
In short: shooting practice (-game) in which you shoot from different sides of the basket.

Organization:
  • Per basket one pair with a ball, or in case of lack of sufficient baskets 2 pairs each with a ball.
  • At each basket, four pawns or other markers: one in front of and one behind the basket and one to the left and right of the basket, always at a distance of about 6 meters.

  • One of each pair starts under the basket.
  • The other is instructed to score a goal as quickly as possible from each pawn.
  • Then switch positions.
  • Which pair will finish 'the trip around the world' the quickest?

Variation:
  • The distances can of course be made larger or smaller at will.
  • Or: score 2 goals at each pawn.

Variation:
  • Instead of shooting from standstill, it is possible to shoot from movement,
  • Or simply: take evasive balls.
Variation:
  • There are 2 pairs per basket.
  • The two shooters are now instructed to score two goals together at each pawn, no matter who scores the goals.
  • So there is a change of function after 4 times 2 goals have been scored.
  • At which basket is the first to go around 2 times (and therefore has scored 16 goals first)?

The main consideration behind the above exercises is the fact that shooting is usually preferred from in front of the basket. And since a large part of the box is next to or behind the basket, it is necessary to practice from those spots as well. And shooting from there is really different: not only because the baskets usually hang slightly forward, but also because the attachment to the post is clearly visible to the shooter, which affects the estimation of the correct distance and height.

Clean shooting is always important of course, but here it comes down very much to scoring goals. When players play this game for the first time, they are initially quite vocal and there may be reactions like "this is impossible!" or "I don't like it". These reactions disappear after a short time, people start to shoot with great concentration and scoring improves by leaps and bounds. What seemed impossible at first, turns out to be possible after all!

  • In the support and under the post is predefended.
  • Double in front up to about 5/6 meters in front of the post.
  • The rebound gets out on the side of the ball and plays it to the defended support, who then takes a through ball
drawing Solving front defenses in support
  • We work this exercise with pairs or trios (with 2 teams alternate, with 3 teams rotate).
  • There are 6 pylons around the basket, all at 6 meters.
    1. Which 2/3 team is first to score 5 x a walk through ball from each pylon?
    2. Which 2/3 team is first to score 2/3x from each distance
  • Then the pylons are set at 2 meters and each player scores 2 goals from each side
drawing walk through ball, distance shot and small chance
  • Make groups of 4/5 or 6 players with 2 balls.
  • These line up, with the first two players having a ball.
  • Start at 4 meters from the basket.
  • Once the first has shot the second may start shooting.
  • The shooters go after the ball and shoot again from that spot.
  • When the first one scores, he gives the ball to number 3 who then starts shooting immediately.
  • If the last shooter started scores first the first shooter is finished.
  • Who wins this challenge.
  • We play it from 4 sides of the basket.
In pairs at a basket with 5 markers. Starting at 1 meter to about 6 meters.
You may shoot 2x from any distance. 
Hit? Then you go one step further. 
Miss? Then the other goes and you start the next round again at the beginning.

  1. Which player scores first at the back line?
  2. Which player scores first from line 1 to 5 and then back to 1! so 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1
Pairs per basket; one passer and one shooter.

  • After 5 shots switch positions.
  • If you hit, you get 2 points, if you miss, you lose one point.
  • Which pair will score 20 points first.
Player 1 places the ball to player 2 and runs to the post for the catch.

Just before taking that position, the player feints and steps out to the back/side or forward. 
If the player steps to the back/side, he gets the ball and shoots. Steps forward, gets the ball and plays it right back, allowing the 2nd player to shoot.

The catch in these cases is completed from space by two others.


drawing Making choices