Korfball Skills

Skills 1 - Passing/catching 

• Catch two-handed 

• Catch one-handed (practice with each hand) 

• Pass one-handed, overarm (practice with each hand) 

• Pass to where receiver will be, not where s/he is 

Drills: 

Korfball Skills 

In pairs: receiver moves to left, passer 5m away passes to his/her 

left side, receiver passes back with left arm (swap arms, increase 

distance: 10m and 15m) 

In threes: form three sides of a square (8m), pass around clockwise, 

run back to the missing side of the square after you have passed 

(swap directions) 

In larger groups: form two circles (inside and out) of pairs facing 

each other, pass around the circle (vary with two or more balls) form 

one circle, with one player over, player moves around inside the 

circle, passing and receiving from each other player in turn (swap 

places once circle is complete, go around the outside, have more 

than one “worker,” with a ball each) 

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Skills 2 – V-cut 

• Pass 

• Move in at three quarter pace 

• Switch direction 

• Move out as quickly as possible 

• Receive return pass on outside hand. 

Maintain balance throughout – run forwards (i.e toes first with 

feet facing in the direction of your movement), but keep watching 

your team-mate, over your shoulder, for the pass. 

Pivot 

Sprint 

Turn 

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Start


Skills 3 - Shooting: Longshots 

• Face square on to the korf 

• Hands on the side of ball, fingers only, 

thumbs facing in, ball under chin 

• Elbows tucked in, but relaxed 

• Take ball down slightly 

• Spring motion from legs - power 

• Flick arms up - direction 

• Release ball at arms’ highest point to make an arc, to die 

and fall through korf from approx 50 cm above 

• No top spin or back spin on the ball 

Drills: 

In pairs/groups: first to ten/best out of ten (alternate 

shooter/collector, vary distances) start beneath the post, continue 

shooting, take a step back (1m) after every successful shot, 

follow in to collect own shot, receive running left/right and put 

up shot as quickly as possible (vary with a defender in to make 

it more realistic). 

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Skills 4 - Shooting: Veering off shots 

Combining V Cut (Skills 2) with Long Shot 

(Skills 3) techniques 

• Foot position, running forward, feint out, face back towards 

feed 

• Outside arm to receive ball 

• Correct timing/direction of the feed 

• Pivot to shoot from stable/balanced position, facing 

the post 

Pivot and Shoot 

Drills: 

FEEDER 

Practice going left and right, move as quickly as possible without 

losing balance – trust your feet to do the work, you do not need 

to look at them, watch your team mate and the ball throughout 

the move. 

Turn 


ATTACKER


Skills 5 - Shooting: Penalties 

• Balance 

• 2.5m from korf 

• Face the korf throughout 

• Underarm shot (both hands) 

• Hands on the sides of the ball, fingers only 

• Take-off leg slightly behind 

• Forward and upward motion 

• Take-off leg and arms in one movement 

• Release ball at highest possible point, arms extended 

Drills: 

Practice in pairs, or larger groups 

First to ten (etc) 

Best out of ten (etc) 

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Skills 6 - Shooting: Running in shots 

• Footwork: small steps, change of pace (slow/fast) 

• Pass to feeder (under basket), follow pass 

• Run direct at basket 

• Receive ball at correct distance from basket (judging speed of run) 

• Two foot impacts allowed before ball is released 

• Underarm shot as per penalty, (‘Skills 5’) 

• Release ball at highest possible point, at the top of the jump, 

arms extended (minimal distance to basket) 

• Follow through with run 

Drills: 

In pairs: feeder/shooter alternate and collect own shot. 

In groups of more than two: wait to collect, keep the line moving 

as fast as possible. 

In larger groups: two lines, one to rebound/feed, one to shoot, 

rebounders time run appropriately. 

Add a ‘75 per cent effort’ defender to make it more realistic. 

First group to 25 

Best group out of 25 

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Skills 7 - Defence 

• Small shuffling steps 

• Knees bent 

• Keep focusing on opponent at all times - but be aware 

of the ball 

• Close down opponent when s/he receives the ball – drop 

back when they do not have it 

• Side on stance to enable to switch angle/direction as 

quickly as possible 

• Remain closer to the korf 

• Stay within touching distance of your opponent’s torso 

• Arm up to prevent shooting chance 

• Maintain correct distance to prevent both long shot and 

running in shot 

Drills: 

Practice without ball, attacker driving defender back, feint 

to go around. 

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Tactics - Four-Zero Attack 

• Four players, space out around the post 

• Windmill formation 

• Keep making V cut moves around the korf (’see skills 2’) 

• Pass to outside hand 

• Follow the pass 

• Use all the space 

• Don’t ‘cross over’ in front of team mates 

• Anticipate next move and next pass at all times – but keep 

watching the ball 

Player 4 starts 

move when 

Player 3 reaches 

point ‘B’ 

Player 3 starts 

move when Player 

2 reaches point ‘A’ 

Drills: 

4 

3 

Practice, move as fast as possible, keep passes flat and hard, 

pass to space, not to player, keep vee movements distinct. 

Alternate directions to give variety. 

Identify opportunities to move to two-two formation. 

Each player able to react to movements of team-mates. 

B 


Korf 

A 

sprint 

out 

2 

1 

jog in


Skills 8 - Rebounding 

• To ensure your team holds possession, no player should attempt 

to shoot unless a team-maye has the ‘rebound position’ 

• You can take the ‘rebound’ position from in-front or behind 

the korf as long as you are closer to the korf than your opponent 

- but not so close that you cannot move 

• The rest depends on good timing, anticipation and jumping 

ability 

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Korfball Skills

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