Coaching and Skills

Coaching

Rob Smith teaches penalties

Coaching korfball, whether for adults or children, utilises the common elements for training players for any ball sport. The fundamentals of muscle dynamics, hand/eye co-ordination, and physical fitness are common for any sports person. The coach must be able to monitor, isolate and improve the basic skills of the players they guide. To assist in their training, KNZ supports korfball coaches in attending various generic coaching clinics held by New Zealand's regional sports bodies. SPARC provides, through its coaching website, resources to assist the development of coaches.

Coaching specifically for Korfball requires a complete understanding of the unique requirements of Korfball. While many fundamentals from sports such as Netball and Basketball can assist the coach in planning and varying the playing structures of the team, true knowledge of korfball will allow the coach to progress the players further.

This site provides some introductory and intermediate level information to allow a coach to provide their players with sufficient information to construct a comprehensive attack, and also plan an adequate defence. With these, teams will be able to build the skills to play an exciting and invigorating game of korfball.

Skills

Players need a range of skills to improve their game play. These range from the basics of one-handed passing and catching, through to long and running-in shooting, to complex team moves. The skills presented here provide the starting point for players to develop their abilities through repitition - a task made more enjoyable with skill-games and challenges.