KS4 · Physical education · Year 11
Defensive strategies and tactics
Invasion games: tactics and strategies when leading a team in Korfball
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Your learning goal
I can mark my opposing player to reduce their ability to get the ball and/or shoot.
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What you’ll learn
I can mark my opposing player to reduce their ability to get the ball and/or shoot.
Key learning points
- Move: boxing out by positioning your body between the opponent and the Korf secures the rebound.
- Move: putting your hands up to block an attacker prevents them from scoring and increases the chance of interception.
- Think: positioning yourself between your opponent and the Korf enables interception of passes and shots to be blocked.
- Feel: confidence stems from a strong belief in your skills and abilities to tackle challenges.
- Connect: coordinating with teammates to switch defenders if a screen or mismatch occurs requires quick communication.
Words to know
- contact
- physical contact is limited. Players cannot push, hold or knock over opponents
- blocking
- players are not allowed to block or interfere with an opponent's movements intentionally
- boxout
- is a defensive technique used to secure a rebound after a shot has been taken
Common mistakes
Pupils think that Korfball is a contact sport where you can push players.
Korfball allows incidental contact that is natural movement, e.g. brushing shoulders and close marking, however pushing, holding or blocking is not allowed.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use the warm up activitiy to exaplin what screening is and how that can be used in Korfball to prevent the attacker getting into space.