KS4 · Physical education · Year 11
Korfball rules and how to introduce them
Invasion games: tactics and strategies when leading a team in Korfball
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Your learning goal
I can play a simple game of Korfball in mixed teams of eight.
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Korfball rules and how to introduce them: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can play a simple game of Korfball in mixed teams of eight.
Key learning points
- Move: pivoting with the ball helps you find space and better passing angles to accurately reach a teammate.
- Move: running into space to catch the ball, shakes off a defender so you can shoot or pass to an unmarked teammate.
- Think: knowing that only four players from each team are allowed in each half supports tactical decision making.
- Feel: a confident person maintains a positive outlook, viewing setbacks as learning experiences.
- Connect: effective communication enables the switching of attackers to defenders every second goal, ensuring inclusion.
Words to know
- Korf
- a word that means "basket" in Dutch, the game was first developed in the Netherlands in 1902
- gender rules
- males can only guard males and females can only guard females as the game is designed to be inclusive and promote equal participation
- pivoting
- a movement technique that allows a player to rotate on one foot while keeping the other foot grounded
Common mistakes
Pupils forget that after 2 goals are scored they swap positions.
After 2 goals are scored in Korfball, the attackers then swap and become the defenders and the defenders swap and become attackers (on both teams).
For parents, carers and teachers
- Korfball has some similarities to netball so start by playing netball rules and gradually layering in the korfball rules, such as, only 1 player to guard another. Netball/ basketball posts can be used if your school does not have Korfball posts.