Intentions by the defence

Video and Statistics
Modern defence is frustrating the intentions of attack.
In order to understand the attack, coaches consult the statistics.
Reading the statistics of former matches are a great help.
Watching video is also a great support for coaches.
In the Netherlands we use a system that has the name “gamebreaker”.
The statistics and the video are simultaneous connected.
The Dutch coaches of the Korfbal League clubs are supported by specialists One is doing the statistics on a lap top during the match. The other specialist is the video man.
The lap top is connected with the video camera.
All the actions of every player can be seen directly after the match without watching the total match. So the computer and the camera make possible that the coach can break the matches in pieces which he wants to read again.
I expect the KNKV will give support with this tool “Gamebreaker” to all the National Coaches which teams will participate at EC in autumn in the Netherlands.
So they can make use of this wonderful medium for analysing matches.
The coach can use statistics to read how the roles usually happens in one section. Moreover, the statistics can learn him how often the Tiger and Panther make their shots and how much they score. The effectiveness of the role of the Bear can be read easily from the statistics.

Quantitive and qualitive information
The statistics show mainly important quantitative information.
Next to the statistics the coach read the video. So he can get qualitative information.
The video can explain how an attack is organised (positions players and ball and rum lines);
how roles are developed; how the Tiger plays his 1-1 duel;
and from what position and by whom the Tiger gets his assists, etc.

A good defence will have to organize themselves so that the preferences of the attackers can be frustrated or intimidated.
A defence can focus how to interrupt the normal cooperation, interaction of the attack.
A defence can hinder, intimidate, frustrate
the roles of the attackers;
to reach the strategic spaces of the attackers;
and the tempo (slow down or speed up the passing) of the cooperation by the attackers.

Examples
It is very common that the four players of the defence tries to play as guards. They follow as shadows the attackers.
When coaches analyse matches they can propose other tactics.
Frustrating the Tiger is one of main goals in the defence.
The intention is that the Tiger cannot develop himself.
For this it is sometimes needed not to disrupt but to allow the Panther; the Wolf and the Bear to come in roles and spaces which they normally don’t play.
The defence can give a lot of space to a Wolf and challenge him/her to go in a free position, from where the Wolf can be challenged to make a shot.
The Bear is defended by a Center who is very strong in the duels around the korf. So it is not easy to win the rebound. So a Tiger cannot repeat his shooting in one attack.
The Tiger is strictly defended but the Wolf gets a lot of space, even for to make shots but the Wolf is hindered to come in the ideal position to assist the Tiger.

One of most difficult tactics of frustrating the attack is stealing the ball by the Guerrilla.
Mostly the Guerrilla is hindering the passing to the strategic assist position.
The Guerrilla is always anticipating the way the attackers intend to organise.
But the Guerrilla is also ready to steal the ball around the korf.
The Guerrilla is the extra player next to the Center, who is playing against a strong Bear.
Sometimes the Tiger get a double defence as well by the Guard and also by the Hunter.
By this tactic the Panther has to do the scoring. The Panther get the mental weight to finsh the attack.

Good coaches will find a lot of miscellaneous activities in defence play.
Good coaches understand that a well organised defence is an extremely important condition to win the match.