streetkorfball

Hi Ben,

Here I am again with some feedback on the 2-2 street korfball. I noticed that the players were not focused enough on scoring, they were just passing the ball around, and made no real attacking movements.
That is why I made a new rule for them: they have to make 4 passes before scoring when they get the ball, but they are not allowed to make more than 7 passes before they make a shot. If after the 7th pass they make no shot (or a shot that doesn't touch the korf) they lose the ball.
In this way they were motivated to shoot from the smallest possible chances, and to agree with each other that the other goes immediately for the rebound when he/she sees that his/her teammate can shoot.
In this way we had a fast, action-packed game again.
All the best from snowy Budapest!
Bandor

Reply from Oosterbeek, The Netherlands

Hi Bandor,
We play this game without the rule of defense; the players are only allowed to obstruct a shot. This rule can make the game tricky while it will help to increase the players ball handling skills. I think that the 4 passes before being allowed to score can be reduced to 2 passes. But this choice also depends on the skill of the players.

Tactic:

The attacking Players must play with the pole between them. The pole is in the center. This will make it less easy to intercept the ball when the players have also defend 1-1. The players will be forced to take risks and I think that taking risks belongs to this funny game. The game is an excellent tool to learn to balance between risk and control.

Success,

Ben

2 against 2 Street korfball

Dear Ben,
yesterday at the training we tried Your 2 on 2 Street Korfball. It was big fun, we have enjoyed it a lot.
The reason why I like it is that
1. 4 people is enough to play a game
2. players always have to work hard, otherwise playing is almost impossible
3. it makes players focused on scoring very much
4. it emphasizes the importance of the attacking moves and good passing
5. it is a very fast game with a lot of actions - when the opponent gets the ball, the action starts again immediately (the 4 passes can be made very fast)
6. it is tiring - good for the stamina
7. players have to get rid of their old thinking patterns that they learned in "normal" korfball - they have to adapt their thinking to the new situation

+1. and it is fun :)

All the best from Budapest under the snow, and see You in Herentals this evening?
Bandor


Dear Bandor,
You are right by the summary of the strong points. But there is more:
We (PKC) play 2 against 2 very often:
1. Important for korfball skill.
2. Tempo of passing is lower than the tempo of running.
3. Players are more focussed on making goals than on control of ball possession. So they have to take (small) risks.
4. There are two patterns:
a. the post is centred so the defender should take risk to stay in 1-1 and see the ball;
b. One of the attackers wants to come to the wolf position and assist the Tiger.
Friday afternoon I will come to EC in Herenthals!
Best regards,
Ben

Jan Mynarik, President of Czech Korfball Association

jan.mynarik said:
Hello Ben!
At first, I totally agree with you and Bandor on the account of better use of modern technologies and social networks.
Fortunately, there is this new Youtube & SportAccord project that should bring concentrated korfball content to internet multimedia (without Youtube 10 minutes limit for normal channels). I also hope that IKF starts soon with Facebook and Twitter ... we use Facebook and like it very much in the Czech Republic.
With that comes the most important thing - a content! With good-quality content we can build a product "korfball". When you have a good "product", you can get fans! To succeed in spreading korfball, we don't have to get only new players and clubs. We can also try to get more fans!
This approach (get fans) is working very well, look at freestyle motocross or Red Bull Air Race. When we have fans, we will also have many people who will want to play korfball as well. We need to create a "hype"!
Ask any korfball player or fan: "What korfball matches would you like to see the most?"
World Championship? European Championship? Europa Cup? Korfball tournament on World Games?
No! I want to go to Rotterdam and see Dutch Korfballeague's finals in Ahoy! Or simply Korfballeague! Does it mean that international tournaments, and korfball there, are bad? No, not at all.
But korfball in Korfballeague is simply better! It is probably the same as NBA is for basketball, NHL for ice-hockey and Premier League for football - it is normal!
And here comes the creation of a good "product". For me as a fan, it would be mix of Dutch Korfballeague together with Belgian finals (and maybe finals of other countries), also final day of World and European Championship and final day of Europa Cup. And Dutch and Belgian leagues are already more or less "products", and that it means less work.

Korfball in most countries is a small sport with very small power (and not enough money) to get korfball regularly to media and especially TV.
We have better chance if we cooperate and create one product that will be on internet and maybe in other international media (Eurosport?). To this strong product with growing audience in participating countries you can local content (finals, league, cup) in a much easier way because korfball will be already somehow established.If we have this product, it should be easily accessible to national associations.
It means prepared for translation, e.g. with subtitles in English. And it also means cheap, we need to get the product for low price. Give the product for free to televisions and many national sport channels will broadcast it.
And once product is in media, you can get sponsors.
In my opinion, IKF should embrace this approach and help with creating such product. There is no reason for IKF being strictly international. We all want to spread korfball and thus we need to show the best korfball!Of course, I would like to discuss this idea with IKF and other countries, I just wrote it here earlier because I think it should be part of this discussion. It is also one of things
I would like to talk about with KNKV and others on Euro TOP4 in Eindhoven, where I am coming together with Czech national team.

Regards!
Jan--
15 januari 2010 16:58

Reply from Bandor Hungary

it must have been a very interesting meeting, and thanks for sharing your ideas.
It is inspiring to read them.
I wish I was there to discuss these issues because there are some in which MKBA (Hungarian Korfball Academy) has also some ideas.
Just to mention a few:Besides to the street korfball mentioned by you we use another, 4 by 4 street korfball in our Korfball Cells and company events, and it works great.
It is an "entry-level" korfball for new players: mostly monokorfball, but there is no defended rule, only a circle around the post (2,5 m radius), from which players are not allowed to score. And also, some other rules are skipped too, so we made it as easy to understand as possible, but still we managed to keep the spirit of korfball.
Probably that is also an idea to discuss.

I agree with you 100% (or more) on the use of modern media. We have to speak the language of our target audience. So Twitter, Facebook, Youtube - or, why not create a KorfballTube with tons of videos, uploaded by all the korfball palyers in the world?

I also agree with you that korfball events have to be much more than just matches. One of the speciality of korfball is its strong social aspect - we should use it much more at the events, and also, to create an atmosphere that is impossible to resist - spectators have to fall in love with korfball at first sight. And it is much easier if there are more than just matches.Well, there are more, but even now it is a long comment.

We at MKBA are always happy to discuss our ideas with anybody interested! And I promise, we have some ideas, like the one that makes it possible to play korfball in a pub! How is it possible? We will reveal the secret in Herentals!

Ben, again thank you for the post, and let's keep on talking about these issues for the benefit of korfball.Bandor
15 januari 2010 09:35

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Question by BETHANY BENNETT (Scotland): The Shotclock?

Can you suggest some ways of playing with the shot clock - we were training it before the eurobowl but have never used it in competition?

The best way to coop with the shotclock is to train the match form: 4 against 4 in one section. So the "match like situation".
When players do this regularly they get "the feeling of 25 seconds in their body". During this training the clock is on!

I think you have to prepare the attack with some lines about the organisation of the attack:

1. Who is the Tiger; the Bear; the Wolf and the Panther, during the building up of the attack. This means that there is a preference of roles in the organisation of the attack.
2. Coach a simple way of building up with not too many passes.
3. Use the the whole area of the attack section. So bring the ball to the back line.
4. Attackers try to center their positions to the post so that the defenders are positioned with their back to the post
5. Bulding up of the attack should be done in about 9 seconds. When the clock shows 16 seconds the attack should be ready for the first shot.
6. The Tiger should be ready for make this first shot; the Bear is ready for the rebound; The Wolf should be in an assist position and the Panther should be ready to take over the role of the Tiger.
7. When the first shot missed the korf around 16, the attack can build up the organisation again. The second shot should be done around 10! During this time there is an opportunity to rotate the roles. How to rotate roles is the plan of the coach.
8. When the clock is around 5, most defenders should change the process of their defence. They will give pressure to the attackers by a strict 1 : 1. The attackers should go for any shot which is possible in these moments. It is really urgent to get a shot on the korf.

Mail from Hungary

Dear Ben,
First of all, again I wish You a happy new year.
Secondly, I checked the video at Your website and it looks cool (I mean the center shot clock). It is really 21st century look! Thank you!

How were the reactions from the local participants and the spectators?
Till up now: Positive. Now we hope that KNKV and IKF show interest so that we can make steps forwards.

And, I have some questions regarding Your bear-tiger system. What in Your opinion is the ranking of the 4 roles (based on the importance of the roles for scoring)? Which one is the most important?
When I make a line up I start with a Tiger. After that I am looking for a Bear and a Wolf. The last player for the section to select, is the Panther. But there should be harmony and synergy in the group. The players need eachother in their different roles. So you need the (role) supplements to settle a total for all the functions of the section.

and which one is the least important?

In other words, if You had to chose only 1 position of the 4 attacking roles, which one You think is the most imporant?
If You have average players, and You could chose only 1, which one would You chose?
My choice is the player who fits in the group. The mental aspect is hereby very important.
I am very curious about Your opinion.
Also, do You think there are special combinations in the roles?
Finally, can You name some of the best Tigers, Bears, Panthers and Wolfs internationally?
Tiger: Michiel Gerritsen; Tim Bakker; Jos Roseboom; Bart Cleijman; Gerald van Dijk; Suzanne Struik; Mitch Lenaerts; Nick Janssens; Andre Kuipers;
Panther: Suzanne Struik; Roxanna Detering; Gerald van Dijk; Kim Cocu; Mady Tims; Annick Dekeyser; Davor Duronjic
Wolf: Suzanne Struik; Kim Cocu; Mirjam Maltha; Jet Brandsma; Mady Tims; Patty Peeters; Veronique Biot;
Bear: Leon Simons; Rick Voorneveld; Andre Kuipers; Davor Duronic; Jeffrey Campers; Mirjam Maltha
That is it for now, and I am very curious about Your answer!
All the best from cold Hungary,
Bandor

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