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Handball: jump the rope

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Players are in a circle.

Trainer whirls a rope over the floor.
Players jump over the rope.

variations :
- jump on one leg
- keep on hopping
- jump with your 'wrong'foot
- jump sidewards
- swirl the rop ehigher, lower

COACHING POINTS

pay only attention to the complete technical movement
Only general corrections

See to it that arm are cooperating when jumping

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Who is back first ?:

Players are in a circle.
Pairs are opposite eachother and get the same number.
When the trainer calls out a number, the pair in question sprint to the ball and try to get it before the other one of the pair does.

Variations
- just touch the ball and sprint back : Who is back first ?
- run backwards back to your position
- hop one one leg to the ball and back
- make the distance to the ball larger, shorter

running/jumping/moving

relay race:

Two or more teams.
Who is back first ?

variations :
- running
- dribbling
- running complete team at once
- vary startpositions (sit,lie etc)

ballskill activities

chicken hunt:

A number of benches all scattered around.
One tag man trying to tag other players. These players may not be tagged if on a bench.
Only 3 or 4 chicken allowed on one bench. Chicken who is on the other end should leave.

running/jumping/moving

rats and ravens:

Two teams, opposite.
One team is called the RAVENS the other the RATS.
When calling out one of the names the trainer gives the signal to run away.
The team which has not been called tries to tag the other.

variations:
- starting positions (sit,lie etc)
- increase.descrease distance
- build in obstacles (cones to jump over, benches etc)

running/jumping/moving

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