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Handball: Drawing in the defender - 2 vs 2

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Player 1 dribbles around the cone and at the same time player 2 sprints around his cone.

Player 1 dribbles deliberately towards their defender (defender 1) and passes to player 2 as soon as they are attacked by defender 1.

Attacker 2 should use a combination of speed and movement to get past defender 2 and then shoot at the goal.

COACHING POINTS

Defender 2 must try to prevent the pass getting to player 2 and the subsequent shot on goal.

Once players have had a few goes at this you can make the drill 'live' and see which pairing comes off best. Will it be offence or defence?

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Drawing in the defender - 3 vs 2:

Player 1 dribbles around their cone whilst player 2 sprints around their cone.

Player 1 deliberately dribbles towards defender 1 in an attempt to draw the defender towards them.

Meanwhile player 2 runs forward, looking to draw the defender away from player 3.

Depending on which player defender 2 marks player 1 should pick out the unmarked player. This player should then shoot on the turn at goal.

supporting team mates/ blocking attackers

Drawing in the defender - 2 vs 1:

Player 1 dribbles around the cone and at the same time player 2 sprints around his cone.

Player 1 deliberately dribbles towards defender 1, trying to draw them towards them, before passing to player 2 once the defender has committed to trying to mark him.

Attacker 2 now throws at the goal.

supporting team mates/ blocking attackers

mat ball 2:

Two teams try to pass to their teammate on the mat.

Variations in passing to use in this game:
- pass with center shot
- pass with jump shot
- passing with bounce pass
- passing with a push pass
- dribble 1/2/3 times before passing
- first touch your defender before passing

supporting team mates/ blocking attackers

playing tag:

You cannot be tagged if :
- lying on the floor on your back
- lying on the floor on your tummy

falling/rolling

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