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Handball: introduction : center shot

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Pairs stand a couple of meters apart from one another and pass the ball to one another.

Players can see how many times in a row they can pass without making a mistake.

Alternatively players can take a small step back after each successful couple of passes - see which players can pass successfully from the greatest distance.

COACHING POINTS

Center shot:

Left handers: right foot in front. Right handers: left foot in front

Get your hand at the height of your shoulder and then pull it backwards. Your forearm should have a 90 degree angle with upper-arm.

Hip turns backwards together with the throwing arm and with their foot in the direction of the goal as their hand, arm, shoulder and hips move forward explosively.

The throwing arm should pass the head at ear height. Stretch out the throwing arm and point towards the direction you want to throw it with the upper body following the throwing arm lightly downward

Passing Variations:

Bounce pass, high bounce, low bounce.

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Running and Passing:

Pairs move to and away from each other and move in to each other while passing.

They should try to receive passes while moving towards the ball and also while retreating, working on receiving the ball while running in different directions and passing to moving players.

center shot

One-Two Pass and Shoot:

Players stand in line waiting their turn to attack. The first player passes to player two in the middle who plays an immediate ball back into the path of the player who passed to them.

This player should then catch the ball and shoot with a center shot on goal.

Variations :

- center shot when running

- center shot hip height

- center shot knee height

First without a defender, later with a passive defender who only shows the attacker where to throw : defender has hands high --> attacker should decide for a shot at hip of knee height. Defender has hands low --> attacket decedis to throw with a high shoulder height center shot or running shot.

center shot

Pair Attack:

Players take it in turns to attack in a 2 vs 1, with one player from the left pairing with the central player or a player from the right pairing with the central player (player 1 and 2 or player 2 and 3).

Once players are past the defender they should have a shot on goal before retrieving the ball and rejoining the back of their respective line.

center shot