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Handball: Defence - Duelling

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DESCRIPTION

Blue player 1 tries to get past the red defender.

If they succeed in losing their man then the attacker should have a shot on goal.

COACHING POINTS

The defender should try and shepherd the attacker down the touchline and away from the danger area (the goal).

Defender should be ready for the attacker's attempts to lose them (with quick change of pace and direction) and should keep a low center of gravity and bent knees in order to be able to respond quickly to the attacker's movement.

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5:1 defence:

Pass B1-B5-B1 who duels with R1.
Same with B2.

5:1 defence

5:1 defence:

B1 duels with R1.

5:1 defence

Shadow defence:

Blue players 1, 2 and 3 stand in a line with a supply of ball to try and feed to blue player 4.

The defending player (Red 1) must stay in front of the receiving player and mirror their movement across the court, preventing as many balls as possible from reaching blue player 4.

The receiving player must change pace and direction in order to lose their marker but they are not allowed to step in front of the defender.

5:1 defence

One on One with a covering defender:

The feeders on the baseline and the outside of the 9 meter line take it in turns to feed the ball to the attacking runner (Blue 2).

When the ball is played the attacker run to meet the pass. As they do so the defender (red 1) also runs to meet them.

The attacker is looking to make a shot on goal with the defender aiming to show them to the outside of the court, making it difficult to shoot and ultimately dispossess the player with the ball.

The second defender (red 2) is the covering man, blocking the attacker's view of goal and is only there to cover the first defender, not make the tackle.

After a shot or a tackle has been made the drill flips and restarts on the opposite side of the court with the other line.

3:2:1 defence

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