Handball: One on two - Defensive overload

Put pressure on the opposition's pivot player with this interception skills session - teach your defence to run out, cut out the pass and get back in position!

Defend and cover as a unit! Promote teamwork and get your players to communicate.

Get your players creating defensive triangles and closing down the attacking dangers with this week's defensive system session

Use this conditioned game on a half court with your team.

The defending side will have 6 players plus a goalkeeper and the attackers 6 (no goalkeeper).

Depending on how much time you have you can use each of the variations below for 5 minutes at a time before changing the conditions for goalscoring.

1. Only the pivot (blue 6) may score.
2. Only the wing players (blues 1 and 5) can score.
3. Players may only score after completing 10 passes.

Blue 1 is the feeder in this drill and alternates the pass left-right.

Upon receiving the pass blue 2 runs forward and duels with the defender (red 2). Red 1 is libero (spare defender) and moves to cover and help to keep the attacker out in case of emergency.

Repeat on other side. After 4 attacks each players rotate 1 position in a clock-wise direction.

Three defending players, lined up outside your shooting circle, one feeder stood in the middle (could be the coach) and then two equal lines of attackers on both sides of the court.

The attacking players take it in turns to attack. The first players passes the ball to blue 2 and then runs forward, looking for the return pass.

The blue player then takes on their man in a 1v1 where the libero defender (red 2) moves over to cover and only helps if the blue player gets past the first 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.