Handball: Work together in Defence

Don't let your defenders get pulled out of position by the opposition's wing players switching positions - teach your defenders to communicate and work together!

After being passed the ball by the feeder/coach the attackers (blue 2 and blue 3) try to pass their way past the defenders.

In this drill the two attackers can attack anywhere, and can overlap and swap positions at will in order to try and get past the defenders.

The defenders however must mark the space, not the players, and so must communicate between one another so that both players are always marked, while ensuring that they don't change places.

Blue player 1 is the feeder in this drill and throws the ball to the players attempting to penetrate the defence.

Blue players 2, on both sides of the court, take it in turns to run towards the defenders and try to find a gap through which they can run and make a shot on goal.

If the attacker is shut out by the two defenders they can throw a one-two pass to blue player 3 and move into space to have one more attempt at breaking through.

B2 penetrates between R1 and R2.
B1 and B2 cross.
R1 and R2 give/take eachother's attacker.
NEVER change positions.

Blue 1, 2 and 3 are the attackers and are trying to get into a gap between the attackers to release a shot on goal.

The defenders must move laterally and communicate with one another to block off the attack.