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Handball: Defence to Attack

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The attackers line on both sides if the court, each with a ball, and take it in turns to run forwards, take the ball round the defender and have a half pace shot on goal (making it easy for the keeper to gather the ball).

As soon as the defender sees the keeper make the save they then make their move up field - presenting themselves as a passing option for the keeper.

The keeper should then release the ball into the path of the break-away defender who then moves up field to the centre line before then jogging to rejoin the back of the line to go again.

COACHING POINTS

Defenders to begin with should only be half active - allowing the attackers to get past them and make their shot.

Progression:

After a few goes defenders should become fully active making things difficult for attackers to make their shot.

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Fast Break - Defence into attack:

Have a line of attacking players all with a ball each standing on both sides of the court. Inside the 9m line will be two defenders, one on each side.

The drill starts with the first attacker running at goal and shooting on goal. The defenders are allowed to obstruct the shot but not tackle.

Once the ball is in the hands of the keeper they should throw it out to the defender who is making a fast break-away run up the court.

After running to the half-way line the defender joins the back of the queue, the attacking player becomes the next defender and the drill begins again on the other side of the court.

goal keeper : fast break

warming-up : Give and Go snake run passing:

The first player waiting in line passes to the first player on the cone and immediately follows their pass and runs behind that player to receive the return pass.

Once they have the ball in hand again they pass the ball to the next player and drive behind them to loop in front of them and receive the ball again.

Once the player reaches the end of the course they dribble the ball to the corner and then sprint around the court back to the end of the line with the ball in hand.

warming up

warming-up : zig-zag running with ball:

(moving with ball)
- dribble
- dribble with right hand
- dribble with left hand
- dribble with left/right hand in turns
- roll ball, take it, roll it etc.
- throw ball into the air, let it bounce once and catch it etc.
- throw ball into the air and catch it etc.
- throw ball into the air and jump off to catch it etc.
- throws the ball from behind your back forward with two hands
- run and let ball circle around your waist.
- giveball under your knee to the other hand with every step
- same, now when you skip
- football dribbling
- keep ball in front : skippings, run, walk on tip-toe, walk on your heels, heels to bottom
- feint (dummy) when you run
- pass on when you run