Handball: Ball thieves

Players have a ball each and go through different dribbling variations as instructed by the coach.

This gets your players running while also improving their hand-eye coordination.

Setup:

- Children dribble around.  

- The trainer holds up different coloured bibs or pieces of paper, each corresponding to a specific action:  

- Red bib: Children place their ball on a cone.  

- Green bib: Walk over a bench.  

- Yellow bib:Shoot the ball at cones placed behind a line.  

- These instructions can be varied to keep the activity engaging.

Make it More Challenging:

- Use as many cones as there are children or intentionally use **one less cone** to introduce competition.  

- Observe which child reacts too late or cannot complete the task.

Variations: 

Assign diverse tasks for each color:  

Gather in the center circle.  

Stand on a bench.  

Lay down or sit on a mat.  

Stand on a specific color line.  

Move to the left or right goal.  

  Setup:

    Two gymnastic boxes (or similar objects) are placed in a corner of the room with some space between them, forming the dragon’s cave. Alternatively, a single mat can be used to represent the cave, though it is less visually engaging.

    One child is selected to be the dragon and starts inside the cave.

    The other children spread out across the room.

  Gameplay:

    The children call out: "Dragon, come out!"

    The dragon leaves the cave and tries to catch one of the children.

    When a child is caught, they are brought back to the cave and become a dragon as well.

    The children call out again: "Dragon, come out!" Now, all dragons hunt together to catch more children.

    The game continues until all children are caught.

  Winning:

    The last child caught is the winner and becomes the first dragon for the next round.

Making It More Challenging:

  Dribbling Challenge: All children must dribble a ball while running, making it harder to escape the dragon.

In pairs players move from A to B passing the balls and from B to A dribbling in every corridor.

To make it more difficult:

• Passes must go via the ground.
• One passes via the ground and the other one gives a normal pass.
• Pass when doing sidesteps.
• Complete as many passages as possible within a set time limit.
• You can hinder another group.
• In every corridor there is a defender disturbing the passing or the dribbling.