Handball: warming-up : Straight Line Pass

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!

Create space for the shot by getting the ball to do the hard work! Switch from one side to another to create gaps in your opposition's defence!

Three players line up across the width of the pitch, these players are the return passers. When they receive a pass they throw it immediately back to the player who passed to them.

The remainder of the players have a ball each and start on the sideline. Their job is to run the width of the pitch, passing the ball to all the return passers, catching the return pass and then carrying on to the next player.

When they reach the other side of the pitch they run around the cone and then dribble as fast as they can to the back of the queue.

Players work in groups of three with one ball per group.

The worker (player 2) passes the ball to the feeder (player 1) and then follows their pass, looping behind the feeder.

Once they are behind the feeder they then call for the return pass which they then offload to the next player in line.

Drill continues in this way.

Blue player 1 runs anti-clockwise around the first cone and passes to blue player 2 who passes back immediately.

Blue player 2 then runs across to the other side of the cones so that they can receive the next pass.

One player stands at the top of the triangle, this player is the feeder. They stand in front of the three other players who are stood in a line.

The feeder throws a simple overarm to each player. When the ball is passed to them players should advance to meet the pass and then return it to the feeder.