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Chase your own pass

Set up 5 equal groups of players, one group on each sideline and 3 in the middle. Have several balls with both groups of sideline players. Player 1 starts the drill with a pass to player 2. Player 2 runs out to meet the pass and then passes it on to player 3 who passes to player 4 who finishes with a shot on goal. Immediately after passing though player 1 must chase down their own pass, making sure they're in a position to block the shot when blue 4 is in possession. Players in the middle rejoin the back of their own lines after receiving the pass/shooting. Sideline players join the back of the line on the opposite side of the court after blocking the shot.

536 concept play : going to 2:4

Cross and shoot!

Players from both lines run forwards at the same time, with the ball carrier crossing over in front of the other player. When the players cross over they should switch the ball between them as at this point they are blocking the goal keeper's view. Once the other player has the ball they should shoot on goal before then collecting their ball and joining the back of the queue.

527 crossing

Cross over and score

Setup as shown, with the player on the far right passing to the player in the middle. The player then crosses with the player on the left who takes a shot at goal. After catching the ball B2 feints as if to go to the right, but changes to the left to cross with B3. B3 first feinst to start to te left, but quickly sprints to the left to cross with B2, catch the ball and throw at the goal. Players swap positions after throwing.

317 jump shot high

Cross the Border

Teams play to bring the ball behind the line. Players are only allowed to pass the ball - absolutely no dribbling or no running with the ball allowed. Defenders can win the ball back by blocking their opponents or intercepting the ball.

116 passing/intercepting + finding space and defending

defend your cone

Blue players pass and try to hit the cone the white player must protect by blocking the shots.variations :- more defenders, more cones

114 aiming/throwing

hit the bench

On both sides a bench or big gymnastic chest.Teams try to hit the players (legs) or the bench/chest.Blocking is allowed.When hit run around the playing area once and join in again.variations- center shot- dive shot- jump shot

114 aiming/throwing

hit the player

Blue players pass and try to hit the white players in the circle.(foamball)variations :- only throw on legs- when hit change positions with the person who hit you- just throw with a bounce pass- make distances larger- blocking is not allowed

217 shooting/defend shooting

Pushing through

Players take it in turn to run and squeeze through the small openings between the blue players, being strong to drive through the blocking man.Blue players must keep their arms down when blocking the running man and only use their core strength to prevent the man running through (no shoulder barges).

113 pulling/pushing

Relay with blocking

Split your group in half and line them up behind two different cones on the sideline. On the coach's call players from both line run one at a time around the cone and back. Once they're back the next player can go. However, to make things hard for them there are two players on the cone on the opposite side of the court who are trying to block the running players. Which group will finish first?

111 running/jumping/moving

Shooting Rotations: Coming from the back court

Blue 1 starts the move by feeding the ball in from the wing to blue 2. Blue 2 then plays a 1-2 pass with blue 3 who runs onto the pass and shoots on goal. Defender may only try to block the shot : do not come forward!

317 jump shot high

blocking 324 blocking - Handba...

- fore-arms nearly next to eachother<BR>- elbows bent towards eachother<BR>- look in betweem you almost closed fore-arms, in this way the ball can never hit your face<BR>- keep enough muscle tension on the arms and fingers<BR>- move forward into the direction the ball comes from

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324 blocking - Handball Drills...

Defender follows paasways until 3 and then blocks shot by 3.<BR><BR>Same on the right side.<BR><BR>10 actions of the defender, then change positions.

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Cross-Court Pass and Shoot 324...

Starting on the right backcourt player passes from right to left. When the third player receives the ball on the left wing they should feint (either to go out or to go in) before then running towards the defender and shooting on goal. Defender only blocks (do not come forward) Once they've shot on goal each player rotates to the next position.

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Jump shot / blocking 560 compl...

Attackers dribble in the direction of the goal and start to perform a jump shot when they reach the 8 meter line and then throw at the goal. The defender should try and block the shot by positioning themselves between the attacker and the goal.

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532 double blocking - Handball...

B throw at the goal.<BR>R block in pairs.

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blocking 324 blocking - Handba...

Pairs pass, but in a way they cannot catch the ball as it is thrown too hard to catch.<BR>Let the ball hit your hands or fore-arms.

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Handball: blocking in 3:2:1 de...

Passes from B/C to B and back.<br>Defenders 1 and 4 pretend to be late tackling B and C and have to block the shots of B and C.<br>Libero 2 blocks together with 1 and 4.<br>defender 3 closes the gap a bit and prevents the passes from B and c to D

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defend all there come 324 bloc...

Attackers 1 round the cones, receive the ball from 2, and try to score a goal against defender 1.<br /><br />Change after 5-8-10 actions.

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2 v 2 - Fast Break 219 support...

2 attackers versus 2 defenders. The attackers must dribble and pass the ball around the two defenders. To begin with the defenders cannot move from the spot and the attackers must run and engage the defender (with a side-step or a dummy) before progressing towards goal.

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wing pass to pivot after block...

Pass 1 -5-3 and diveshot.<br> 1 comes in and defender red 2 comes forward.<br> Pivot 3 comes along with the defender and blocks the defender on the left, backcourt player 1 first feints to go to the right, but changes his way and goes to the left and passes to wing player 5. A quick pass of 5 to pivot 3 and diveshot..<br>

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328 blocking ball and attacker...

B pass around and try to pass to pivot W1.<BR>R1 and R2 run forward to defend their back court players and sprint back to defend pivot W1.

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219 supporting team mates/ blo...

Pass 2-1 - 2 or 3.

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passing game 219 supporting te...

There are less defenders than attackers.<br />Aim of the game : score a point with a succesfull pass to another player. <br />- 1 minute : how many passes<br />- change after every try

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give-and-go 219 supporting tea...

Attacker 2 dribbles towards the goal and the blue defender runs out to pressure him. The attacker then plays the pass around the defender to their partner in the center, before then making a speedy movement to get past defender 2. The attacker then receives the return pass and throws at the goal.

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3:3 defense system 219 support...

3:3 defense system - juniors 3 defenders on the 6 mtr line and 3 on the 9 mtr line. Attackers have to move and run free - defenders try to intercept the ball.

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Team possession - Neutral play...

Two equal number teams and one neutral player work inside a half court area. The neutral players is always on the side of the team in possession so effectively if your side is in possession you have an extra player. Meanwhile the other team has to try and intercept the ball.

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Steal the ball 219 supporting ...

This is a game which requires two teams of 4 (in the diagram two games are being played simultaneously). Two teams of three play inside the area, with one player from each team on the outside. The teams inside should pass around so that everybody inside the area touches the ball at least once. Once everyone on a team has touched the ball they should then try to pass to the player outside the area. If they do this they score 1 point. If they receive the return pass from the player they receive another 1 point.

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Drawing in the defender - 3 vs...

Player 1 dribbles around their cone whilst player 2 sprints around their cone. Player 1 deliberately dribbles towards defender 1 in an attempt to draw the defender towards them. Meanwhile player 2 runs forward, looking to draw the defender away from player 3. Depending on which player defender 2 marks player 1 should pick out the unmarked player. This player should then shoot on the turn at goal.

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Attacking Pairs - One-Two Pass...

Players go towards the goal in pairsPlayer 1 starts with the ball and passes to player 2. After passing they then sprint to the edge of the shooting circle, looking to receive the return pass.Once player 2 has passed the ball back to player 1 they should shoot on goal.

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3 attackers and 2 defenders 21...

Attacker 1 dribbles to the goal and defended by defender 1 - attacker 1 passes to attacker 2 who is defended by defender 2 - attacker 2 passes to attacker 3 who throws at the goal.

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Jump shot high after crossing ...

Pass 2 to defender 1, pass back again, meanwhile attacker 1 comes behind attacker 2, receives the ball and shoots. <br />Defender 1 blocks.

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327 close defence for attacker...

Defender 1 starts on the right.<BR>When attacker 2 passes to 1 and receives the ball back het moves with sidesteps to attacker 2. Moves forward and tries to defend the break through of 2.<BR>Then defender 1 quickly goes to the right again and blocks the goalshot by attacker 4.<BR><BR>8 actions of the defender, then change positions.

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116 passing/intercepting + fin...

Pass 2-1-3 who feints defender 2 and receives ball from 1 and throws at the goal.

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steal the ball 116 passing/int...

Within a small playing area players pass around the ball.<BR>Other(s) try to steal the ball.<BR>When stolen you may change places with the player who made the wrong pass.<BR><BR>When training passing : use fewer defenders.<BR>When training intercepting : use more defenders.<BR><BR>variations in passing :<BR>- pass with center shot<BR>- pass with jump shot<BR>- passing with bounce pass<BR>- passing with a pushpass<BR>- dribble 1/2/3x before passing<BR>- first touch your defender before passing

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Handball: warming-up : Running...

Players run one after the after moving with ball. As they are running with the ball they should try to stay within one meter of the player in front of them. The coach can dictate what players are doing as they run around the cones.

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Passing game 115 ballskill act...

One player stands about 2-3 meters in front of the other players. This player is the feeder for their group and passes to the other players. Once a player has caught the ball from the feeder and passed it back, they run to the back of their own queue.

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Handball: Meet the Pass - Work...

One player is the feeder with three other players standing at an equal distance in front of them. The feeder begins by moving along the line in order, throwing a normal pass to each player for them to run onto and return as quickly as possible.

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Handball: Dribble across the z...

The white players try to cross the court area by dribbling. There is one blue player stationed between the first cone zone who tries to snatch balls from the white players. There are also two blue players trying to snatch balls in the second zone.

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jump shot : last step up high ...

One step and jump off and throw at the goal.

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2 v 1 - Fast Break 116 passing...

Players stand in four lines along the half way line. A player on both side starts with the ball in hand. The attackers play give-and-go as they progress up the court and pass around the defender. The move finished with attacker 1 (the player who started with the ball) throwing at the goal.

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blocking ANSWERS
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Goalkeeper is blocking second goalpost and players first goalpost is that right?

I am goalkeeper and in the team we are playing the players are blocking first goalpost and i second is that right or they should block second goalpost and I first tell me please? Thanks

Archived User Coach

Help, can someone suggest a 30 day training plan?

Please help me, I'm preparing a training plan for under 16 (it will only be for 30 days) but I need some ideas and advice.

deepak Coach, India

Attacking formations and tactics

What are the different attacking formations? What attacking tactics would you recommend ?

Joshy Coach, England

whats the best tecniqe for a goalkeepr

what is the best tecnique for a goalkeeper i need an ansr quik.

Archived User Coach

how can i improve my high jump

i am wing man in handball . i want to improve my jump

sameer kumar Coach, India

how can i improve my high jump

i an wing man in handball . i want to improve my jump

sameer kumar Coach, India

how can i improve my high jump

i am wing man in handball . i want to improve my jump

sameer kumar Coach, India

how can i improve my jump

i am a wing man . i want to improve my stay and jump

sameer kumar Coach, India

the beat exercise to increase jumping

I'm 15 years old ، 186 cm , I want to improve my jump, and I want to stay a long time in space, so please give me good exercises

Aziz Nasri Coach, United Kingdom

HANDBALL

what is are the differences between the set play and open play

Gilton Simfukwe Coach, United Kingdom

HANDBALL

what is set play and open play?

Gilton Simfukwe Coach, United Kingdom

Preparing for a tournament

Hello coaches, I need to know what kind of exercises to focus on in my plan with a team that has a week long tournament coming up in two weeks.thank you

Ndahura Aaron Coach, Uganda

feint

drill about the jump shoot feint

Anmol Coach, United Kingdom

Pivot blocking?

Hey guys, I need to find some drills. I dont know how to say that english, but for example: attacking pivot blocks defending half back, than attacking half back can go next to him and defending winger.

Jakub Malantuk Coach, Czech Republic

blocking

why blocking is very important in hand ball

Namakula Lovincer Coach, United Kingdom

goalkeeping

how to block a fast brek

Tkb Tarc Tarc Coach, United Kingdom

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