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Handball drills for technique attack / offense

  • Set up 2 posts in the middle 2 meters apart at the level of the goalie posts
  • Start at the left post, sprint to the right post, sprint back to the left post and in the run get the ball.
  • Short turn up jump and finish
Variation:
  • Same exercise but move the posts to the build-up. You sprint to the right post again, catch the ball with your left hand, sprint back to the post and receive the ball in your right hand and finish.
drawing circle exercise with poles
  • Group split into the left corners next to the 2 goals.
  • All players have a ball.
  • The front player in the line gets to roll the ball away and chooses position on the 9 meter and starts to function as the point of play.
  • The then front player of the line plays the point of play, makes pace towards the center line, gets the ball back just before the center line.
  • Catches the ball with 2 hands, makes 3 passes and then starts to tip.
See drawing for correct running direction.
drawing Break out
  • Except for the circle, occupy all offensive positions.
  • The ball starts with the middle builder.
  • The middle builder starts in toward goal and plays off to one of the players next to him/her.
  • The player next to him/her is already moving toward the goal while catching the ball.
  • The player stays in the forward motion and then plays through to the corner player next to him/her.
  • The ball again passes through the builder back to the center.
  • Then the ball goes to the other corner.
drawing Playing around at pace
  • Except for the circle, occupy all offensive positions.
  • The ball starts with the middle builder.
  • The center builder starts toward goal and plays off to a player next to her.
  • The player next to her is already moving toward the goal and catches the ball while keeping moving.
  • The player then passes to the corner player next to her.
  • The ball goes through the builder back to the middle and then to the other corner.
drawing Playing around at pace
  • Corners cut after pass.
  • Circle comes out, gets ball and goes back.
  • Move to goal without ball!
drawing Passing as a warm-up in attack
Circle player indicates where he/she wants the ball by raising his/her hand.
drawing Circle player training
Ball moves from left to right and back again as the group moves on 1 line to the other side of the field.

Additional extension of this exercise:
  • Trainer names a player.
  • Player calls left or right player by name and switches positions. Fellow player crosses behind.
  • Both with and without ball.
The players learn in this way to coach each other, to see each other and not only to pay attention to the ball. Can be used as warming up as well as coaching training.
drawing Warming up Passing
  • 1 goalkeeper
  • 1 defender
  • 1 row of attackers

  • 1 attacker receives the ball from the trainer/handler on the way to the defender
  • The defender fends off and the attacker passes to the trainer
  • The attacker breaks free, receives the ball again and tries to finish
  • Pass giving from LO-M / RO-MO
  • Pass giving in the run from LO to MO
  • MO runs in without ball, feints back and gives pass to LO.
  • LO feints towards the middle and throws on goal.
This exercise can also be done with 3 players.
  • MO then runs in without ball and passes ball to L/RO.
  • This exercise always in motion for the MO, run half circle, run backwards.
drawing Running in with feint
  • All balls at the center line.
  • Make 2-pairs.
  • On the sides of the center line at the edge of the field there will be 2 Pylons, in the middle near the balls there will also be a pylon.
  • You calmly roll/bounce the ball to the goal side. Throw the ball in such a way that the players can still catch it!
  • After you have thrown or rolled the ball, the players on the sides of the field must first slide across the center line toward you. From the post in the middle they may only start running towards the ball.

  • If you score, your team has a point; the first to 10 points wins!
  • If 1 person is left, have the person catch the balls and always pass them to you.
drawing Slide and throw
  • Offset from position.
  • Ball to 1 of the builders; only to corner/circle if they are completely free and can score goal.
  • Circle to the non-ball side.
  • Likely MA following up is caught early on by the MV=> outside builders should pressure from outside to inside. Opposite buildup, corner, circle start up.
  • When build-up starts MA must run to that position.
  • See if they can play variation; cross, long change, corner behind build-up and so on.
drawing Fast attack
  • Standing tall, circle between 1 and 2 alternating.
  • Quick counterattack; LH quickly back, as action LO-MO
  • Find space from running action and rebound.
  • MO drop down to circle, put circle right.
drawing Attack