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Handball drills

Duo opposite each other with 1 ball
  • Distance 3 meters over throw (pay attention to elbow above shoulder, correct leg and pass on throwing arm)
  • In motion (move forward on approach, backward, receive ball and move forward again)
  • Increasing distance with bounce (note in hands, bounce just over center)
  • Jump shot
  • Passing sideways
  • Pass too low and catch!
  • Pass to high and catch!
  • Flyer
  • Increase distance
  • 2 balls at the same time
  • 1 rolls the ball, the other throws
Goal is to put 3 in a row.
  • Make 2 teams
  • From each team, 1 player runs with a colored hat and places it in a hoop
  • When the first player returns the 2nd player of the team starts, then the 3rd.
  • When there is 1 hat of each color the 4th player may move a colored hat to get 3 in a row.
drawing butter, cheese and eggs
  • divide players among the pawns
  • player 1 runs straight ahead but plays the ball off to the right collapsing player 2
  • player 2 also runs straight ahead and plays the ball off to the right
  • make it more difficult by playing 2 balls at the same time (start opposite each other)
  • change direction during the exercise
  • pass with a bounce
pay attention to timing start/finish

drawing In run throw and different run path than ball path
  • Put 3 people on the circle defensively
  • Put 1 person in the point offensively
  • Put 3 builders and 1 circle player
  • Have the builders play pressure and try to attack the circle
  • Add enough players to the corner
drawing 5: 1 defense
  • 5 attackers and 3 defenders
  • The ball starts at the left corner which puts pressure and from there the pressure continues.
  • The defenders make considerable contact with the attackers by pushing the hands on the shoulders/ hip.
  • The attackers pass in time and keep the ball high.
  • When there is not enough defense, the attacker continues.
  • Eventually the corner rounds the corner.
  • Then the ball goes from the other corner and pressure is played.
drawing Playing pressure, rounding corner
  • Play ball under pressure from defender.
  • Variation in coverage forms:
    • Getting out or not, press on the ball.
  • Offering or not offering the ball-running route
  • All positions of the defender require adjustment of the attacker.
drawing Playback under pressure
  • Play ball under pressure from defender.
  • Variation in coverage forms:
    • Getting out or not, press on the ball.
  • Offering or not offering the ball-running route
  • All positions of the defender require adjustment of the attacker.
drawing Playback under pressure
  • Scott training obv 2 switch
  • Finishing inside or outside
1: Red switches from inside to outside. Finish inside.
2: Blue changes from outside to inside. Round off outside.
3: Pilon on drawing to indicate position. Not used during practice.
4: Exercise also leads to goalkeeper changing position.
drawing Free shot exercise
  • Make 2 teams of 2 people
  • 1 trainer in the middle who passes the ball.

  • 2 players run to the sideline and become defenders.
  • The other 2 run at the pawn and receive the ball and go out on the break.
drawing Break walking with 2-pairs
  • 1 corner
  • 1 builder
  • 1 center

  • Builder has the ball and plays to the middle.
  • The middle crosses.
  • Builder rounds with a jump shot high.
  • Then the next builder plays to the middle.
  • The middle presses, the builder presses and plays the corner with a bounce shot.
  • The corner rounds.
  • The same builder stays put and now rounds.
drawing Rounding corner and builders
  • 1 person on right buildup, 1 person on left buildup.
  • Overplaying at pace, one builder catches the other builder and rounds with a jump shot high.
  • Finish in front of the 9 meter line.
  • Variation: add a defender.
drawing Retrieving builders and shooting from distance
  • 1 player on the right buildup and 1 player on the left buildup.
  • Overplaying at pace, one builder stops the other builder and rounds with a jump shot high.
  • Finish in front of the 9 meter line.
  • Variation with one defender added.
drawing Retrieving builders and shooting from distance