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Handball drills

  • Build-up player slaloms dribbling around the pilons and plays in starting corner player. Corner player rounds it off
  • Build-up player  makes a pass on each pilon and plays in to the starting corner player. Corner player rounds it off.
  • Build-up player makes a circle around the pilon and plays in to the starting corner. 
  • Build-up player moves out after last action and gets the ball played from corner and rounds it off.
  • Pay attention while the corner player is waiting, this player runs on the spot with her arms up.


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  • The goalkeeper brings in the ball.
  • The three players start the quick counterattack.
  • The attackers play the defender out and go for the shot.
  • Tip: Start with three attackers against two defenders.

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  • Goalkeeper brings the ball into play.
  • The two attacking players bring the ball up and play the defenders out.
  • At the centre line the ball is played to the next two attacking players.
  • The two attacking players also bring in the ball and play out the defenders.
  • Attacking players go for the shot.
  • Tip: start the exercise with one defender on both sides.

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  • Three players are ready for the quick counter-attack.
  • The in-goal defender plays the ball to the player in the middle.
  • The three players start on pace and pass the ball over.
  • The middle player is slightly behind the two outer players.
  • The attackers play the defenders off
  • The player who comes out at the 9-meter rounds it off


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  • Corner player plays the ball to the goalkeeper. 
    • Both the corner player and the midfielder start with break running.
    • The corner player runs inwards and the middle front outwards, towards the pilon.
    • The player on the middle line starts to defend.
  • The goalkeeper plays the ball to the incoming corner player.
  • The two break runners play the defender out.
  • The free player finishes off.

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  • Players in two build-up positions. 
  • Ball with left build-up players
  • Left side plays in the direction of 9 metres, in front of first payer  (right side)
  • Left build-up continues to circle, circle player runs to the left
  • Right hand build-up starts after left build-up gets going
  • Right build-up receives the ball and finishes on target


Repeat with ball at right build-up players

Repeating with defenders and circle runner

drawing Position switch: crossing (2)
  • The player that starts the build up slaloms dribbling around the pilons and passes to starting corner player. the player in the corner finishes. 
  • The player that starts the build up plays pass on each pilon and plays to the starting corner player. The player in the corner finishes. 
  • The player that starts the build up makes a circle around the pilon and plays to the starting corner. 
  • The player that starts the build up moves out after her last action and gets the ball played from the player in the corner and finishes.
    • Pay attention while the corner is waiting, this player makes steps on the spot with her arms up.
drawing Finishing up a corner with footwork build up
  • Put one player on the circle and one player on the 9-meter line
  • The player on the 9-metre line tries to put the ball in the circle
  • The player on the circle tries to prevent this by keeping the attacking player away from the circle.
  • After 6x the attackers and defenders change
  • If both players have done this 6 times, the attackers change with the attackers from the other side.


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  • The player starts in the corner with moving
  • With each pilon the player steps out 
  • The player immediately drops back after stepping out and moves on.
  • The player moves up to the pilon in the corner and starts the break run.


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  • Ball goes from center to corner and back again, 
  • as soon as the ball goes from the buildup to the middle, 
  • the player in the corner starts and gets the ball and finishes.
  • Then grabs a buildup. 
  • The player in the corner starts when the ball goes from the middle to the buildup.
  • 4 hurdles placed in a row behind each other
    • and then 2 more hurdles to the left 
    • and 2 more hurdles to the right. 
  • First over the 4 hurdles and after the last hurdle you make a nillpass
    • and a slide/drag movement to the left or right. 
  • Here, you pass the last hurdle and then finish off on target. 
  • Can jump over the hurdles with 2 or 1 foot. 
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  • circle moves from left to right
  • left defender and right defender put pressure and play circle with a bounce pass
  • variation - place on the 7m a cabinet that the circle first has to cross.


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