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Handball drills

  • On the left defender and right defender's positions, 3 hurdles are placed.
  • players divide themselves over these positions 
  • First left defender starts with Beinarbeit over the hurdles
  • then move backwards
    • put pressure, 
    • receive ball from middle, 
    • left/right movement 
    • and finish outside the 9m
drawing Throwing from left/right defender position with Beinarbeit
  • players divide themselves over right defender + left defender with ball 
  • roll over the mat and then put off on left/right foot and throw towards goal 
  • variation can be: roll over then recieve the ball, 3 steps and then high jumpshot + throw towards goal
drawing High jumpshot + throw
  • Organization:
  • 10 players per goal plus goalkeeper
  • One key point at Left attacker or Right attacker one defender at 8/9 metres (defending the throwing side of the left defender/right defender) Two players left defender/right defender, two players middle and two circle players (middle)
  • All balls in the middle


  • Execution:
  • Middle starts in with ball and plays to the right build-up, starting right defender plays ball to right attacker (key point) right defender receives ball from right attacker after an archwise countermovement and plays towards to circle
  • can be done with a stretch shot and (bounce).
  • Circle player terminates exercise


  • Instructions:
  • Correct timing, fast position switch;
  • Short turns;
  • Hip-height bounce pass.
drawing archwise countermovement and threat, stretch shot with bounce timing
  • create pairs and divide them on the left and right corners 
    • each pair has 1 ball
  • a pair of them start sliding at the same time from the 6m to the 1st pilon, 
  • then move out to the pilon at the 9m and move to the third pilon 
  • then sprint to the centre line at the same time to pass the ball back and forth 
    • join the line in the other corner
  • Variations: On speed and the player without ball becomes defender and tries to conquer the ball
drawing Slide+stepping out in pairs
  • Middle goes with ball towards C which is on the left between 2 and 3
  • Middle changes with C
  • C plays ball to right and runs to the right side of the circle between 2 and 3
  • Right makes threat towards target
  • Left moves to position in the middle
  • Right plays Left
  • Left finishes on target from the middle
drawing Christian
  • Two rows, left and right one ball.
    • Make a threat
    • Play the ball
    • Tap the goalpost
    • Step out to the centre pilon
    • Run back to left pilon
    • Forward to middle 
    • Back to right pilon.
  • Then join another row at the back.



drawing touching the post and stepping out
  • Divide over left & right with one ball
  • Each time you cross over
    • Sprinting to the pole 
    • Connect at the back of the row 
drawing cross-change
  • Bring the ball to the other side in pairs and score.
  • Red brings the ball to the other side and tries to score.
  • Start in pairs from the back line.
  • At the moment red tries to score a goal, green is allowed to start to score a break-out at the other side as well.
  • Red then defends back.
  • When green has taken a chance they have to go back to defend the other two red players. 
  • These of course start when green has taken a goal attempt. 
  • This exercise can continue in current form because the players keep coming back on their own side. 
  • You can do this on time (which group has scored the most goals?) or you can set a limit to a number of goals scored.
  • Two small playing fields of about 1/8 of a handball court.
  • All participants in one of the fields.
  • Play the ball over continuously.
  • The ball must not touch the ground.
  • Participants must keep moving (dribbling).
  • "Break" is called at unexpected moments;
  • Then, all participants sprint to another field.
  • Player with ball throws ball to other field and then sprints to other field.
  • Game continues.
drawing Playing over game
  • All players divide themselves over the left and right corner (in pairs)
  • The trainer shouts and at that moment the players on their own side sprint around the pilon.
  • Once around the pilon, one of the two gets the ball and goes towards the goal.
  • First, without a defender, then one defender and then two defenders
drawing Counter
  • Each striker has one ball and there is one defender defending a mat
  • The striker passes the ball to the passing point and gets the ball back.
  • From here the attacker makes a passing move: pull over, dragging, mock pass, nillpass, land on 1 leg following with the body
  • The attacker has to push the ball onto the mat, when you've done it you walk through the ladder
drawing Passing movements & defending