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Handball drills for technique warming-up

  • Roll the ball 5 meters forward and pick it up while running, cross the whole field, go around the tip and run back
  • throw up the ball and catch it while walking, walk back the entire field and outside tip
  • Move sideways across the field, ball above your head, walk back around the tips.
  • Cross pass sideways with ball above head, walk back tipping the whole field outside
  • lift knees, swing arms, hold ball in one hand, halfway field heels against buttocks 2x
  • Two people sit side by side on 6 meter line facing the other side of the field.
  • Trainer throws a ball from behind in front of the boys.
  • As soon as they see the ball they stand up and see who has the ball first.
  • Finish on the other side.


  • give each other the right arm and bend your knees in a sitting position.
  • idem left arm


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  • Two pairs shake hands in a crossed position (see photo) and kneel down in the sitting position.


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  • 2 opposite each other, bend their knees in the sitting position and come up and kick forward with the left and right leg alternately.


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Two pairs sit down and stand up at the same time, with their backs against each other.

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  • 2 groups of players stand behind each other,
  • back player lifts leg of player in front of him.
  • the player in front of him goes through the knees with the other leg.


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Two persons face to face in a lying position. They push themselves up and give each other a hand slap (see photo)


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  • play takes place across the width of the hall
  • place two mats on each side
  • divide the group into two teams
  • aim is to push the ball onto the opponent's mat
  • Variations with loss and gain:
    • who scores five points first wins, other team presses/jumps, crosses the field etc.
    • when player with ball is trapped so that passing is not possible: team of player who is trapped must do five push-ups etc. (Meant to promote speed in playing around and trapping player with ball)
  • Throwing up in pairs.
  • Long piece easy,
  • short sprint
  • bounce over twice.
  • 2 teams, try to push ball on the mat (on short side of the field)
  • after a point, opponent takes starting throw on the mat
  • defenders are not allowed on the mat
  • Variations:
    • ball must cross the backline before you can score a point
    • sideline is out (ball for opponent)
    • do not tip
  • 3 lines a few meters apart.
  • Each line has a name (apple pear or banana).
  • The children start on a line.
  • Trainer calls out a fruit and the children must run to that line as fast as they can.