Handball: Defensive stance

A fun session to use with your whole team. Work on drawing in defenders while teaching your defence to co-operate with each other!

Spot and Intercept! Get your players to scan up the court, spot the danger and react early to put pressure on your opposition!

Free preview of this week's session, teaching your players to spot the danger and react early.

Get your players working together to defend and block - keeping the opposition at bay in this physical defending session

Players line up in pairs facing each other with about 5 metres between them.

The attacking player dribbles towards the defending player. As they approach the defender they should make the move to throw the ball.

It is the defender's job to push the ball away as the attacker goes to throw, using the hand that is closest to the ball.

- fore-arms nearly next to eachother
- elbows bent towards eachother
- look in betweem you almost closed fore-arms, in this way the ball can never hit your face
- keep enough muscle tension on the arms and fingers
- move forward into the direction the ball comes from

defend the ball when dribbling

- put your hand in between the ball and the opponent's hand when you hear the ball bounce the floor
- attack your opponent from the side he is dribbling the ball

defending pivot :
- pivot is left hander : hold your right hand between hand of pivot at eye height
- pivot is righthander : hold your left hand between hand of pivot at eye height
- one hand in the back of pivot, put pressure on him
- always go for the ball
- static pivot : stand in front
- agile pivot : try to defend when standing, moving behind him