Handball: Step Forward Defence

Be more proactive in defence - Don't wait for their attackers to come to you - get your players to push up the court to pressure your opposition before they shoot!

Two teams try to score a goal only by passing the ball to each other (no dribbling).

Just like in rugby (where players score points with a try) players score a point by getting the ball beyond the opponent's back line.

Players work in groups of 6. Blue 1 and 2, and blue 3 and 4 alternately pass the ball back and forth in their pairs.

The job for the defenders is to move out to try and intercept the ball. They can also then put pressure on the attacker and try to snatch the ball from their hands.

After the attacker has passed the ball players retreat back to the middle and repeat on other side.

Swap pairs around every 2 minutes.

Blue players pass the ball around the triangle.

Players should run forward (to the cone) to meet the pass and before passing the ball again should try and use a change of direction/feint to beat the defender in the middle who is trying to intercept the next pass.

Tell your players to be creative.

Blue players must try and switch the ball from one side of the court to the other, by passing it to each player.

The red players are trying to intercept the pass.

Blue players must play the ball in front of the receiving player for them to run onto and then pass on again.