Handball: 531 cooperation in defence

The blue team (back court players) are attacking and are passing the ball along the line, looking to find a chink in the defence so that they can pass the ball to either of the two forward green players (pivots). Meanwhile the blue defending players must work together and make good defending decisions. When an attacker comes forward a defender must step forward to mark the back court players while another defender moves across the cover the pivot.

Pass 2-1-2 and a pass to the pivot 3. Defenders blue 1 and 2 decide who steps forward to attacker 2 and who defends the pass to pivot 3

Pass 2-1-4-2Defender 6 steps forward to attacker 1.Defender 3steps forward to attacker 4.Defender 2 helps out attacker 3.Defender 1 steps forward to attacker 2.Defender 4 takes pivot 3

Defenders try to cooperate by 'giving' attackers to each other. So no man-to-man defense but trying to communiacte attakers to each other and try to intercept the ball.

The first player waiting in the line passes to blue one on the side of the court and moves forward to receive the return pass. At this point dependin on where the blue player has received the pass the red defenders should communicate and decide which of them is best placed to come out and defend against the oncoming attacker. The 'spare' defender should position themsleves beside the green player, ready to intercept the pass from the attacking player.

The two blue players stood on the wings of the court both have several balls at their feet and take it in turns to throw the ball into the central player. Once they have past the ball into the middle-man they should drive forwards, ready to receive the return pass, pivot and try to feed the ball into the red player on their side. Defenders must communicate amongst themselves to decide on which of them goes forwards to close down the oncoming player and which is remaining to cover the man on the edge of the D.

Pass 2-1-4-2Defender 1 steps forward to attacker 2.Defender 2 takes pivot 2

Pass 1-3-1.Attacker 1 goes a bit to the right.Defender 1 steps forward to attacker 1.Defender 2 takes pivot 2

Pass 2-1-4-2 and a pass to the pivot 3. All players step forward to their own attacker. Defenders blue 1 and 2 decide who steps forward to attacker 2 and who defends the pass to pivot 3

Pass 2-1-4-2Defender 5 steps forward to attacker 1.Defender 4 steps forward to attacker 4 a long way.Defender 2 steps forward to attacker 2.Defender 1 takes pivot 3

Pass 2-1-4-2 and a pass to the pivot 3. All players step forward to their own attacker. Defenders blue 1 and 2 decide who steps forward to attacker 2 and who defends the pass to pivot 3

Players work in groups of 5, with one feeder (B1), two attackers (B2 and B3) and two defenders (R1 and R2). B1 starts the drills with a pass into the run of B2. When the pass is played R1 runs out to cut out the danger. At the same time as this B3 also runs out to set up an inside screen on R1 - creating space for B2 to run into. The defenders must then work together to prevent the attackers from having a shot on goal, continuing to mark their man while not allowing the attacker to get the better of them.