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Handball: One on One with a covering defender

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DESCRIPTION

The feeders on the baseline and the outside of the 9 meter line take it in turns to feed the ball to the attacking runner (Blue 2).

When the ball is played the attacker run to meet the pass. As they do so the defender (red 1) also runs to meet them.

The attacker is looking to make a shot on goal with the defender aiming to show them to the outside of the court, making it difficult to shoot and ultimately dispossess the player with the ball.

The second defender (red 2) is the covering man, blocking the attacker's view of goal and is only there to cover the first defender, not make the tackle.

After a shot or a tackle has been made the drill flips and restarts on the opposite side of the court with the other line.

COACHING POINTS

When defending be sure to:

Have your arms in front of you, slightly bent and ready to intercept the ball
Stay between the goal and the attacker, following the attacker's movement
Use small short steps (never jump)

After a few minutes be sure to swap the player's roles around.

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Conditioned game:

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The defending side will have 6 players plus a goalkeeper and the attackers 6 (no goalkeeper).

Depending on how much time you have you can use each of the variations below for 5 minutes at a time before changing the conditions for goalscoring.

Only the pivot (blue 6) may score.
Only the wing players (blues 1 and 5) can score.
Players may only score after completing 10 passes.

3:2:1 defence

Try to get past - Libero support in defence:

Three defending players, lined up outside your shooting circle, one feeder stood in the middle (could be the coach) and then two equal lines of attackers on both sides of the court.

The attacking players take it in turns to attack. The first players passes the ball to blue 2 and then runs forward, looking for the return pass.

The blue player then takes on their man in a 1v1 where the libero defender (red 2) moves over to cover and only helps if the blue player gets past the first defender.

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5:1 defence:

Pass B1-B5-B1 who duels with R1.
Same with B2.

5:1 defence

Stretching the defence with passing.:

The blue players must pass the ball between themselves with the intention of stretching the defenders as much as possible.

When the center left two attacking players have the ball (blue 4 and 3) the first defender (red 1) covers the space.When the center right two players have the ball (blue 3 and 5) it is the second defender's (red 2) responsibility to cover the space.

The defender who is not immediately defending should shuffle over to make sure that the defence is not leaving large gaps.

The outlets are the left wing and right wings where the defenders can not go.

3:2:1 defence

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