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Handball: Stretching the defence with passing.

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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.

COACHING POINTS

Key points:

Running forward to meet the attackers.
Knees bent ready to change direction.
When backtracking into defence take small steps, without turning your back on the play.

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One on One with a covering defender

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.

545 3:2:1 defence

Conditioned game

Use this conditioned game on a half court with your team.

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.

545 3:2:1 defence

Block the pass, block the pivot!

The blue players are trying to pass the ball through to the pivot (white 1).

At the same time though the red players are working hard to block this pass.

The aim for the red players is to run forward and touch their back court player before running back quickly to defend any passes to the pivot.

After they have been touched blue players pass the ball to a player in the opposite line and they then run to the back of the other line.

Drill continues in this way.

545 3:2:1 defence

Shadow defence

Blue players 1, 2 and 3 stand in a line with a supply of ball to try and feed to blue player 4.

The defending player (Red 1) must stay in front of the receiving player and mirror their movement across the court, preventing as many balls as possible from reaching blue player 4.

The receiving player must change pace and direction in order to lose their marker but they are not allowed to step in front of the defender.

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