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Handball: Two man shut out defence

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Blue player 1 is the feeder in this drill and throws the ball to the players attempting to penetrate the defence.

Blue players 2, on both sides of the court, take it in turns to run towards the defenders and try to find a gap through which they can run and make a shot on goal.

If the attacker is shut out by the two defenders they can throw a one-two pass to blue player 3 and move into space to have one more attempt at breaking through.

COACHING POINTS

After 4 attempts each the attacking players rotate clockwise.

Defenders:

Keep arms in front of you and slightly bent.

Prevent attackers from coming between your arms and move laterally with the attacker, always staying between the goal and the attacker.

Feet movement is very important - never jump, keep close contact with the floor and take small short steps so that you can quickly change direction and block off the attacker.

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After being passed the ball by the feeder/coach the attackers (blue 2 and blue 3) try to pass their way past the defenders.

In this drill the two attackers can attack anywhere, and can overlap and swap positions at will in order to try and get past the defenders.

The defenders however must mark the space, not the players, and so must communicate between one another so that both players are always marked, while ensuring that they don't change places.

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Work together in Defence:

The two attacking players take it in turns to attack the two defenders in a 2v1.

The non-attacking player is the feeder and the receiving attacker must then run forward and try to test the defenders, changing direction at speed in order to create gaps at the back and test the defeder's ability to work together to keep out the threat.

6:0 defence