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117 stability/balance

Small steps across the narrow end of the benchThe bench will move down if the players reach a certain point, both forwards and backwards While crossing: Circle a ball around your waistWhile crossing pass a ball to a player

117 stability/balance

615 goal keeper : exercises

Between 2 lines, 10 metres apart2 series, 6 times- run forward, backward Between 2 lines, 10 metres apart2 series, 6 timesside steps, crossing legs Between 2 lines, 10 metres apart2 series, 3 times3 steps forward, jump Hampelmann : jump off on two legs and spread arms and legs in the airTwo players, near the goal.A throws, B stops3 series, 6 ballsstand, head-over-heels backwards and back, action as if to stop a ball in the left hand bottom corner Two players, near the goal.A throws, B stops3 serie, 6 ballssquat, stop ball left and right hand bottom corner with hand/foot actionTwo players, near the goal.A throws, B stops3 serie, 20 ballsIn push up position in the goal, face towards B, stop balls with legs only.Pairs.A is hanging down from the crossbar of the goal.B throws balls, A tries to catch balls with his legs.3x15x Pairs.A in push up position, B throws balls left and right, A stops balls with his hands.2x25x Pairs.A and B backs towards eachother, arms holding. Try to unbalance eachother.2x10x

615 goal keeper : exercises

Cross and shoot under pressure.

Players from both lines run forwards at the same time, with the ball carrier crossing over in front of the other player. When the players cross over they should switch the ball between them. At this point the player in possession should try and get around the defender to get a clear shot off on goal.

527 crossing

Cross and shoot!

Players from both lines run forwards at the same time, with the ball carrier crossing over in front of the other player. When the players cross over they should switch the ball between them as at this point they are blocking the goal keeper's view. Once the other player has the ball they should shoot on goal before then collecting their ball and joining the back of the queue.

527 crossing

crossing my land

Player 1 (white) dribbles through the various areas which are defended by blue players. The defending players try to win the ball from the attacker as soon as they crossed the boarder into their "territory".

116 passing/intercepting + finding space and defending

Jump shot high after crossing wing/backcourt

Pass 2 to defender 1, pass back again, meanwhile attacker 1 comes behind attacker 2, receives the ball and shoots. Defender 1 blocks.

317 jump shot high

training in pairs 1

Between 2 lines, 10 metres apart2 series, 6 times- run forward, backward Between 2 lines, 10 metres apart2 series, 6 timesside steps,crossing legs flexibilitystraddle : stand upright, arms horizontally, touch left foot with rihgt hand and right foot with left arm2x10x lie on your belly, arm spread horizontally.- touch your left leg with your left foot, touch your right hand with your right foot2x10x reaction A stands behing B, who sits on the floor. B puts his arms wide at shoulder height.A drops the ball in front of B, B 'catches'the ball with his legs.2x10x Two benches, lying on their sides, top side towards court. Small court.A and B play football and try to score.2x 5 minutes A in the goal, B throws tennis balls towards goal very quickly.Three mtrs distance, A blocks balls.4 series of 30/40/50 balls. powerLie on the floor on your back.Touch left foot with right hand and right foot with left hand.15x left15x right squat, walk like a frog3x 15 metres hop on one leg : left, arms should support hoppinghop on one leg : right, arms should support hoppingleft 2x15xright 2x15xnormal hopping- try to raise the leg you jump off with as high as possible Hampelmann left, squat jump, Hampelmann right.2x5x

615 goal keeper : exercises

warming-up : cross overs running + passing

B1 runs around the cones, B2 and B3 cross the area.variations in passing :- (center shot with pressure into the direction of the goal), threatening to throw at the goal- (center shot with pressure into the direction of the goal), threatening to throw at the pivot- jump shot (3,2,1 step rythym, jump off with 'wrong' foot- push pass- bounce pass- with both hands- roll the ball- use 'wrong' hand

warming up

warming-up : meet the pass

Pairs keep on crossing the court. meanwhile when they 'meet'the pass.variations in passing :- (center shot with pressure into the direction of the goal), threatening to throw at the goal- (center shot with pressure into the direction of the goal), threatening to throw at the pivot- jump shot (3,2,1 step rythym, jump off with 'wrong' foot- push pass- bounce pass- with both hands- roll the ball- use 'wrong' hand

warming up

Cross and shoot! 527 crossing ...

Players from both lines run forwards at the same time, with the ball carrier crossing over in front of the other player. When the players cross over they should switch the ball between them as at this point they are blocking the goal keeper's view. Once the other player has the ball they should shoot on goal before then collecting their ball and joining the back of the queue.

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527 crossing - Handball Drills...

playing tag / cross<BR>Tag man points to a player he wants to tag.<BR>When they start running, another player may cross their running course.<BR>Now the tag man has to change to this player and must tag him etc.<BR>

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527 crossing - Handball Drills...

Pass B1-B2, cross with B1 who throws at the goal.<BR><BR>defender(s):<BR>- passive<BR>- half active (attacker's action may succeed))<BR>- fully active

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Triple cross-over 527 crossing...

Players work in groups of four and try to make the three passes as quickly as possible as they cross-over. The starting player runs forward with the ball and passes the ball behind to the next player as their paths cross. As they do so the player three should time their run so that they cross over with player two just as they receive the ball in time to in turn receive the ball. Player four also does the same so that they quickly receive the final cross-over pass from player three.

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Cross over and score 527 cross...

Setup as shown, with the player on the far right passing to the player in the middle. The player then crosses with the player on the left who takes a shot at goal. After catching the ball B2 feints as if to go to the right, but changes to the left to cross with B3. B3 first feinst to start to te left, but quickly sprints to the left to cross with B2, catch the ball and throw at the goal. Players swap positions after throwing.

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Making Space with Dribble 1 52...

Players A start the drill with a feint shot left of the mat, then dribble with one or two bounces to the other side of the mat and pass to players B who are already in motion to the side of the feint shot. They perform the same movement and pass back to the next player A again.

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Find space to pass to pivot 52...

Players work in groups of three (blue players), passing and moving the ball to try and create space for a pass into the pivot (white player). Meanwhile the defender (red) is doing their best to mark the pivot and prevent the space opening up for a pass to the pivot player for a shot on goal!

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Cross-Court Pass and Shoot 324...

Starting on the right backcourt player passes from right to left. When the third player receives the ball on the left wing they should feint (either to go out or to go in) before then running towards the defender and shooting on goal. Defender only blocks (do not come forward) Once they've shot on goal each player rotates to the next position.

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Handball: Crossing after pass ...

Pass A to B who crosses with C.<br>Pass C to D who passes to pivot E who throws at the goal.

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Handball: crossing centre and ...

Pass A to C who crosses with D. Then pass from D to B who shoots at the goal.<br>Players change positions: A to B, B to C, C to D, D to A.

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cross my land 531 cooperation ...

White player and green player start at the same time.<br />They dribble through the areas and are accompanied by a defender blue.<br />When the green and white players are in the same area, the blue players give them each others' attacker.

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Handball: crossing centre and ...

Pass A to C who crosses with D. Then pass from D to B who shoots at the goal.<br>PLayers change positions: A to B, B to C, C to D, D to A.D shoots at the goal when defender 2 doesn't step forward. If defender 2 steps forward: pass to pivot F or pass to B.Defenders 1 and 2 block the shot or steps forward.

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Handball: Simple cross over - ...

Players line up in two lines on opposite sides of the pitch, in line with the 7 metre line. The first players in both lines set off at the same time as one another. When they cross over in the middle the player with the ball passes, using the hand that is closest to their team mate, to the player who they are running past who then dribbles to the other side and passes to the next player waiting in line.

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kruisen na pass LH-MO 2 527 kr...

A past naar B, B kruist met C die aanzet op verdediger B. C passt naar D die cirkelspeler E aanspeelt die afrondt van afstand.

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Center backcourt player to piv...

Center backcourt player comes in and crosses with pivot at about 9 metres from the goal.Pass A to pivot B who cannot throw at the goal and passes to C who then passes to D. D then throws at the goal after feinting his defender or passes to left wing E who throws at the goal.

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Pass down the line 526 ballcir...

Blue 1 feeds the ball in front of blue 2 who then duels with their opposite number before passing the ball across the pitch to the next attacking player. The final player lays the ball off to the lone player, once all the balls are with this player the drill restarts in the opposite direction.

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559 endurance - Handball Drill...

B1 and R1 duel 5 times.<BR>After the last duel B1 sprints to the mid line and they start over again.<BR><BR>5 series, 5 times

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Bounce ball handball-games - H...

Two hoops are attached to the top corners of both goals with ropes. A small mat is placed on the goal line. The playersgroup is divided into two teams. The objective of this game is to throw the ball onto the ground in such a way that it either bounces onto the opponent’s mat or passes through one of the hoops.The teams play according to handball rules.A point is awarded if the ball bounces onto the opponent’s mat.Two points are awarded if the ball bounces through a hoop.No one is allowed to enter the circle around the goal.To make it more challenging:<br>Only bounce passes are allowed when crossing the playing field.At least three players from the team must have touched the ball before a point can be scored.Multiple (different) balls can be used in the game.Variations:<br>Play with one goal. If a team intercepts the ball, they must first pass it over the center line before they are allowed to score.<br><br><br><br>

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Quick Switch - Simple Screen 3...

Three groups of players - a group on each wing and a line of three players a couple of meters behind the free-throw line. The play starts from the right wing with player 1 passing the first of the outfield players (player 2). Player 2 moves forward to meet the pass and then plays the ball to their left for player 3 to meet and then across to player 4. During this passing process player 1 must chase the passes across the court - screening to protect the pass and prevent the imaginary defender from receivnig the ball. When player 4 receives the ball they should shoot on goal. The drill then starts from the other side - going from left to right.

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Handball: jump shot right / le...

Pass B4-B1-B2-B3 who throws at the goal along side of the coming man B4.<BR>Changing of positions : B4 goes to position B5, B5 to position B4.<BR>

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Jump shot / blocking 560 compl...

Attackers dribble in the direction of the goal and start to perform a jump shot when they reach the 8 meter line and then throw at the goal. The defender should try and block the shot by positioning themselves between the attacker and the goal.

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Walking On Tennis Balls 117 st...

Put smaller (tennis)balls in a circle so that they cannot roll away. Walk on the balls slowly and try to cross a certain distance.<BR><BR>1.Walk whilst dribbling a ball<BR>2.Pass a ball whilst walking on tennis balls<BR>3.Circle a ball around the body whilst walking

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Handball: video : Jump shot : ...

Jump shot <br />- during forward run bring up the ball to shoulder height<br />- third step is explosive and large<br />- in the air the hip should go backward together with the throwing arm<br />- pull up other leg untill upper leg is horizontal<br />- screw back the hip<br />- the arm follows this movement explosively to the front<br />- point after the ball where it should go<br />- land on the same leg as you jumped off<br /><br /><br />left hander : right foot for jump off<br />right hander : left foot for jump off<br /><br />variations :<br />- 1,2,3 step rhythm<br />- jump off with your 'wrong' leg

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Perfecting the jump shot 317 j...

Depending on how many hoops are in front of them players run forward in a 1, 2 or 3 step rhythm and throw at the goal. Players rotate to the right after each shot.

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324 blocking - Handball Drills...

Defender follows paasways until 3 and then blocks shot by 3.<BR><BR>Same on the right side.<BR><BR>10 actions of the defender, then change positions.

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defending the wings 2 545 3:2:...

Pass A to B and back.<br>B tries to get past 1.<br>Libero 3 helps out.<br>Pass to C if B cannot break through.

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Bring and shoot 317 jump shot ...

Pass to the trainer, then start to the wing and pass with wing player, then backwards and forward again to receive pass from the trainer and throw at the goal.Variations:- when thrown at the goal, you stay as a defensive blocker.- when thrown at the goal, you are an active defender who has to be feinted to throw at the goal.- when thrown at the goal, stay as a defender who reacts as he likes.

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Handball: triple task libero i...

B tries to get past defender 1.<br>Libero helps out if necessary.<br>A passes to pivot D.<br>3 and libero prevent this.<br>Defender 4 pretend to be late tackling C and has to block the shots of C.<br>Libero 2 blocks together with 4.<br><br>

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Can you tell me exercise for goalkeeper for speed or?

Can you tell me exercise for goalkeeper for speed or reflex but to do that exercise at home? Thanks

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Hi everyone, i would like to know how?

Hi everyone, i would like to know how can i improve my jump shoot from both left and right inter positions.also, how can i be more explosive when crossing my opponent?? thanks..

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what is are the differences between the set play and open play

Gilton Simfukwe Coach, United Kingdom

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what is set play and open play?

Gilton Simfukwe Coach, United Kingdom

Can give some handball attacking set piece patterns for 3-3 formation

Can you give me some handball attacking set piece patterns (reset from the GK) for my team's 3-3 formation for 13 year old students?

Cavan Oh Yu Le Coach, England

Can give some handball attacki...

Can you give me some handball attacking set piece patterns (reset from the GK) for my team's 3-3 formation for 13 year old students?

Cavan Oh Yu Le Coach, England
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Crossing against defense

Entering Attack From Midfield

crossing with wings

crossing center- and left back court players 4

passing and crossing

Copy of preparation a la yago

Group Tactical Means. Crossing 1

Tactical Means. Crossing 2

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