Handballexercise: initiating the match
Suitable for the following techniques: attack defense ball control condition
Initiating the match
Setup
- Divide the field into a left and right half.
- Players work in pairs, each pair has one ball.
- The pairs position themselves in two groups along the back lines.
- A pair (for example, orange 1 and 2) starts by bringing up the ball and tries to take a shot.
- At the moment of the shot, the pair on the opposite side (for example, red 1 and 2) begins their attack on their side of the field.
- Orange 1 and 2 must switch immediately to defence after their shot and try to interrupt the attack of red 1 and 2.
- After the shot from red 1 and 2 or in case of ball loss, orange 3 and 4 begin their attack and red 1 and 2 defend.
- The game repeats with new pairs.
- Pay attention to the timely start of the attackers; it should not be too early or too late.
- If necessary, the start can occur on a signal from the coach.
- The exercise focuses on the fast counterattack and the transition from attack to defence.