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Handballexercises for technique 1,5 meter / corona / covid-19

Last update: january 2026
One of the most important things for a goalie is the strength in the upper legs, in this exercise this is practiced.

  • The goalkeepers try to move their legs up and down on the bench for one minute
  • Then you do that 2 more times,
    • The time can be varied according to the age group and level. (For example 1x 45 seconds and 1x 30 seconds).
  • Then you do 3 x 30 seconds jumping up with 2 legs at the same time to the beat of queen 'We will rock you
    • This means, 2x jumping on the ground and then with both simultaneously on the bench.

drawing Throwing and shooting
  • You have 2 teams on a volleyball field with a small goal at the back of each field.
  • One player stands at either end and the other players stand at the sides of the court.
  • One player throws the ball at the opponent's goal, the player who throws goes out and another player of the team goes in.
  • The goalkeeper takes the ball and then throws it at goal and goes out.
  • It goes on like this all the time.
  • If you score, your team gets a point.
  • With a jump shot you are not allowed to land over the middle line.



drawing warm up in pairs
  • You make pairs.
  • These pairs start calmly walking through the hall with a ball.
  • About every minute you make it a little faster.
  • So we slowly work from a slow running pace to a sprinting pace.
  • You can also choose to give different instructions to a pair.
  • Examples of this are:
    • Passes with a jump.
    • Passes with 2 arms.
    • Pass with 2 arms above the head.
    • Sprint the other way after a pass.



  • Jump where you stand:
    • Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
    • Focus on a point on the floor and hop up and down where you are standing.
  • Side Jump:
    • Stand up straight, keeping your hands in front of you, and jump from side to side.
  • Butt Kicks:
    • Stand up straight, and keep running standing in place while shooting your heel up touching your buttocks with each step.
  • High Stepping:
    • Raise the leg with the knee at a 90-degree angle.
    • Alternate quickly with the other leg.
  • Standing bike crunches:
    • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
    • Bring your knee to your opposite elbow.
    • Return to starting position and repeat with the other side (abdomen/legs).
  • Sumo squat:
    • Stand with feet 6-12 inches apart.
    • Extend arms in front of you.
    • Lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
    • Return to starting position and repeat (legs / buttocks)
  • Jumping rope without a rope:
    • Hold your arms at your side as if you were holding the end of a jump rope in each hand.
    • Jump up and come down on the ball of each foot, alternating between twisting your wrists as if you were spinning a rope.
  • Jumpingrope without a rope:
    • Keeping your arms at your sides, pretend you are holding the end of a jump rope in each hand.
    • Jump up with 2 feet, while simultaneously twisting your wrists as if you were twirling a rope.
  • Arm Swings clockwise:
    • Stand on the floor with your arms extended straight out to the sides at shoulder height.
    • Move your arms rapidly in a clockwise motion in large circles (arms)
  • Arm Swings counterclockwise:
    • Stand on the ground with arms extended straight out to the side at shoulder height.
    • Move your arms quickly in large counterclockwise circles (arms)
  • Toy soldiers:
    • Start with feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your legs and arms extended.
    • Kick your left leg up until your right hand touches your toes.
    • Repeat with the other side (stomach/legs/arms/shoulder).

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Circulation warm-up

  • This consists of a loose walk-in for 5 to 10 minutes with various light movements for arms, legs and torso.
  • By doing this you actively bring the function of the heart, lungs, nervous system and muscular system to a higher level than the resting level.


Stretching

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Do you want to get in shape? You can, but you need a few things for it.

  • What do you need?
    • Pawns
    • Soccer
    • Clothes you can work out in
    • Stairs
  • First of all, it's important that you warm up well before you start working on your fitness!
  • What do you need to do?
    • Run 2 cones to the front 1 to the back and repeat this every time.
      • Do that twice
    • Take the ball and run with it in 5 circles.
      • This will give you ball control and also ensure that you have worked on your fitness for a while.
    • You can also do exercises for your condition inside by running 5 times up and down the stairs.
  • Of course you can give your own twist to how you want to do it, but I find these are the nicest and most fun ways to improve.
  • Don't try to run fast the first day without stopping, do it in steps!
  • Divide group into equal attackers/defenders. (e.g. 5-5)
  • Defenders defend forwards and pay attention to their (correct) position (correct leg in front - bent legs - grab opponent by the upper arms - stand as close to opponent as possible). Obstruct the shot/run direction - force attacker outside - communicate - help close teammates
  • Attackers must - determine where the spaces are - press forward and show initiative (by passing (tipping/shooting), running free (with/without the ball), playing give-and-go's. Changing/acquiring a position)


The exercise can be made easier or more difficult by: (foul play - make space in attack bigger/smaller - adjust number of players)

  • Goalkeeper in goal,
  • rest of the players have a ball and spread out on the left straight.
  • 1 or 2 players stand in the middle to play.
  • Player plays the ball to the MO then footwork over the rents (3, sprinting over) then get the ball back, left right action and shoot at goal)
  • after the goal attempt, sprint around the cones to get the ball and join the other sides
  • middle l/re high li/re middle l/re low diagonal bounce free


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drawing Relay course
  • Divide the group into 3 teams
  • Each team takes place behind the square with the hats
  • The squares are identical to each other and consist of four different coloured hats
  • The first person of each team stands inside the square
  • The trainer calls 1, 2 or 3 colours which have to be tapped by hand in the right order
  • Then continue the course at maximum speed
  • At the cones: forwards-backwards-forwards-backwards.
  • At the ladder, each foot in the next square (several variations possible).
  • Then sprint back past the first hat of the square.
  • The fastest earns 1 point for his team


During the time that the track is completed, the other team members do push ups and abdominal exercises

drawing Relay course
  • Divide the group into 3 teams
  • Each team takes place behind the square with the hats
  • The squares are identical to each other and consist of four different coloured hats
  • The first person of each team stands inside the square
  • The trainer calls 1, 2 or 3 colours which have to be tapped by hand in the right order
  • Then continue the course at maximum speed
  • At the cones: forwards-backwards-forwards-backwards.
  • At the ladder, each foot in the next square (several variations possible).
  • Then sprint back past the first hat of the square.
  • The fastest earns 1 point for his team


During the time that the track is completed, the other team members do push ups and abdominal exercises

Steps in a row and make sure the children always have the ball up during the exercises:

  • 1 foot on and in between
  • 2 feet on and in between (start with left and right foot)
  • 2 feet on and 3 in between
  • Sideways 2 feet on and in between
  • sideways in the difference (jumping)
  • sideways in the difference with turn


Then move the steps so they are in two long rows next to each other.

  • Again 2 feet on and off and in the difference.
  • Then move the steps around so you can sort of slide through them.
  • Make a jump throw, land on 2 feet (zero axis) and move to the next step.
drawing Ball rolling, medium pass
  • Divide the players into 3 groups.
  • Group 1 with ball distributed on one sideline, group 2 facing the players of group 1 on the other sideline and players of group 3 behind the players of group 2.
  • Players group 2 do 5 Jumping Jacks, players group 3 do 10 push ups.
  • Players of group 1 bowl the ball from the sideline across the field to the player of group 2 opposite them but remain standing themselves.
  • The bowling of the ball happens at the moment that the players of group 2 have to do 1 Jumping Jack.
  • (The players of group 2 sprint to the other side and try to pick up the ball at the height of the middle of the field, throw the ball to the player of group 1 opposite them, receive the ball back and make 3 passes and tip over to the other side at speed, zero at arrival of the sideline.
  • Immediately after throwing the ball players of group 1 sprint to the other sideline where players of group 3 who are busy with the Jumping Jacks after picking up the ball by players of group 2.
  • Players group 1 then do 10 push ups after arriving at the sideline....
  • Exercise continues as in beginning.
  • Variation in exercises after 2 rounds for the groups instead of push ups and Jumping Jacks are planking, frog jump, sitting against the fence and sit ups.

Bridge

Starting position

  • Lie on your back.
  • Bend your knees to 90 degrees and place both feet flat on the floor.
  • Your arms are along your body with the palms facing down.


Action

  • Tighten your buttocks and stomach.
  • Lift your buttocks off the ground to form a straight line with your knees, hips and shoulders.


Difficulty

  • To make this exercise more difficult: alternately extend your right and left leg, keeping your hips in position.bridge
  • Divide the players over the three set-up positions.
  • Ball starts in the middle.
  • The left team runs in, receives the ball and plays to the right team, who also runs in.
  • Then the middle starts and receives the ball from the right side.
  • Then it starts all over again.
  • Players take over the position of the person to whom they passed on the ball.


  • Players take over the position of the person to whom they played the ball.
  • Passes to the right wing who passes to the back.
  • The right wing passes to the centre who has taken over the position of the left wing.
  • The middle passes to the goal.
  • One person on the left side of the pitch (can also be another position) and this person has to shoot as many balls at the goal as possible within 1 minute (or longer).
  • The rest of the players collect balls and one of them plays the balls to the ball.
  • Shooting the link-up in succession.
  • Keep track of how many times the player has scored.
  • When you have shot, you must walk backwards to your position. Keep changing until everyone has been there.


Variation:

  • Different ways of approaching (i.e. slightly inwards or outwards etc.)
  • Different shots (underhand throw, bend throw, out of the way, etc.)
  • Use more than 1 position

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  • Green passes 2 - 1 - 2 and shoots at goal.
  • After throwing on goal you are handball
  • 3-1-3 and shoot at goal.


Also useful for playing into the goalkeeper:

  • On the hands
  • Top corner left / right
  • Shoulder height left / right
  • Knee height left / right
  • Bouncing balls left / right
  • Low balls left / right
  • Players stand in a line with the ball.
  • the one in front jumps off the bench goes backwards around the bench and throws at goal.
  • the other row joins


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  • same with defender


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Stand in a large circle.

  1. Start with one ball.
    • Play around clockwise at pace.
    • Add one ball at a time.
    • Whoever drops the ball has to do 10 push-ups.
    • Also play around counterclockwise.
  2. Player A has the ball.
    • Player B starts inside and gets the ball from player A,
    • Player C starts in and gets the ball from player B etc. etc.
  3. If 2.
    • But.....
    • When player A has passed the ball to player B
    • player A runs clockwise as fast as possible outside the circle back to his / her position before the ball arrives back there.
    • Player A plays to player B again and when player B passes the ball to player C, player B runs as fast as possible clockwise outside the circle etc. etc. with player D, E, F, G etc. etc.
  • One mat per 2.
  • You work in pairs.
  • One is working on fitness, the other on strength.
  • You do it for 15 minutes.
  • The one doing strength is leading, the other is working on the condition until the one doing strength is done you continue with your condition exercise.
  • 20-18-16-14 etc.
  • person strength has the mat:
    • squats,
    • abs,
    • push-ups.
  • person fitness:
    • Back line (jogging back),
    • middle line (jogging back),
    • 9 meter sprint (jogging back) and
    • sprint 6 meters (quietly back).
drawing Position switch: crossing (2)
  • Players in two build-up positions. 
  • Ball with left build-up players
  • Left side plays in the direction of 9 metres, in front of first payer  (right side)
  • Left build-up continues to circle, circle player runs to the left
  • Right hand build-up starts after left build-up gets going
  • Right build-up receives the ball and finishes on target


Repeat with ball at right build-up players

Repeating with defenders and circle runner

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