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Handball drills for technique attack / offense

  • 2 players facing each other, with tennis ball.
  • Hold upper arm and overplay ball with forearm/wrist.
  • Pass over with hip throw.
  • Trainer stands center front at 7 meters.
  • Player throws on ball from 11/ 12 meters, runs up, catches ball and shoots under arms trainer, with side shot.
  • Note low body position.
  • Except for the circle, occupy all offensive positions.
  • The ball starts with the middle builder.
  • The center builder starts toward goal and plays off to a player next to her.
  • The player next to her is already moving toward the goal and catches the ball while keeping moving.
  • The player then passes to the corner player next to her.
  • The ball goes through the builder back to the middle and then to the other corner.
drawing Playing around at pace
  • Corners cut after pass.
  • Circle comes out, gets ball and goes back.
  • Move to goal without ball!
drawing Passing as a warm-up in attack
Ball moves from left to right and back again as the group moves on 1 line to the other side of the field.

Additional extension of this exercise:
  • Trainer names a player.
  • Player calls left or right player by name and switches positions. Fellow player crosses behind.
  • Both with and without ball.
The players learn in this way to coach each other, to see each other and not only to pay attention to the ball. Can be used as warming up as well as coaching training.
drawing Warming up Passing
  • 1 goalkeeper
  • 1 defender
  • 1 row of attackers

  • 1 attacker receives the ball from the trainer/handler on the way to the defender
  • The defender fends off and the attacker passes to the trainer
  • The attacker breaks free, receives the ball again and tries to finish
  • Pass giving from LO-M / RO-MO
  • Pass giving in the run from LO to MO
  • MO runs in without ball, feints back and gives pass to LO.
  • LO feints towards the middle and throws on goal.
This exercise can also be done with 3 players.
  • MO then runs in without ball and passes ball to L/RO.
  • This exercise always in motion for the MO, run half circle, run backwards.
drawing Running in with feint
  • All balls at the center line.
  • Make 2-pairs.
  • On the sides of the center line at the edge of the field there will be 2 Pylons, in the middle near the balls there will also be a pylon.
  • You calmly roll/bounce the ball to the goal side. Throw the ball in such a way that the players can still catch it!
  • After you have thrown or rolled the ball, the players on the sides of the field must first slide across the center line toward you. From the post in the middle they may only start running towards the ball.

  • If you score, your team has a point; the first to 10 points wins!
  • If 1 person is left, have the person catch the balls and always pass them to you.
drawing Slide and throw
  • Standing tall, circle between 1 and 2 alternating.
  • Quick counterattack; LH quickly back, as action LO-MO
  • Find space from running action and rebound.
  • MO drop down to circle, put circle right.
drawing Attack
  • Minigoal with pawn in the middle or corners
  • Each player a ball
  • Flat markers on the ground: 0-pass - left - right - left

  • Player stands slightly in front of the markers
  • Throws ball to trainer
  • Player jumps 0-pass and catches ball -eventually at the same time
  • Then run and shoot at goal
The goal of the exercise is to have the goalkeeper take the short corner on a throw on goal.
  • The attackers LO / RO are put in motion to RH / LH.
  • They receive the ball back only after being set up between two players.
  • LO / RO get the ball in motion and throw into the short corner.
  • The goalkeeper taps the far post and gets into the correct position to stop the ball in the short corner.
drawing Goalkeeper exercise short corner
  • Players divide into 2 groups and stand to the right and left of the goal
  • Goalkeeper must take turns tapping the ball from the players. Must be at pace in connection with players who are going to round off
  • After tapping the ball, players slide with the ball over the back line via right or left to the sideline
  • Arrived in the corners sprints to the middle line without bouncing
  • Then round off at the goalkeeper
drawing Keeper throw in
  • Finisher
  • Defender active
drawing Finish