Handball drills for technique defense

• The exercise starts when one of the attacking players plays the ball to KP.
• The defenders must try to stop the attack in a permissible way.
• The attackers must try to force a breakthrough.

• The players position themselves as indicated on the drawing.
• Just before taking the free throw LO starts in towards the centre, player (from wall) plays pass to MO, wall puts backward bar on defensive block.
• MO puts pressure to the left of UR and plays pass to RO who starts in.
• RO takes advantage of the space and finishes.

• The attacking players must try to outplay the defence on the other side

• Bring up the ball in 2 teams from your own 6 meter area.
• On your own half of the field you encounter 1 defender (stays only on this half of the field).
• On the other half of the field you encounter 2 defenders, but you also have a circle runner offensively.

• Red brings the ball up to the other side and tries to score.
• Pairs start from the back line.
• As soon as red makes a goal attempt, green may start to score a breakout at the opposite side.
• Red defends back.
• When green has taken a goal they have to go back to defend the other two red players.
• These have of course started at the moment that green has taken a goal attempt.
• This exercise can continue in a flowing way, because the players keep coming back to their own side.
• You can do this on time (which group has scored the most goals?) or you can choose who has scored the most goals.

• Blue crosses over,
• Red must try to get rid of the ball.
• Ball away? -> defend until everyone has lost their ball.
• Too easy?
  • Extra defenders.
  • 3 times a ticker,
  • whoever catches the balls in the shortest time is the winner.

• balls all at the center line
• They make 2 teams.
• They all stand in 1 of the 2 corners.
• Then you bounce a ball and they have to move to the goalpost and sprint to you.
• Then you can for example roll the ball away, bounce it.
• Or just hold it and see who gets it first.
• What I often do when 1 person is left, then I let that person catch the balls and keep indicating

• game
• 2 teams, equal numbers
  • Possibly without a break
  • Possibly without bounce
  • Possibly mixed teams

• 2 Builders play the ball to each other at a steady pace, each time making a forward threat.
• The defender performs a correct defensive position.
• Stepping out / running in
• Push sideways / run sideways
• The defenders continuously slide back and forth and provide back cover when attacking on the other side.

Variation: Eventually continue and finish by themselves (one of the trainers can then play the ball)

• Points of attention attack:
  • Goal-oriented play.
  • Clean passes
  • Putting pressure on
  • Learn a good feint

• At the end of the training, have the two teams play against each other.
• Coaching them, but letting the game run.
• Pointing out the pressure they have to put on and connecting.

Organization:

• Make 5 equal groups, 1 group at each side and 3 in the middle.
• Make sure both sides have several balls.
• Put 2 defenders (red) just inside the 9 meter line.

Sequence:

• B1 plays to B2
• B2 runs to the ball and plays to B3
• B3 plays to B4 and B4 tries to score.
• Meanwhile, B1 has to chase the ball to help the defenders.

Then repeat from left to right.

Points of attention:

• Swap positions clockwise every 2 min,
• After 10 minutes everyone has played every position.
• Pass quickly and accurately, if the defenders get the ball, stop the exercise and start again from the other side.

• 1 defender (V1) with attacker (A1) on the circle
• 1 defender (V2) in front who has to catch the attacking structure (A2)
• Attacking set-up A2 receives ball from the corner (A3) and runs towards V2;
• A1 steps out and stands left of V2 and blocks, A2 passes V2 on the right who is blocked by A1;
• Circle defender V1 has to choose, either follow A1 or pass to A2;
• A2 has to choose, if V1 comes, pass to A1, who then turns away from block position and stands free on the circle;
• or A2 shoots himself if V1 chooses to continue defending A1.