Training of defensive and semi-offensive cooperative defense strategies for handball teams. Jörg Madinger

has pushed

back slightly,

into his running path (K), and shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed (L).

      - And so on.

      

The players should perform a clear-cut defense action before they quickly adjust and start the shooting action.

      No. 6: Stepping forward and moving backward on the left/right back positions

       Difficulty level:

      Minimum number of players: 8

      Equipment required: 6 cones, 2 handballs

       Setting:

      - Define the running path with six cones as shown in the figure.

       Course:

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(A).

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does the same running movement in parallel towards the cone (B).

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makes a piston movement in direction of the cone and passes the ball to

into his running path (C).

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runs around the foremost cone and then back to the backmost cone (D).

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(E).

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runs back again and around the foremost cone (F).

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passes the ball back to the wing player and the course starts over.

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,

,

, and

do the same course in parallel on the other side.

      

receives the pass and moves backward immediately after he passed the ball.

      

, and

must move back again immediately after they played the pass so that they are ready to start the piston movement for the next action.

      2. Exercises on physical contact

      No. 7: Pushing attacking players out of the 6-meter zone/Preventing a breakthrough

       Difficulty level:

      Minimum number of players: 8

      Equipment required: In course 2: 1 cone and 2-3 handballs

       Course 1 (figure 1):

      - Make two teams.

      - Both teams start at the 6-meter zone; one team defending, the other team attacking.

      - Upon the coach’s command, the defending players try to push the attacking players out of the 6-meter zone as fast as possible by getting into physical contact (A) and controlled pushing movements (C).

      - The other players try to stay in the 6-meter zone for as long as possible (B). They must not enter the 6-meter zone once they have been pushed out, however.

      - Stop the time as soon as all players have been pushed out of the 6-meter zone.

      - Switch tasks afterwards. Which team has pushed their opponents out of the 6-meter zone fastest?

      

The defending players may collaborate and develop strategies on their own.

      

The defending players should not push but rather force their opponents to move (get into physical contact and move their opponent away by using bent arms and doing quick steps).

       Course 2 (figure 2):

      - Make two teams.

      - The attacking players have two handballs and start in the goal. The defending players start in the 6-meter zone.

      - Make the field smaller with a cone, so that not the entire 6-meter zone is available for playing (see figure).

      - Upon the coach’s starting signal, the two attacking players with the ball try to cross the 6-meter zone as fast as possible (A) and to leave it (C) (while holding the ball in their hands).

      - The defending players try to stop the attacking players from breaking through and out of the 6-meter zone by collaborating and by getting into physical contact (B).

      - If an attacking player manages to break through (C), he passes the ball to a teammate in the goal (D) who then also tries to break through.

      - As soon as all players except the last one have left the 6-meter zone, stop the time and switch tasks.

      - Which defense team manages to prevent the attacking players from breaking