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By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Perform and teach basic skills and tactics
• Understand and apply basic rules
• Introduce handball into curriculum teaching
• Improvise facilities, resources and adapt rules
• Play adapted handball game
Contents:
1. Introducing the Game and Improvisation and Basic Rules
2. Passing and Catching
3. Basic Individual Attacking Techniques
4. Basic Individual Defending Techniques
5. Goal Keeping
6. Team formations Defence and Attack
GRIPPING THE BALL
It is important with beginners that they use an appropriately sized ball with which they can develop a comfortable grip in one hand as shown.
CATCHING THE BALL
Catching the ball is an essential technical element in handball. Accurate catching is very
important and ensures a fast, smooth and efficient game. Catching the ball with two hands is
the best method. In some situations one can use one hand with the help of the other hand before passing or shooting.
POSITION OF THE HANDS
Position of hands while catching a ball
“Make a W”
The “softness” of catching the ball is another feature of catching. Fingers must be relaxed and properly placed on the ball providing shock absorption during impact. A basic teaching method is to tell beginners to “make a W “as the diagram shows. Ideally the pass will be at head height allowing the player to receive and pass in a swift movement
VARIOUS CATCHING METHODS
In handball, the perfect pass is not always possible due to many factors e.g.:
Opposition players trying to stop the pass. Players need to be able to catch the ball
from many situations:‐
Low pass; High pass; Chest pass; in midair; from a bounce; from the ground
The list is not exhaustive.
PASSING
This is one of the basic, technical elements. A pass must be accurate, fast and
tactically useful.
Accurate ‐ so that a player has no problems when catching the ball.
Fast – to gain the advantage over the opposition
Tactically useful ‐
The decision to which a pass should be directed depends on the player’s position in a particular situation. A pass should be directed to that player, whose position may find gaps in defence or may menace the opponent.
THROWING TECHNIQUE
The most common is
One handed throw
Elbow as high or higher than the shoulder
EXCERCISES IN PASSING AND CATCHING
Exercise 1
Groups of 6 players with one ball per group.
The group is divided into two, with the two sets of players
The first player in the line runs forward passing the ball to the first player in the opposite line and runs to the back of that line.
The player who now has the ball runs forward and passes to the next player in the opposite line and runs to the back of that line and so on.
Exercise 2
First team to finish is the winner
Variations:
Use different passing techniques
Give the players a target of e.g. First team to finish is the winner
Use weak hand
After receiving the ball, pass as quickly as possible to a team‐mate whilst you are
moving.
SHOOTING
Shooting is performed similarly to passing, but with a stronger
action of the trunk and upper limbs. The shot power is conditioned by the distance
and hand action time on a ball.
The most common shots are:‐
DRIVE SHOT
JUMP SHOT
There are many new techniques being developed by players’ ingenuity and to suit
the specific position on the attack but these above are the basics and most
frequently used.
Introduction to Teaching Handball
4 Basic Individual Defending Techniques
INTERCEPTION
Exercise1
Groups of 3 Players with 1 ball per
group
Two players pass to each other while a
player in the middle tries to intercept
the ball.
When the defender intercepts the ball,
the attacker who made the final pass
becomes the defender
Variations:
Pass with strong hand
Pass with weak hand
Use different passing techniques
Each player spends 30 seconds as the defender. The player with the most
number of interceptions in that time is the winner
Exercise 2
Groups of 6 players with 1 ball per group.
The player with the ball cannot pass to the players immediately next to her/him.
Player in the circle must try to intercept.
When the defender intercepts the ball, the attacker who made the final pass becomes the
defender
Variations:
Pass with strong hand
Pass with weak hand
Use different passing techniques
Each player spends 30 seconds as
the defender.
The player with the most number of interceptions in that time is the winner
MAN TO MAN DEFENCE
Exercise 1
Divide your players into 2 teams.
Line the players up, opposite each other so that they mark an opposing player.
They mark the same player throughout this exercise.
The trainer throws the ball in the air to start the game.
The team in possession must try to pass 10 consecutive passes, in their own half,
before attempting to score themselves
The opposition must stop them by intercepting the ball, returning to their own half and attempt the same objectives.
NO BODY CONTACT IS ALLOWED
Variations:
Every time a team intercepts the ball from the opposition, they score a point
After 5 minutes, the team with the most points is the winner
Scorer gets 1 point for a goal; defender gets 1 point for interception. Tally points
after 5 mins.
If a goal is scored, the defender marking the attacker must perform a small forfeit
(e.g. 2 or 3 pres ups) supervised by the attacker.
When 10 passes are achieved, the defender marking the final attacker to receive the
ball must perform a small forfeit supervised by the attacker.
BLOCKING
Exercise 1
Castle‐Ball
The attacking players try to knock a medicine ball off a box.
The defending players try to prevent this by blocking the shot at the medicine ball
Variations:
Block a Centre Shot
Block a Jump Shot
1 point for every successful block
The Defending Pair with most blocks are the winners
