Jörg Madinger - Competitive games for your everyday handball training

Minimum number of players:6

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1 handball, 4 cones, playing field suitable for number of players

Setting:

- Define a suitable field with cones (suitable for the number of players and their level of performance).

- Make two teams.

Course 1 (figure 1) (6-8 players):

- The teams play team ball in the playing field (see exercise no. 1).

- After each pass (A), the players must run around a cone first (B) before they may receive a pass again. If the team who has the ball manages to play 10 passes without the other team touching the ball, the defending players must do 10 quick jumping jacks, for example.

- Without dribbling.

Course 2 (figure 2) (8 or more players):

- The players play on the entire half of the court.

- Following each pass, must leave the playing field first (A) before he may receive a pass again.

- If the team who has the ball manages to play 10 passes without the other team touching the ball, the defending team must do 10 quick jumping jacks, for example.

- Without dribbling.

Additional exercises for the players who left the field after playing the pass before they are allowed to step back into the field and receive a pass again (exercises must be done outside of the field):

- 5 push-ups, 1 somersault on a mat, 5 straight jumps, for example.

Minimum number of players:8

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1 handball, 4 cones, playing field suitable for number of players

Setting:

- Divide the playing field into four smaller fields using cones (I to IV).

- Make two teams.

Course:

- The two teams play team ball against each other.

- The player holding the ball must dribble out of his field first (A and B) before he is allowed to play a pass.

Exercise/objective:

- The attacking players try to play 10 passes. If they succeed, the defending players must do a predefined exercise.

Variants:

- No return passes allowed (for larger groups).

- Jump shot passes.

- Passing with the non-throwing hand.

Minimum number of players:8

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:When playing 4-on-4, 6 mats required (2 more mats than players per team), 1 handball, ½ handball court or equivalent playing field

Setting:

- Put several gym mats on the floor of the playing field.

- Make two teams.

Course:

- The teams play team ball against each other.

- The players get a point, if they manage to play a pass to their teammate standing on the mat (A).

- They do not get the point, if a player of the other team touches the mat (B), but are allowed to continue.

- Dribbling is allowed.

Exercise/objective:

- The attacking players try to score 10 points. If they succeed, the defending players must do a predefined exercise.

- The players are not allowed to play passes from one mat to another mat; they must leave the mat first or play a pass to one of the players not standing on a mat.

Variants:

- Without dribbling.

- No return passes.

- Jump shot passes.

- Passing with the non-throwing hand.

Minimum number of players:8

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1 handball, 2 more hoops than players per team, playing field suitable for number of players

Setting:

- Make two teams.

- Put the hoops on the floor of the playing field (two more hoops than players per team).

Course:

- Two teams play team ball in the playing field.

- The players score a point, if the player receiving the pass stands in a hoop with one foot (A).

- They do not get a point, if a player of the other team stands in the hoop as well (B).

Variants:

- The player must not only stand in the hoop, but also bounce the ball on the floor inside the hoop one time.

Make sure the distance between the hoops is not too long, so that the game becomes faster.

You need at least one or two more hoops than players per team, since otherwise, the defending players are able to block them all.

Minimum number of players:8

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1-2 more boxes than players per team (in the example: 4 players and 5 boxes), 1 handball, playing field suitable for number of players

Setting:

- Make two teams.

- Put small vaulting boxes (at least one more than players per team) on the floor of the playing field.

Course:

- The teams play team ball in the playing field.

- The players get a point, if they manage to play a pass to a teammate standing on a box.

The players are not allowed to stand on a box for more than 3 seconds.