Improving the interaction of back position players with the pivot (TU 1)

The objective of this training unit is to practice the interaction of a back position player with the pivot. Following warm-up and a running coordination exercise, the players prepare for the running moves in the back positions during the ball familiarization phase. After the goalkeeper warm-up shooting, there will be three offense exercises in which the players further develop the team play step by step. In a 4-on-4 game, the players should implement what they practiced before.

The training unit consists of the following key exercises:
- Warm-up/Stretching (individual exercise: 10 minutes/total time: 10 minutes)
- Coordination run (10/20)
- Ball familiarization (10/30)
- Goalkeeper warm-up shooting (10/40)
- Offense/Small groups (10/50)
- Offense/Small groups (10/60)
- Offense/Small groups (20/80)
- Offense/Team (10/90)
Training unit total time: 90 minutes

Difficulty: Higher requirement (youth teams under 17 years of age and adult teams)

JÖRG MADINGER

In 1995, a friend convinced me to join him in coaching a handball youth team (male, under 13 years of age).

This was the beginning of my career as a team handball coach. Ever since I enjoyed working as a coach and had high requirements concerning my exercises. Soon, the standard pool of exercises wasn’t enough for me anymore and I started to modify and develop drills myself.

Today, I coach a broad range of youth and adult teams with different performance levels and adjust my training units to the individual needs of the teams.

I have been selling my exercises and drills online at handball-uebungen.de for more than 10 years. Since, in handball training, there is a tendency towards a general athletic training that focuses on coordination work – especially in the training of youth teams –, a large number of my games and exercises can be applied to other sports as well.

Get inspired by the various game concepts, be creative, and rely on your own experiences!

Milestones of my career as a coach
- Ongoing: Organization of technical training camps for field players and goalkeepers, further training for coaches, club coachings, etc. under direction of handball-uebungen.de.
- 2017-2019: Youth coach at HG Oftersheim/Schwetzingen (Germany)
- Since July 2012: A-License, German Handball Association (Deutscher Handballbund, DHB)
- As of November 2011: Editor (handball-uebungen.de, Handball Practice, and Special Handball Practice)
- 2008-2010: Youth coordinator and youth coach, SG Leutershausen (Germany)
- Since 2006: B-License

Yours sincerely,
Jörg Madinger