Small group game: Piston movement/countermovement of the back position players and interaction with

This training unit focuses on the interaction of the back position players with each other regarding piston movement/countermovement and passing to the pivot. Following warm-up, the back position players take the first methodical step regarding the interaction with the pivot during the ball familiarization phase. During the goalkeeper warm-up shooting and a subsequent offense exercise, the players practice the piston movement/countermovement which should result in a shot. In the following two small group exercises, the players stepwise further develop their piston movement/countermovement and the interaction with the pivot. The final exercise combines the different elements that the players practiced before with an initial action and creative continuous playing.

The training unit consists of the following key exercises:
- Warm-up/Stretching (individual exercise: 10 minutes/total time: 10 minutes)
- Warm-up/Stretching (10/20)
- Ball familiarization (10/30)
- Goalkeeper warm-up shooting (10/40)
- Offense/Individual (10/50)
- Offense/Small groups (15/65)
- Offense/Small groups (15/80)
- Offense/Team (10/90)
Training unit total time: 90 minutes

Difficulty: High level (youth teams from 15 years of age and older)

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