Friday 15 May 2015

Handball - warm up

Handball warm ups

1.) The first warm up drill was as follows:


Equipment required:

  • Cones (at least 7) 
  • Ball (x 1

The first participant (number 1) must pass to number 2 and then follow his pass, this continues all the way through to number 5. However once it reaches number 5 he must make a long pass back to number to the number 1 position and follow his pass again like the other participants.

This is useful for activating the correct Neuromuscular system to play handball most effectively. It also increases the temperature of the main muscle groups used in handball (latissimus dorsi, tricep braci, bicep braci and Pectorals) thus there is a smaller chance of injury. Like with any warm-up it also allows the body to become mentally prepared for sport (increased arousal levels) and physically through increased heart rate etc.


2.) The second drill is a simple cross over drill:



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