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6 easy team building games!
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Handball is a team sport, and as such requires much more than decent handball players to succeed. While all...
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The only way to start a practice
In one of my previous posts I discussed the importance of my own long-term planning and goal setting for my teams, whether that be for my...
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Developing excellent defenders!
In handball we can separate the components of defence into various sections. In its simplest form, the components that contribute to...
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An intro to the FAST-BREAK
Fast-break training is some of the best training. In one well thought out fast-break exercise you can train technical elements, tactical...
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Getting started with Long Term Athlete Development (Ltad)
Anyone who is serious about talent development, has studied coaching at university or upper echelons of their specific sport, is aware of...
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PLANNING; its not for everyone
...But if you're serious about your coaching, or building a high performance team, make bloody sure its for you. I don't normally preach...
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The meaning of 'match-day' for kids..
The match is a highlight for young people. The competition, the excitement, the intensity and the emotion of a match appeal to most...
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Goal setting for dummies.
The book "Age-related training" highlights three types of objective: Process goals- Quite simply, process objectives are solely about...
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Some thoughts about insecurities!
The coaches' fundamental task is to make the team believe in you and your ability to lead them. We've all been there. The feeling of...
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What is elite?
Is it just me or is the word elite being used more and more within talent development settings? Im seeing academy's popping up in...
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Transition from youth Handball to…?
For anyone working within talent development, this subject is both common and highly debated. I'll start by throwing a question up in the...
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STOP JOYSTICK COACHING!
If you want to create great handball players, you gotta stop it We asked professional Handball coach Scott Harrington what his biggest...
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WARNING - Unpopular opinion alert
Handball; Coaches, there is still value in using 'old-school' drills! As a professional coach, coach educator, and academic, I wear a...
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The role of a Youth coach
The fundamental role of youth coaching can probably be split into four sections. Here is a description of each of the four that youth...
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Handball: Coaching Boys vs Girls - An important issue that you must understand!
A while back I conducted some research into the personal differences between the girls and boys I coached around that time. I carried out...
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Handball: Coaches! Forget talent, identify the eagles..
I delivered a seminar for an International coaching course last week in Denmark. When discussing how I select my team and rate players,...
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Handball: The importance of Small Sided Games
The following article recommends the implementation of more 'in-game decision making' work within youth Handball. I have attached 2-3...