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Grade 7- Dodging and Marking in Handball


Dodging

When dodging, a player may use body actions that mislead the defending player. It enables the attacking player to go past the defender and score goals with ease.


Marking

Marking is a defensive action that limits the chances of attacking players gaining possession of the ball.


Qualities of a good player

  1. Observant the marking player needs to pay attention to the attackers who are likely to gain possession of the ball and drive forward

  2. Good positioning– ability to position himself or herself appropriately between the attacking player and their defending goal

  3. Quick time reaction – this helps the marking player respond to unexpected tactical actions by the attacking players.

  4. Resilience and persistence – the marking player should never give up on playing a defensive role.

  5. Communication – good marking is a product of communicating with teammates to develop a suitable plan or approach to counter the playing actions of the attacking teams

  6. Courageous – a good marker should be courageous to withstand non-avoidable contacts that may occur during one on one tackling situations

  7. Peripheral vision a player who is marking needs to see what is happening around him or her and not just focuses on the player being marked alone.

Body feign in handball

Body feigns are performed by using the trunk legs. They involve a shift of balance and weight. This can be done with or without the ball.

Body feigns are used to free the player from an opponent and get a better position for receiving or passing the ball.


Types of dodging technics include:

a. Single feign dodge

b. Double feign dodge


Single feign dodge

  1. In group of five players, form two lines facing one another 5m apart

  2. Players approach each other

  3. In closing to one another, each of them performs a single feign to the opposite side.


Leaning point for double feign dodge

  1. Take a position at least 5m in front of an opponent

  2. Make a short run and break it with a double foot landing referred to as a zero step

  3. Lean towards either the right or left and repeat the feigning.

  4. Complete the original intended love.


Drill 1: Pair feign dodge

  1. In pairs without the ball, stand facing each other

  2. One of you to practice the double feign dodge

  3. Repeat three times and switch roles


Drill 2: Quinque drill

  1. In groups of five, place a cone in the court and make a line facing the cone

  2. Sprint to the cone and stop on zero steps, feign to the right, then left and then move to the right to receive the ball.

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