The man marking in handball
introduction
Man marking plays a key role in handball. The importance of man marking is particularly high in the Kinderhaltbar. In childhood, it is not about maximum performance progress, but primarily about long-term motivation to do sports. The goal should be two hours of training per week, supplemented by training in leisure and school sports. Often, however, this is hardly feasible in reality. Man marking promotes creativity and personal responsibility and is particularly attractive for children and easy to learn.
Failure to learn defensive behavior
Adapted to the game in higher leagues, many coaches and parents justify learning defensive behavior by means of 6: 0 or 5: 1 defense. However, this idea is not entirely correct. In the following, the typical mistakes when learning defensive behavior in children's handball are described in more detail.
Too defensive defense behavior
One of the most elementary problems in children's handball is defensive behavior that is too passive. The children stand at the circle early and cover with space defense. This sideways-moving Defensive behavior with raised arms undermines the children's creativity and joy of playing very early on. The progress in performance and success should not be ignored, but victory is not in the foreground of childhood-appropriate sports. Children should experience long-term participation in sport through fun. However, children only have fun in sports, whether handball or other sports, if initiative and creativity are encouraged.
Note: Where there are winners, there are always losers.
Reactive defense behavior
The space-bound defense behavior is subject to a pure reaction to the attacking behavior of the opponent. Waiting, passive behavior is given here. An active defensive behavior would be more sensible, by blocking the pass and running paths in order to provoke mistakes of the opposing attack.
Defense oriented towards foul play
Due to the low importance of defensive behavior in children's handball and the defensive defense, there are deficiencies in the defensive behavior of children. Wrong stance and poor footwork often put the defender in unfavorable positions. Even children can often only help themselves in these situations by provoking a foul game by pushing, holding on or reaching into the limb. Such behavior must be strictly prevented in children's handball.
Defensive attack play restricts attack behavior.
Defense and attack play mutually influence each other. With a defensive defense behavior, the attackers can easily pass the ball. If you consider this defensive behavior in children's handball, it provokes age-inappropriate jumping throws over the cover of the defense. Physically superior players have advantages here, which in the course of development A tactical interplay of attack with scope for creativity is hardly available. If the game is actively and openly defended, the entire game becomes more attractive and clear. This must be encouraged, especially in children's handball.
Arguments for the man marking
At a Man detection -oriented Defense players and attackers can act independently, freely and variably. There are many ways to play the opponent's ball out. Children are much more committed when they can attach the ball independently and initiate a counterattack.
- Man marking corresponds to the children's natural urge to move in handball and promotes the joy of playing
- Through active defensive behavior, children automatically learn how to attack the situation according to the situation
- Promotes the game situation 1: 1
- Anticipation of the children is encouraged
- Learning to detect a man is easier than complex spatial defensive behavior through attention focusing.
- Motivate the children with the goal: winning the ball
- The man marking is crucial for play creativity, initiative and personal responsibility
Deficits in defense in children's handball
- Too defensive
- Purely reactive
- Bad footwork
- Foul play oriented
- Consequently: limited attacking play
What characterizes an active defense behavior?
- Fight for free balls
- Play balls out
- Intercept passports
- Deceive, insecure, disturb opponents
- Block walkways, block pass paths
- To provoke mistakes of the opponent
The way from man marking to area covering
Opponent-oriented -> space-oriented-> Ball oriented -> Player-oriented
In contrast, the opinion of many trainers and parents in the Handball the space-bound defense behavior in children's handball is more difficult to learn than the opponent-oriented one. Beginners and children are often overwhelmed by changing opponents and the associated perceptual and orientation skills. The children have to coordinate with each other permanently when planning the room. As a result, there are communication difficulties. In the case of man identification, the tasks are relatively clearly structured. Therefore, the defense behavior in the Handball first learned through the man marking.
The learning of the defense behavior takes place in 3 phases
First will in the first phase the defense applied purely from the middle line onwards. When defending themselves, the children must stand between their own goal and their opponents from their own half. The focus of the training is accordingly the game 1: 1. In a second stage the children learn tactical measures that affect their own position in space. The defenders must prevent their opponents from accepting passes in the close throw zone. In midfield, on the other hand, the distance to the opponent must be increased in order to minimize the risk of being overrun. In the vicinity of the goal, the defender must always shield the attacker from the throwing arm side. The staggered line-up in the 3rd phase of defensive behavior near the goal of 3 defensive players makes it easier to assign opponents. A direct breakthrough by an attacker can also be prevented. The 4th methodical level is the space coverage, which goes seamlessly from the 3rd level.
