DEFENSE IN MINI HANDBALL

7-9 y/o (mini handball) | te-ta creativity

28/03/2020

How do we encourage defence players to read the game in mini handball?

Why do we think that automatising kids is a bad idea, even if it more efficient?

Automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

- Bill Gates -

In mini handball, we play an individual defence where Mario has very basic responsibilities:

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