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Continuity of Play during Attack in Numerical Superiority

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Continuity of Play during Attack in Numerical Superiority

Opening match of 2011 Men’s Youth WCh: ARG-CHI 
 
The opening match saw a Pan-American duel between host Argentina and Chile at a nearly fully packed hall. Chile managed to keep the match open for most of the time proving that handball has progressed well in this country, since the men’s national team had also qualified for the WCh in Sweden early this year. 
 
Young players often have problems in learning continuity of play; it means that you continue playing to allow a successful finish. The picture row provides a useful example in this context showing attack in numerical superiority 6 against 5. Thanks to the left-wing’s technically fine feint from the far corner the attacking side in numerical superiority thrusts into the opposite direction. Consequently the attacking team may benefit from open space on the right side. 
 
Crossing between the centre back and the right back opens Argentina’s attack in numerical superiority. The pivot intends to put up a block against the back centre defender to the benefit of the right back. 
Blocking fails so that the right back feeds the centre back. The left back moves ahead to the interface between the right outside defender and the half defender.
As the outside defender has come to help, he is right in passing to the left wing waiting in the far corner.   There is open space for LW to jump into the goal area. However, he watches out for the outside defender who is moving to the wing.

 

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The left wing just feints a jump into the goal area to run to the inside again – against the moving direction of the outside defender!  Thanks to his surprising feint the left wing has overrun his opponent so that the half defender, helping out, is tied up. 
The left wing feeds the left back to enable the attacking side in large numerical superiority to thrust back.   You may clearly make out a 3:2 numerical superiority when the left back is in possession of the ball. 
 The pivot blocks the moving path of the back centre defender who is shifting. The left back may now move ahead unopposed towards the goal.   The right back benefits from open space to break through towards the goal.