Mini Handball

Mini Handball
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What is Mini Handball?
Mini Handball is...
...a game.
• a special philosophy
• special equipment
• special rules
• adapted to children up till 8-9 years
...Mini Handball training.
• training more important the matches
• fun, high activity
• enthusiastic coaches
• varied training adapted to thechildren
...Mini Handball festivals.
• a positive experience with sport
• minihandball and other adapted activities
...a possibility to involve adults.
• as coaches
• as parents (supporters – to the child, to the coach, to the club..)
These pages are based on the brochure "Let's play Mini Handball" by Steen Hjorth, member of the IHF Commission for Promotion and Public Relations.[pic]


The Philosophy I
 
Mini Handball is a game which is adapted to children op the age up to 8-9 years.
 
Obviously it is not the children who are adjusted to a finished game. They play on smaller playing areas, with smaller goals, with a smaller ball, and with rules which the children are able to understand.
 
Mini Handball is a game which takes starting point in children’s gameand natural movements.
 
• Run
• Throw
• Catch
• Hop on one foot
• Balance
• Play alone
• Jump
• Walk
• Jump around
• Rotate
• Dribble
• Play together with others
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Min Handball is a game which satisfies children’s natural needs for movement.
The minihandball training is organized is such a way that the children get to learn the handballgame through games. It is important that the children are in activity all the time – and that each child gets to play as much with the ball as possible.
 
Mini Handball is a game which trough games gives experiences where the result of a match is not the most important thing.
Both to training and to the special minihandball festival the children appear to play matches. The purpose of thesematches is to give the children the possibility to test their skills. The match must be a positive experience – no matter if you win or loose!
Therefore the single match is important and you do not “gather points to-gether” to elect a final winner.
 
Mini Handball is a game which tries to motivate small children to continuous physical activity.
On that assumption that the good and positiveexperiences in connection with a child’s first acquaintance with sport, will motivate to many years of continuous participation in sport, the association tries to create good conditions as regards the child’s start of going for sport.


The Philosophy II
 
A game and a philosophy
• Minihandball is more a philosophy than a game.
• In many countries minihandball has developed rapidly as anactivity for the youngest children (from 5-6 years till 8-9 years)
• Minihandball is a kind of education in sport for the youngest.
• Only a few and very simplified rules allow all participants a lot of freedom.
• Minihandball is a suitable activity for both primary schools and clubs.
• The emphasis is put on playing (having fun)
• Neither tactics nor ”winning” are of greatimportance
The philosophy of minihandball is shaped by the children’s pleasure and their experiences when playing a ball game
• The court, the balls and the goals are adapted to the age of the children; the technique of playing is based on the motor skills of children 6-8 years
• Positive experiences will support the development of a child’s playing behaviour.
• Playing andpractising are organized in the form of play, both following pedagogic and methodological principles; the role of the coach is limited to supervising and helping when necessary. When playing matches, there is not a referee – but a supervisor, who teach and help the children during the play.
• Fairness is very important in the philosophy of minihandball
• Boys and girls will learn to act in a...