Handball - essential skills and techniques Handball upper pass

The upper pass is one of the basic technical elements of handball. This type of pass must be accurate, fast and tactically competent.

Stage one

• Stand shoulder width apart, sideways on to the target, on the balls of your feet with the weight transferred to the back foot.
• The throwing arm is held high and taken back behind the head at a 90° angle.
• Point the non-throwing arm at the target.

Stage two

• Transfer the weight from your back foot to your front foot by rotating your hips and torso toward the target.
• Pull the throwing arm through toward the target leading with your elbow and your forearm and wrist following last and fast.
• Release the ball just in front of your head with both feet on the ground and the chest facing the target.
• Follow through with your throwing arm pointing toward the target.