02.01.2024, 01:30
Here to Explain: When you only have 0.2 seconds to decide

HERE TO EXPLAIN: Swede Tomas Svensson talks about goalkeeper coaching and why the goalkeeper coach is always in "a sandwich position"

If there is one position, one player, in handball, which can be the most decisive factor, it is the goalkeeper. This means that the goalkeeper needs special coaching. “Goalkeeper coaches have a huge significance for the team, as goalkeepers have a special significance for the team, more than any other single player,” says Tomas Svensson.

In our fourth feature of the Here to Explain series ahead of EHF EURO 2024, the goalkeeper coach explains the intricacies, nuances and processes the top goalkeepers and their coaches work on every day. 

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen