Periodized handball coaching from minihandball to senior and beach handball: season plan, practices written by AURA AI from a drill library with court diagrams, a per-player throw ceiling that protects the shoulder, attendance register and athlete development. Live match scouting included.
AURA Handball Coach — Season Plans, Practices and a Throw Ceiling from Minihandball to Senior
AURA Coach for Handball is a season planner and practice generator for handball coaches, from minihandball and under 10 up to senior, masters and beach handball. You enter the team once — federation (FIGH, EHF, IHF and national federations), category, roster with nicknames, numbers and positions, training days, match days and season dates — and AURA Coach lays out the whole season: preparation, competitive phases and transition, mesocycles with deload weeks, and for every practice a load, a focus (6-0 or 5-1 defence, fast break, playing with the pivot, shooting from 9 metres, wing shooting, numerical advantage) and a ceiling of throws and sprints per player. AURA AI then writes each practice by choosing only from the drill library, each drill with a court diagram, age bands and its throw cost, and a deterministic validator refuses any session that breaks the block order, the duration, the age band or the throw ceiling. Throwing volume is the safety metric because shoulder overuse is the typical injury of young handball players, so the ceiling grows with age and loaded strength work is not offered up to the under 14 category. The plan stays the coach's: phases, mesocycle length, weekly load, focus and single practices can be replaced, or imported from a PDF or a photo, and AURA AI writes every practice inside it. On match day the coach codes the game live, one tap per action, and gets a PDF match report.
Why use AURA Coach for Handball
Preparation, competitive phases, break and transition are built from your match calendar, with deload weeks and a focus per practice that rotates through defence systems, attack, fast break and goalkeeping instead of repeating the same Tuesday.
Every age band has a maximum number of throws and sprints per player per practice. The validator counts the drills and refuses a session above the ceiling, and AURA AI is told not to place two high-throw drills back to back.
Every drill is drawn on a 40 x 20 m court with the 6 metre goal area and the 9 metre line, players, passes and runs, with setup, execution and coaching points the coach can read at courtside.
Mark attendance at the end of the practice, export the season register as CSV, rate each athlete on the fundamentals and log field tests such as the 20 m sprint and throwing speed. No body weight is ever asked for.
How to plan a handball season with AURA Coach
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Create the team
Pick handball, the federation and the category (minihandball to senior or beach), add the roster with nicknames, numbers and positions, and the equipment you own.
- 2
Set the week and the season
Add training days with duration and court space, match days and the season dates: the engine builds phases, mesocycles and the throw ceiling of every practice.
- 3
Generate the practice
Open a practice, untick who is missing and generate: AURA AI picks drills from the library for the focus of the day, inside the time and the throw ceiling.
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Close the practice
Mark attendance, write two lines on how it went, and the next practice reads your notes as an observation, never as a change to the load.
Frequently asked questions
Which handball categories does AURA Coach support?
Minihandball, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18, under 20, senior, masters and beach handball. The category sets the format (4+1, 5+1 or 6+1), the court size, the ball size for men and women, the length of the halves and the load ceilings of the age band.
Why does AURA Coach count throws in handball?
Shoulder overuse is the most common injury in young handball players, and it comes from throwing volume. Each age band has a ceiling of throws per player per practice, the validator refuses sessions above it, and AURA AI is told not to put two high-throw drills one after the other.
Can I change the plan AURA proposes?
Yes. You can replace the phases, the mesocycle length, the load and focus of any week or the content of a single practice, edit any generated practice drill by drill, or import your own plan from a PDF or a photo. AURA AI then writes every practice inside your plan.
Does AURA Coach for Handball include live match scouting?
Yes. You code the match one tap per action, for your team or the opponents: goals, missed shots, shots saved by the goalkeeper, turnovers, steals, 2-minute suspensions and cards, optionally with the player. The score by half, shooting percentage, your goalkeeper saves, the player table and a printable PDF report follow, and an assistant can code on a second phone. The first match of every team is free, then 1 USD in AuraCoins per match or included in the Coach Pass. Match day prints the call-up or sends it as a message. The game clock, the lineup and substitutions give minutes played, plus-minus and the minute of every score, and match day also prints the team sheet for the referee.
How much does AURA Handball Coach cost?
The first generated practice of a new team is free. After that a practice costs AuraCoins at about USD 1, or a one-time EUR 19.99 Coach Pass covers unlimited practices for up to three handball teams for 365 days with no automatic renewal. A club can buy one licence for its coaching staff (5, 12 or 25 coaches).
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