Today, Handball is a demanding role for a Pivot player. You need some tricks up your sleeve to be able to break away and take a shot.

The defender is holding on to the Pivot player.

At the same time as the Pivot player catches the ball, he moves his weight downwards and twists away from the defender.

What will decide if he succeeds in breaking loose, is that when twisting away he must block the arm of the defender at the same time.

The blocking of the arm combined with the movement of the line player, eliminates the defenders ability to resist the force that this movement presents.

Please note how he squeezes right above the elbow of the defender.