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Hockey drills

Goal:
  • Taking out over the side
  • Build up over the flank
  • Get to the back line and then pass to goal
Points of attention:
  • Playing the ball into the forehand.
  • Moving behind the ball.
  1. Player plays the ball hard through push 1 ==> 2 runs directly after her/his pass
  2. Flattens the ball hard over long distance 2 ==> 3
  3. Drives the ball to the back line and passes to 4
  4. Takes to round at pace on goal
drawing Take out - Construction - Attack
  • A runs around the pawns with the ball and pushes to B
  • B passes to C
  • C drives around the pawns into the circle and passes to B who has run into the circle
  • Defender D comes into action B and C try to score
Option 1: Extra defender and A attacks with him.

drawing Impact over left with dribble
  • A pushes to B
  • B passes to C
  • C drives around the pawns into the circle
  • C rounds on goal
Option 1: B runs into the circle and gets the ball from C and rounds on goal.

Option 2: additional player D stands at the second post and tips in.

drawing Impact over left
  • A plays the ball to B
  • B plays the ball to C
  • C plays the ball to D
  • D dribbles into the circle and finishes on goal
drawing Assumptions for 2 touch field hockey
  • A plays the ball to B
  • B plays the ball to C who has run up to the green pawns
  • C runs along the pawn line and passes the ball to A who has run through to the circle
  • A then finishes on goal
You can perform this exercise on both sides.

drawing Routing and construction through left and right
  • A starts with the ball and runs a bit and passes the ball to B
  • B takes possession, runs a short distance and passes to C
  • C takes the ball, runs a short distance and passes the ball to A who has passed on
  • A takes the ball and runs to the pawns where she makes a passing move
  • C runs to the circle and gets the ball back from A
  • C rounds on goal
drawing Passing in motion
  • A has the ball and does over the three pawns and chop
  • She then plays a 1 vs 1 against B
  • B tries to capture the ball and then drive the ball through the gate on the 23-yard line
drawing Chop exercise to 1 vs. 1
  • A starts with the ball and sees that the front is very crowded
  • Plays the ball back to B, B takes the ball and plays it to C
  • C takes the ball open and looks forward and sees D running in there
  • C gives a hard pass to D
  • D takes the ball on the backhand and rounds at goal
Other side same thing

drawing Backhand acquisition
  • Dribbling from A to B.
  • Pass to the player who is ready
  • Player who delivered the ball sprints toward goal, player with ball plays deep
  • Sprinting player hits the goal in the run
drawing Dribbling - finishing on goal
  • A plays the ball wide to B, who is ready to receive the ball
  • B takes the ball and drives toward the box where they play a 1 vs. 1 against A who is ready to defend
drawing 1 vs. 1
  • A starts with the ball
  • B runs in and gets the ball from A
  • B takes the ball strongly and turns away past the pawns. Keep the ball on the stick.
  • C runs in and takes the ball strongly.
  • B runs through and gets the ball back from C. This may be a rebound as long as it is hard and clean.
drawing Strong turning away & getting in front of your man/woman
  • A push the ball to B.
  • B takes the ball and push the ball back to the wide running A.
  • A takes the ball and push it through to the in-running C.
  • C takes the ball and push/flats the ball deep to D.
  • D takes the ball and and runs across the back line.
  • D gives a 90-degree pass to the run-through B.
  • B takes the ball and hits on goal.
drawing Adoption in the loop