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Hockey drills

Two exercises simultaneously. Note; only on goal if you have eye contact with goalkeeper.

Left:
  • A plays to B. B back to A.
  • B takes strong attack, turns over forehand, or backhand into circle and finishes on goal
Right:
  • C plays to D.
  • D plays back to C
  • D in banana towards circle
  • C passes into space around edge of circle
Attention:
  • Timing running action and timing pass
  • Speed in the exercise and tight passing
Making it more difficult:
  • Using defender. Shine defending.
drawing Impact and timing
  • Defender delivers the ball.
  • Attacker enters the circle via the outside.
  • Defender gives pressure as attacker enters the circle.
  • Play out 3 versus 2.
drawing 3 vs. 2
  • Player 1 plays to A.
  • A accepts and drives around pylons and finishes on goal.
  • A positions immediately after shot on goal for 2nd ball.
Almost simultaneously plays:
  • Player 2 to B.
  • Player B drives ball around circle and plays to player B.
Attention:
  • Timing. when does player 2 start.
  • After shot immediate switching and positioning.
  • Player A must be played into the run/movement.
drawing Finishing and timing
  • A pushes or B
  • B passes alternately to C or D.
  • They round on goal.
drawing Strike left or right
  • Attacker on the ball runs up and does a reverse.
  • Passes to attacker 2.
  • 2 vs. 2 starts.
drawing Reverse and 1 versus 1
Exercise:
  • Player Blue stands between the four pawns and plays player Red firmly -hard push.
  • Player Blue keeps eye contact with player Red and chooses position left or right between the pawns.
  • Player Red plays the ball firmly back to Blue's chosen position -attack position.
  • Player Blue accepts open and then finishes on goal.
Important:
  • Players Blue and Red stand with straight backs and bent legs on the ball of the foot. In the 'starting blocks'.
  • Stick just slightly above the knees.
Construction:
  • Player Blue takes open first at both attack positions on the forehand, then on the backhand, then alternately.
Level:
  • For 1st year D players, it is recommended that the trainer take the role of player Red in the beginning.
  • As confidence grows, and effectiveness, players can assume the role of Red.
drawing Open assume and finish
  • Make 2 equal teams.
  • Each team gets an attacking goal.
  • Rights to score can be fetched in 1 of the 2 boxes.
  • On offense or ball loss, rights must be retrieved again.
drawing Warm-up ball possession high tempo
  • 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
  • B starts running around the pawn triangle
  • At the middle pawn it gets the ball
  • And then plays the ball back to A
  • B runs further in
  • It receives the ball in the backhand
  • In the exercise from the other side, you are played into your forehand
  • When B has taken the ball, he plays it to C
  • C has run past the pawns in the meantime
  • C takes the ball and runs past the pawns back to the dead ball line
  • Passes the ball in front of the goal to B.
  • B then rounds the ball into the goal
You can do this exercise on both sides of the pitch so that you can pass faster in succession.

drawing Pass-round exercise 3 players
  • 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