Hockeyexercises for technique ball control
Objective
- Improving the basic skills of pushing, receiving, and finishing.
Execution
- Note: Short, firm passes.
- Two touches: reception and pass.
- The last player performs a dribbling move and finishes on goal.
- After passing, follow the ball and rotate positions.
- Step out in case of an error.
Execution
- A starts with the ball and delivers a hard, targeted push or flat pass to B.
- B receives the ball and plays it back to the advancing A.
- A delivers a hard, targeted push pass to C.
- The ball can be played directly to C's stick or as a deflection, allowing C to score with a tip-in.
- Set up the exercise on both sides of the field.
Execution
- The goalkeeper stands in his position.
- Place two gates made of cones on the 23-metre line, to the left and right of the goalposts.
- Player in red starts at the top of the circle and accelerates with the ball through the gates.
- After passing through the gates, red plays the ball to player in blue.
- Red sprints around a cone to put pressure on blue or to take the ball away.
- Blue receives the ball, accelerates, and runs through the gates.
- Once blue is through the gates, red may no longer take the ball away and returns to the cone.
- Blue accelerates to the top of the circle and finishes on goal.
Execution
- A gives the ball with a push pass to the forehand of B.
- B receives the ball with an open body position and plays a drive pass to C.
- C receives the ball with an open body position and plays a drive pass to D.
- D receives the ball with an open body position, makes eye contact with E.
- E runs towards the ball, receives it on the move, and turns right with the ball on the stick.
- E makes eye contact with F.
- F runs towards the ball and receives a hard push pass to the forehand from E.
- F receives the ball on the move, turns left, and dribbles with the ball on the stick into the circle.
- F lines up the ball and strikes at goal.
- G can be added later for a tip-in from F if the execution goes well.
Team Composition
- Create 3 equal teams.
- Team 1: Defenders inside the circle.
- Team 2: Attackers inside the circle.
- Team 3: Players outside the circle as the "bowl".
- The "bowl" quickly passes the ball around and looks for an opportunity to pass to the attackers inside the circle.
- To receive the ball, the "bowl" must look ahead and know where the attackers are or will move.
- After an attacker receives the ball, they pass it back to the "bowl" and may enter the circle to score.
- The other players in the "bowl" do not participate in the attack but can regain the ball, after which the play starts over.
- One defender is allowed to leave the circle to put pressure on the "bowl".
- The remaining defenders stay inside the circle.
- The attackers are not allowed to leave the circle.
- If the defenders gain possession of the ball, they may score in one of the two goals on the side.
Instructions
- A starts with the ball and gives a push pass to B.
- B receives the ball and sees that C is running into depth.
- B gives a push pass to C.
- C receives the ball and shoots at goal with a slap shot.
- A starts with the ball and dribbles around the cone.
- From that moment, the defender may try to take the ball away from A.
- A and B want to score together in the goal.
- Try to have them run and give a depth pass.
- Let them try a few times first, then explain what you as a trainer want to see.
Execution
- Conclude the training session with a match form on a half field.
- Adjust the width of the field depending on the size of your team during the training session.
Objective
- Various technical forms to warm up with.
- The setup can be either one-sided or two-sided, depending on the number of players.
- At point A, the player performs a drag movement and passes the cones.
- The player passes to point B.
- At point B, the player receives the ball and dribbles to point C.
- From there, he plays to the player at point C.
- The player at point C receives the ball, turns towards the goal, and finishes.
- After finishing, the player runs after the ball.
- Point D joins again at point A.
- One-sided or two-sided setup possible.
- Use the exercise to warm up the goalkeeper.
- At point C, sides can be switched.
- Play the exercise from both sides.
- Observe and improve various techniques of the players.
- When turning and dribbling, the ball should stay on the stick.
- Ensure players do not hinder each other at point C.
- All balls are played to the forehand of teammates.
Execution
- Player A maneuvers through the cones.
- Player A delivers a firm and accurate pass to Player B.
- Player A moves away from Player B.
- Player B passes back to Player A, who receives the ball on the move.
- Player A takes the ball into the circle and finishes.
- Ensure quick, firm, and accurate passes.
- Receive the ball while moving.
- Maintain speed throughout the exercise.
- Optional: Add a defender in the circle for additional challenge.
Execution
- Balls start at the first cone. The first player passes the ball on the run to the second cone.
- The second player pushes the ball through the cones to the third player.
- The third player runs onto the ball and continues his path.
- Then he pushes the ball to the fourth player on the run.
- The fourth player runs around the cones and passes the ball to the top of the circle.
- The fifth player has moved to the top of the circle to finish the ball directly into the goal.
Execution
- Depending on the level, the playing field can be set up larger or smaller. It can also be executed in mirror image, possibly with finishing on the backhand.
- The ball starts with the red player. The white player runs back to offer themselves and receives the ball.
- Upon receiving, the white player accelerates with the ball to the side where the blue player has positioned themselves.
- The red player forms the tip of the triangle backwards and receives the ball.
- The blue player runs deep away and the white player moves to the top of the circle.
- The blue player receives the ball and passes it to the player at the top of the circle who scores.
- Accelerate upon receiving.
- After a passing action, follow with a running action.
- Maintain a high ball tempo.
- Observe what happens and anticipate.
- Seek eye contact.
- Optionally expand to situations such as 3 versus 1, 2 versus 1, or 3 versus 2.
