Hockey drills for technique defense
- Divide the group into two.
- Group 1 is going to play party in the box.
- Group 2 does the drill:
- A gives a scoop to B.
- C sees space on the sideline and accelerates that way and gets a hard pass from B.
- C and D play and 2:1 against the defender.
- If the defender takes the ball then she scores in the goaltending on the side.
- Alternate groups.
- Divide the group into two.
- Group 1 is going to play party in the box.
- Group 2 does the drill:
- A gives a scoop to B.
- C sees space on the sideline and accelerates that way and gets a hard pass from B.
- C and D play and 2:1 against the defender.
- If the defender takes the ball then she scores in the goaltending on the side.
- Alternate groups.
- A starts with the ball and gives a targeted ball to B
- A runs to the box and starts defending
- B takes the ball and accelerates to pass defender A
- Other side the same
- Tips for attackers:
- Maintain your speed
- Have already thought about what you want to do in advance
- Tips for defenders:
- Axis must be tight
- Use the jab to push your opponent to the outside
- Stand in an active stance.
- A starts with the ball and first plays the ball back to B.
- When B has accepted the ball the 3v3 starts and the defenders may start to pressure.
- Tips for the attackers:
- Use the exercise of switching the strikers
- Only play the safe ball
- Remember the 4 squares in the circle
- Tips for the defenders:
- Keep your man in the circle
- Push them to one side
- Always put pressure on the ball (i.e. don't let them shoot)
- 4 defenders in the (build up)
- 2 midfielders
- 3 strikers
- 3 defenders (opponents) + goalkeeper in circle
- Play around from the bowl without pressure (can always be added later)
- The 2 midfielders offer themselves from the axis to the back where the ball is going.
- Not being passed to is going to the line and back to the axis.
- Not offering on the long passing line.
- Being played is opening up and then playing the hanging striker or the winger.
- After playing, continue to pass into the guard position.
- The 2 WINGER strikers offer themselves on the 23m
- The HANGING striker offers himself in the attack at the head of the circle.
- The WINGER striker on the support side looks for scoring position at the far post.
- 4 vs 4 across left and right.
- 3 teams of 4.
- 4 defenders + goalie vs 4 attackers.
- Defenders can score points by getting between pawns with ball (dribble).
- Attackers can score on goal.
- 3 x shoot is a penalty ball.
- Party form with 2 teams and 1 goalkeeper.
- If there's an odd number of players then make 1 player (preferably a midfielder) a neutral player who always belongs to the BB team.
- The right of attack is taken over the 23 meter line by playing three times.
- The right of attack is lost only when the other side has reached the right.
- An interception does not change this.
- 3 cause penalty corner is a penalty ball (goal is to focus on effectiveness in the circle).
- 2 x 10 minutes with 5 minutes rest (match situation).
- Each team can be given an assignment such as full press / half court / put pressure on certain player when he gets the ball to improve strategy and coaching among themselves.
- Provide enough balls along the lines so that there can be a high ball tempo.
- A starts with the ball and passes the ball to B.
- D closes the pass line between A and B.
- E starts to put pressure on B.
- F wants to intercept the pass between B and C.
- A,B,C want to score at the goal on the back line.
- D,E,F want to keep the ball on that can and if they capture it score at the goal on the center line.
- A starts with the ball and passes the ball to B.
- B takes the ball open and passes the ball through to C.
- C takes the ball and runs on from now on the 4:3 starts and the attackers want to score on the big goal.
- The defenders want to intercept the ball and score in the small goal on the sideline.
- A starts with the ball and passes the ball to B.
- B passes the ball back to A.
- A takes the ball open and plays it to C.
- B runs through and gets the ball wide from C.
- From then on it is a 3 v 2 B,C,D against the 2 defenders.
- When the defenders intercept the ball they score at the little goaltop on the side.
- Let them play over in the box.
- Tell them a number of passes
- Play over 5 times without intercepting the ball.
- When you have succeeded in doing so, you may start finishing on the goal.
- A starts with the ball.
- Has a hard aimed pass back to B.
- B takes the ball and from then on the 3 against 2 begins.
- Attackers want to score on the big goal.
- Defenders want to intercept the ball and score in the little goal on the sideline.
