Hockeyexercises for technique defense

  • The balls start at player at 1.
  • The player at 1 passes to the player at 2.
  • The player at 2 takes the ball and at that point the four player around 2 may start putting pressure on that player.
  • The player at 2 must manage to find his way and attempt a pass to someone on his team; orange.
  • Can player 2 give the pass, then orange attacks in a 4vs4, can white take the ball away, then white attacks in a 4vs4.

drawing U14 team training: creating overload
  • A passes the ball back to B.
  • Then the 2:1 starts.
  • A and B want to score on the big goal.
  • The defender wants to make sure that the pass line is closed in order to conquer the ball.
  • The ball back is left open, of course, which is always allowed.
drawing 2:1 pass line closed by defender
Divide the group into 2 groups

  • One group starts in the box and so start to put pressure on the players already in the field.
  • The players who are already in the field want to move the ball through the bowl and score in the goals on the sides.
  • The players in the box may not leave the box until the ball has been thrown to one of the defenders.
drawing Practicing with the bowl
  • A starts with the ball and push the ball to B.
  • B takes the ball open and scoops the ball to C.
  • C takes the ball high and provides control.
  • D runs into the depth and gets the ball in the run of C.
  • D plays and 1:1 against the defender standing there. Trying to maintain speed.
  • When the defender has taken the ball away, score on the goalkeeper on the side.
drawing Pass exercise with duel form
Exercise 1: 
  • A stands in the middle of the circle and gets start 4 balls to round off on goal.
  • Ball 1: B passes the ball to A, A takes it and rounds off with the forehand stroke.
  • Ball 2: A immediately turns around and receives the ball from C exactly along the pawns so that A can elevator the ball over the pawns and then rounds with the backhand on goal.
  • Ball 3: A turns back immediately and receives a hard ball from D which she elevators over the pawns by placing her stick in front of the pawns and finishes with the forehand strike on goal.
  • Ball 4: Turns right back and receives a hard ball from E which she takes closed and then turns away to her backhand and finishes with the backhand on goal.
Exercise 2:
Play possession with communication as the focus.
  • Give 1 player on each team the lead to direct possession of the ball.
  • The players listen to the instructions of these players.
drawing Finishing with time pressure + ball possession with communication
  • A starts with the ball and passes the ball to B.
  • B takes the ball and passes it to C.
  • C takes the ball and passes it wide to the run-through A.
  • A receives the ball and then a 3:2 starts against the defenders who started in the circle and who may step out when C has taken the ball.
  • Attackers score on the big goal.
  • Defenders score in the little goal near the sideline.
drawing Attack over left and right
  • A starts with the ball and runs up a bit.
  • B starts running at the same time and A gives a pass into B's run.
  • When A has given the pass then the tackle back runner may start running.
  • A and B want to score on the goal together.
  • The defenders want to defend the ball out to the outside.
drawing 2:1 to 2:2 with tackle back runner
  • A starts with the ball and passes the ball to B.
  • B takes the ball and passes it to C.
  • C takes the ball and passes it in depth to the run-through A.
  • A takes the ball and from here begins a 3:2.
  • Remember the scoring positions in the circle and look at each other.
  • For the defenders, communication with each other is important how they are going to stand. So you want to hear them communicate with each other.
drawing Scoring positions
Make 3 equal teams.
One team starts as defenders in the circle, one team starts as attackers in the circle and the other team starts outside the circle as a bowl.

The goal is for the bowl to pass to each other at tempo and to play to the attackers in the circle. 
It is important for the bowl to pre-scan before they receive the ball and to already know where the attackers are or will be in the circle.The 
rest of the team then does not participate in the attack, but can get the ball back and then it starts over again.

1 defender is allowed out of the circle to pressure the bowl. the rest of the defenders stay in the circle. 
If the defenders take the ball away, they can score in one of the two goals on the side of the
circle. 

drawing Pre scanning
We play 3:3 where the emphasis is on communicating with each other attacking and defending, 
how are you going to stand and how are you going to run free for the other?
 
A,B,C belong together. The first ball goes to B from there the 3:3 starts.

The defenders are going to put pressure on the ball and don't want the attackers through the axis in any case so make sure it is closed. 
When they have conquered the ball, they score in the little goaltop at the side of the field.

drawing 3 against 3 over right
  • A starts with the ball, B comes offering forward and gets the ball from A on his forehand.
  • B takes the ball with a lift action over the pawns. When B has done this a 2:1 is played.
  • B and C belong together and play against the defender standing in the circle.
  • The defender tries to take the ball away and score in the goal on the side.
The exercise can be done on both sides, but please check with each other that we are not playing with 2 players in the circle.

drawing Lift receiving from the left
  • A starts with the ball and plays it wide to B.
  • When B has accepted the ball the tackle back may run.
  • We then play a 3:2.
For the defenders the goal is to close the axis and pass lines.
For the attackers the most important thing is speed and communication

drawing 3:2 with closing the axis and pass lines