Hockeyexercises for technique defense
- A gives a long hard ball to B.
- B takes the ball and passes it to C.
- B and C play and 2:1 against the defender who starts to pressure from the inside.
- When the defender takes the ball he scores in the little goal on the side.
- A and B are going to play over with each other. Before they get the ball, they look to see if there is a fellow player in the box who is free.
- The attackers in the box offer themselves to the two players who are playing over.
- If you have offered yourself and you do not get the ball, you run away again, make room for the other players and come back to offer yourself again later.
- When the ball has come to one of the attackers, a 4:3 is played, if there is no space forward then they play the ball back to A or B and it starts all over again.
- If the defenders take the ball then they score in one of the 2 goals outside the 23 meter area.
- A starts with the ball and passes the ball back to B.
- A and B start playing a 2 : 2 against the 2 defenders standing there.
- The 2 defenders who are waiting to see what the attackers are going to do. The first defender who stays on the 23 meter line. The other defender sticks around by the circle.
- Let the attackers come and play to that.
- 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.
Let players try the first few times on their own and see what they already do, what you would like them to do and where there are areas of focus for both attacking and defending.
Attacking:
- Create speed.
- Ball must always be able to be returned.
- Player always makes depth by standing in the circle.
- Adjusting your teammate in the forehand.
Questions you can ask for the attackers' self-reflection:
- What is the purpose of the exercise?
- How can you achieve the goal and what do you need to do to achieve it?
- What is the task of which player at which pawn?
- What pass technique is best to use?
Defensive:
- Slowing down your opponent.
- Push outwards.
- You do not have to take the ball away immediately but wait for the opponent's mistake.
- Axis should always be close.
- Do not move behind each other but more side by side.
Questions you can ask for the defenders' self-reflection:
- What is the goal of this exercise for you?
- How can you achieve the goal and what do you need to do to achieve it?
- What is the most important task you have within this exercise?
- Two small games with double goals.
- You can only score by one touch
- Tips for the attackers:
- Broad and deep
- Let the ball do the work
- Use triangles
- Make speed
- Tips for defenders:
- Push your opponent to one side
- Axle close
- Pressure on the ball
- A starts with the ball and plays it to B (defender is not allowed to intercept)
- B then wants to play the ball back to A (defender is allowed to intercept)
- When A has the ball again, he plays it back to C
- C takes the ball and plays a 2v1 with A who has run on
- Tips for attackers
- Keeping speed in your play
- Play over the backhand side of the opponent
- Look where your teammate is standing
- Tips for defenders
- Push them to the outside
- Close the passing line between the attackers
- An extension of the exercise of attacking on the right among defenders.
- The aim of the exercise is for the 3 attackers to get past the two defenders in an effective manner.
- Let them do it again a number of times.
- Then repeat the exercise they did before.
- This is exactly what they should do, only now there are defenders present and they have to look even more closely and hit the safe pass.
Game with the three teams,
- Make three equal and fair teams.
- One team starts as the defenders (on the picture the red)
- One team starts as the attackers (on the picture the blue)
- One team behind the 23 meter line (on the picture the white)
- For the defenders, the idea is to pass the ball to one of the white ones standing in the box near the 23 meter line
- For the attackers, the idea is that they will score. If they have scored they get 1 point
- For the team behind the 23 meter line, the idea is that they accept the ball when the defenders pass it to them.
- When the ball is with the team behind the 23 meter line they attack
- The team that was attacking defends and the team that was defending moves into the box behind the 23 meter line.
- This keeps on turning. The one who gives the most points at the end wins.
- Tips for the attackers
- Pass to the free man when in possession of the ball and make sure that someone runs in deep
- Pass over the backhand side of your opponent
- When not in possession of the ball, close the lines to the people in the box behind the 23-metre line
- Tips for the defenders
- Make sure you defend outside the circle so that they cannot strike
- Keep up with your own man
- Close the backhand side so they cannot pass over it
- If you do have the ball, find the space and keep passing until there is a gap and you can pass to the people in the box
- You have them play a 3:2.
- Red wants to go score on goal and blue wants to go intercept the ball and defend out.
- If the drill is running you can later add in the extra blue defender. This one is going to run a tackle back. He can start running when the first ball is played
- Instructions which you can give to the attackers
- Always return the ball, create and maintain speed in your attack, one person creates depth so you keep the field long, pass the ball into the forehand of your teammate,
- Pass the ball over the opponent's backhand side.
- Questions you can ask the attackers
- What is the goal of the exercise?
- How can you reach the goal and what do you have to do for it?
- What is the task of which player at which pawn?
- Which pass technique is best to use?
- Instructions you can give to the defenders
- Slow down your opponent by pushing them outside, do not take the ball away straightaway but wait for the opponent's mistake, the shaft should always be closed
- Questions to ask the defenders
- What is the purpose of this exercise for you?
- How can you achieve the goal and what do you need to do to achieve it?
- What is the most important task you have within this exercise?
A game form where for switching is tested.
- You make two teams, if you score at one goal you may take the ball right out and go score at the other side.
- This means that both teams have to switch because they are now coming towards the other goal.
