Hockeyexercises for technique defense
- Attack through the middle which starts with a 2:1
- B is a deep man starting in the circle. A starts with the ball and wants to finish with B on goal.
- C wants to slow the game down and close the pass lines to give D time to come to his aid.
- Goal of attackers:
- Pass the ball over the backhand side of the opponent
- Pass to teammate on the forehand
- Making eye contact with your team-mate
- Make speed
- Defender's goal
- Drive your opponent towards your forehand (your backhand side must be closed)
- Guiding your opponent
- Slowing down the game to give D time to come and help you
- When D has arrived, one goes on the deep man and the other effectively pressures the opponent and waits to take the ball away until the opponent makes the mistake
- Keep possession of the ball with your team
- You can score a point by playing one of your teammates in one of the squares.
- You cannot score 2 points in the same square, you have to go to another square before you can go to another square again
- A and B want to score on the goal together
- A passes the ball first back to B.
- When A has played the ball, the tackle back runner may start running back and it is a 2 on 2.
- When the defenders capture the ball they may score in the little goal on the right.
- Tips for the attackers
- Create speed + maintain speed
- Look at the position of the team-mate to see how you should line up
- Tips for the defenders
- Make sure you slow down the game first
- Keep the axes closed, so push them outwards
- Exercise 2 times
- A starts with the ball and gives a targeted ball to B
- A runs into the box and starts to defend
- B receives the ball and accelerates to pass to defender A
- Other side the same
- Tips for attackers:
- Maintain your speed
- Have already thought about what you are going to do
- 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 received the ball, the 3v3 starts and the defenders can start to pressure.
- Tips for the attackers:
- Use the exercise of switching the strikers
- Play only the safe ball
- Remember the 4 squares in the circle
- Tips for defenders:
- Keep your player in the circle
- Push them to one side
- Always put pressure on the ball (so do not let them shoot)
- A takes the ball out and walks towards the circle where there is a defender and A plays the ball back to B.
- B passes the ball to C. When the ball is in the hands of C the 4 on 2 match starts and the defenders can take the ball away.
- Tips for the attackers:
- Making speed
- Positions in the circle
- Call on a free man
- Dare to finish
- Tips for the defenders:
- Close the passing line to the goal and let the attackers make the mistake.
- A is the attacker and wants to finish on goal.
- B wants to defend the attacker and push him into the opposite corner with a jab.
- Tips defender:
- Position yourself so that the attacker can only go one way
- Pressure effectively
- When she is in the other box, set up a double with the two of you
- Can turn it off more often for more speed
- Attack on the left
- A passes the ball back to B
- B passes the ball on to C
- When C has accepted the ball the 3:1 starts
- With tackle back runner
- From then on, the tackle back runner may also start running and help the defender
- 3 against 3 game format
- The aim is for you and your team to drive the ball over your opponent's back line. When you have done this you can go straight to the other back line.
- Tips defenders:
- Double your opponent
- Push your opponent to one side
- Let the opponent make the mistake
- Maintain an active position
- Tips attackers:
- Make sure you let the ball do the work
- Run the in-out
- Always be able to return the ball
- Play the safe ball
- Exercise with double-crossing your opponent
- 1 against 2
- A is the attacker and starts with the ball and wants to score in the little goal at the other side
- B and C are going to double trap the opponent so that he/she cannot score
- Tips:
- Push them to the outside
- When they are on the outside, press them backwards
- Party form with small teams
- Goal communication
- Talking to each other and daring to put each other in the right place.
Two different exercises
Exercise 1: 1 against 1
- Make sure you stand firm
- Let the ball do the work
- Practise actions
- Try to go over the backhand side (as attackers)
- Close the backhand side (as defender)
Exercise 2: practising lift pass
- You slalom between the cones.
- Trainer calls backhand or forehand
- You make a lift pass with the backhand or forehand and then finish on goal
