Hockey drills for technique hitting

Aim:

• To become physically as well as technically warm as preparation for the training.

Design:

• The exercise will be done with a maximum of 4 people. 
• Of course you can put a multiple of these so that the exercise still works.
  • The players 1 start with the ball and play it to their players 2. Then they change positions.
  • Players 2 play the ball back to players 1 and also change positions.

Variations:

• You can vary the way of passing (hitting, push, flats)
• Increase the distance between the pilons so that one only has to walk further.
• Increase the distance between the pilons so that one only has to move on.
• Increase both distances.
• Increase speed
• Make as many successful passes as possible in time.

Points of attention:

• Sit low for good control.
• Stick to the ground at ball control.
• Play ball on the forehand side.
• Stand still at ball acceptance.

• Put out gates of pilons (2 meters wide). from sideline to sideline.
• Players get 3 balls on the sideline
• any ball they can pass through a gate
• In advance, the player indicates which gate he is going to play through
• Each gate has points, the further the gate the higher the points:
• 10 Meter gate = 1 point
• 15 meter gate =5 points
• 20 meter gate = 10 points
• 30 meter gate is =20 points
• 40 meter gate = 30 points
• See how many points each player scores, this makes it clear to the players that a long-distance pass is often not very accurate.
• In addition, you can show that pushing and flatting can be much more convenient than hitting.
• You can put (depending on the level) a square of 3M x3M on the field and if the players score and the ball lands in the square it is worth 50 points.

  
  

  
  

• You start with 3 teams, A, B and C. 
• The game will be played on about half a field, 
• the ball divider/referee is in the centre of the field in a marked square, 
• this square can't be played through. 
• There is a goalkeeper in the goal and two goals on the half way line. 
• Team A starts defending, 
• team B is attacking, 
• team C is divided over the 2 small goals.
• Team A has to make sure the ball reaches team C. 
• At this moment team B is defending and attacking team C.

• Put the pilons as shown in the figure
• Spread the balls over pilons C and D.
• In this exercise you place a player at pilons C and D.
• The rest of the team will line up at pilon A.
• From A onwards, the player walks around the pilon
• From the post, the player makes a sideways movement facing the ball (facing C).
• Player C plays the ball in the forehand of A
• A takes the ball and turns right open
• A runs in the direction of the circle and finishes at goal. 
• From here he runs to D and receives another ball. 
• The player turns open to the left and finishes on goal again.

• On the 23 meter line all field players are ready with all balls. 
• They play the ball to point D to the left of where a player is ready. 
• He plays the ball through and towards the circle to the player from whom he got the ball. 
• The player standing at point D calls the player to finish the ball with a backhand or forehand. 
• The ball must be hit at the head of the circle on target.
• At point D there are two players and as soon as you have shot on goal you stand in this row.

Passing and scoring

• Each pilon has a player on it.
• Player A plays wide to the left to player B and chases the ball.
• Player B plays the ball diagonally to the right to player C and chases the ball
• Player C plays wide to the left to player D and chases the ball
• Player D plays diagonally to the right the ball to player E and chases after the ball
• Player E takes on and scores with flat / stroke
• Player E continues to the left around the extra pilons (out of practice) back to position A

Variation:

• Balls start on the left from position B (pilon/position A is omitted), before that a pilon is added to the edge circle (position F).
• player 1 plays the ball from position B diagonally to the right to player 2 at position C and chases the ball
• Player on C plays wide to left to player in position D and chases after the ball
• Player in position D plays the ball diagonally to the right to player E and chases after the ball
• Player in position E plays wide to the left to player in position F and chases the ball
• Player in position F takes on the fh or high bh and scores with a (backhand) stroke and
• Runs outside the exercise to start position (B)

Variation 2:

• 2 rows of players behind pilons A and B
• Player 1 plays the ball wide to the left and runs straight to position C
• player 2 takes the ball and plays player 1 diagonally to the right in the fh while running (towards position C) and runs straight ahead towards position D.
• player 1 takes the ball in the fh around position C and plays the ball wide / backwards back to player 2 (towards position D) and runs to position E
• player 2 takes the ball (preferably with fh) and with foot position in direction E and plays the ball diagonally forward back to player 1 (direction E: rather just in the circle / edge circle than behind player 1)
• player 1 takes on and strikes / fats as fast as possible towards goal (do not bring the ball back) and runs outside exercise back to position B

Variation on 2:

• After that player 2 has delivered the ball to player 1 the 2nd time / last time, he / she becomes (passive) defender at the next set
• the defender is not allowed to go into the circle (or rather not even behind the line (position C/D) from where he/she started (position D)
• takes off the ball then floats over a line between position A and B.
• The 2 players that come up stay inside the box (width of pass lines) but are free in construction, they may also cross behind, cross over but no passes in the air (no lifts).
• the No. 1 scores and, just like the defender, runs outside back to another position. The No. 2 becomes defender

Accents:

• hands apart while controlling
• foot positioning open
• control it for a follow-up pass or even a quick bounce back
• Score after 2 contacts (control, max 1 other touch) 
  • see hands/feet position/distance from the ball at hitting and flats accents

• Player 1 plays the ball to player 2
• Player 2 plays the ball to player 3
• Player 3 plays the ball to player 4
• Player 4 finishes on target
• Everyone runs to where he passes and when you've shot at goal you start at Player 1's spot

• Player 2 runs in front of the defender (line of pilons). 
• Then player 1 plays the ball to player 2 performing an open control and runs towards the circle.
• Then player 2 finishes the attack.
• The same happens to players 3 and 4.
• In this exercise you can switch between open/closed controls.

  
  

• Player 1 runs with the ball to the circle and shoots
• Player 4 plays the ball to the left where player 2 and defender 1 are running in (2v1)
• Player 4 plays the ball to the right where player 3 and defender 2 come running in (3v2)
• Player 4 runs with a ball into the circle and finishes off the attack (4v2)

• Push: In the cirkel and close by the goal
• slap: for a deflection or from 2 meter inside the cirkel
• deflection: 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ7-bvFhojs
• hit: top of the cirkel FH/BH 
• FH:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgx-pvioXrE
• BH: 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0PC3GbGRm0