Hockeyexercises

  • Practice the clean passing of a ball the proper acceptance of a ball. 
  • Then the player finishes on target and runs to an action he has made. 
  • A pushes the ball to B. (look, aim and hit the forehand of your teammate)
  • B takes the ball. (hands apart, standing actively, feet apart stick to the ground)
  • B pushes the ball to C who accepts the ball and takes it straight to the other side.
  • Take on the ball. ( ball on stick, hands apart, ball slightly in front of you)
  • Lines up the ball and finishes on the goal. 
  • D pushes the ball when B has played the ball to C right away. 
  • B must therefore turn around immediately and pay attention. 
  • B takes the ball and makes a forehand pass
  • B passes the ball to E. 
  • E takes the ball and gives another pass towards the 2nd post. 
  • C runs into the ball E gives and changes its direction.


drawing Block 1 exercise 1 controling the ball and finishing on target
  • The ball starts centrally.
  • Is passed to the back.
  • The winger runs in with a defender in his back.
  • The winger gets the ball from the back and passes it to the cdm.
  • After this it is a 5 against 4. 
  • (Strikers, cam, cdm and winger against 4 defenders).
drawing Build up 1
  • A 3 v 2 with running lines set out, expanded to a 4 v 3.
  • Red plays on white and then taps the other red pilon before getting into the ball and passing it wide to blue. 
  • Blue returns the ball to white who has run on and the three players play a 3 v 2 on orange. 
  • Can be extended to a 4 v 3 with an extra defender and attacker in the circle.
drawing 3 versus 2 making use of running lines
Running training

  • 30 sec jumping jacks
  • 30 sec knee lifts
  • 30 sec heels against buttocks
  • 30 seconds bridge with 1 foot on ball
  • 30 sec jump-lunge with ball between legs 30 sec skating jumps
  • 30 sec Russian-twist (feet off the floor)

Burpees

  • Build up from 25

Plank workout (3 minutes)

  1. 30 seconds normal plank
  2. 30 seconds of alternating left and right leg lifts
  3. 30 seconds of side plank on right side, other arm extended
  4. 30 seconds side plank on left side, other arm extended
  5. 30 seconds of normal plank 30 seconds of spiderman plank

Bicycle Crunch

  • 2 x 1 minute (rest 20 seconds)

Push-ups

  • 3 x 8 pylo-clap push-ups
You are only allowed to run on the lines of, for example, a volleyball field. The person who's 'it' must try to tag one of the runners.

Handicaps:

  • Turn right/left only.
  • Knees high.
  • Hopping.
  • Backwards (don't fall!) etc.

Outside you can set up a closed course with hats or cones.


  • Defence: focus on man coverage
  • Attack: running in

  • Depending on the level of the player, put a bit larger or smaller.
  • Can also be mirrored with a backhand finish.

  • Ball starts at red.
  • White runs back to give support and gets the ball.
  • When they take the ball, they accelerate to the side where blue has walked to.
  • Red makes the point of the triangle backwards and is played.
  • Blue runs deep and white goes to the head of the circle.
  • Blue is played and passes the ball to the player on head circle who scores.

Points of attention:
  • Acceleration on take-off
  • After a pass follows a run
  • High ball pace
  • Look at what is happening and anticipate
  • Searching for eye contact
Possibly expand to
  • 3:1
  • 2:1
  • or 3:2
drawing Flank attack with running players
  • Choose 1 warming-up exercise from the warming-up list
  • Receive the ball straight from the front
  • A starts with the ball, B comes running in
  • A pushes the ball to B
  • B receives the ball with the forehand
  • Takes the ball around the pawn and drives towards the goal
  • Push the ball on the goal
  • Push + take forehand
  • A starts with the ball and drives forward and push the ball to B
  • B takes the ball on the forehand and turns away over the forehand side
  • B drifts a little more and pushes the ball towards the goal

drawing Block 2 training 1 F
  • Choose 1 warming-up exercise from the warming-up list
  • Drift with a fast tempo
  • They go through the big slalom
  • They accelerate after turning around the cone
  • Pay attention to their posture
  • Drift and pass
  • A and B both start with 1 ball
  • They both drift forward to the cone in the middle
  • They go around the pawn A push the ball to C, B push the ball to D
  • Then the other 2 start to run
drawing Block 1 training 5 F
  • Choose 1 warming-up exercise from the warm-up list
  • Pass the ball between duos
  • 1 player starts with the ball and pushes the ball to the other player
  • When you have played the ball, you run to another spot
  • Then you get the ball back and the other also runs to another spot
  • They will continue like this
  • Push the ball towards each other
  • Put 2 players opposite each other and only one gate
  • Let them push the ball over through the gate
  • Make the gate smaller and smaller to make it difficult for them
drawing Block 1 training 3 F
  • Choose 1 warming-up exercise from the warming-up list
  • Drift and freeze
  • The players stand in a row with a ball
  • They are going to drift to the other side with the ball
  • You as trainers call a couple of times stop
  • They then stop the ball with the backhand
  • Pass and take
  • The player pushes the ball to you as trainer
  • They pass and then you play the ball back to the player who passed on
  • They take the ball and drifts a little further to push the ball into the goal
  • Pay attention to the posture of the drift and the play of the ball
drawing Block 1 Training 2 F
  • A starts with the ball and wants to score with their team in the small goal
  • The 2 defenders want to take the ball away and score in 1 of the 2 small goals
  • Task of the attackers is to play the ball to the free player
  • take the forehand, turn away and accelerate
  • A starts with the ball and pushes it to B
  • B receives the ball with his forehand
  • Turns away and accelerates drifting around the cones
  • Shoots at goal with a flat ball
drawing Block 4 training 3/10