Hockeyexercises for technique passing
Description
- A passes the ball to B.
- C moves towards the space on the sideline and accelerates in that direction.
- C receives a strong pass from B.
- C and D play a two against one against the red defender.
- Improve coordination and teamwork in situations of numerical superiority.
- If the defender recovers the ball, attempt to score in the small goal on the side.
Objective
- Improving the basic skills of pushing, receiving, and finishing.
Execution
- The exercise is performed on both sides of the field.
- Start with a dribble and push the ball to a teammate.
- Continue running to the top of the circle.
- Receive the ball back and finish with a shot on goal.
Execution
- Player A starts with the ball and passes to Player B.
- Player B receives the ball and passes directly back to Player A.
- Player C moves wide and receives a firm pass from Player A.
- Player B moves towards the circle and gets the ball back from Player C, who cannot play forward due to a defender.
- Player B receives the ball, accelerates towards the circle, and strikes at goal.
Execution
- Note: Short, firm passes.
- Two touches: reception and pass.
- The last player performs a dribbling move and finishes on goal.
- After passing, follow the ball and rotate positions.
- Step out in case of an error.
Execution
- Player A begins by weaving through the cones and does this at speed.
- At the end, they are instructed whether to go left or right around the cones and accelerate with the ball on the stick.
- Player A aligns the ball and strikes at the goal.
- They turn around and receive a ball from Player B on the forehand.
- They control the ball, align it again, and finish.
- Immediately turn around and receive a ball from Player C, align, and finish.
- The players rotate from A to C, from C to B, and from B to A.
Execution
- A starts with the ball and delivers a hard, targeted push or flat pass to B.
- B receives the ball and plays it back to the advancing A.
- A delivers a hard, targeted push pass to C.
- The ball can be played directly to C's stick or as a deflection, allowing C to score with a tip-in.
- Set up the exercise on both sides of the field.
Execution
- The goalkeeper stands in his position.
- Place two gates made of cones on the 23-metre line, to the left and right of the goalposts.
- Player in red starts at the top of the circle and accelerates with the ball through the gates.
- After passing through the gates, red plays the ball to player in blue.
- Red sprints around a cone to put pressure on blue or to take the ball away.
- Blue receives the ball, accelerates, and runs through the gates.
- Once blue is through the gates, red may no longer take the ball away and returns to the cone.
- Blue accelerates to the top of the circle and finishes on goal.
Execution
- Player A starts with the ball and passes it back to Player B.
- Player B plays the ball wide to Player C.
- Player D runs into depth and receives a hard pass from Player C, who completes their turn.
- Player A has continued running and receives a hard pass from Player C towards the circle.
- Player A receives the ball, turns to the backhand, and finishes, preferably high.
Execution
- A gives the ball with a push pass to the forehand of B.
- B receives the ball with an open body position and plays a drive pass to C.
- C receives the ball with an open body position and plays a drive pass to D.
- D receives the ball with an open body position, makes eye contact with E.
- E runs towards the ball, receives it on the move, and turns right with the ball on the stick.
- E makes eye contact with F.
- F runs towards the ball and receives a hard push pass to the forehand from E.
- F receives the ball on the move, turns left, and dribbles with the ball on the stick into the circle.
- F lines up the ball and strikes at goal.
- G can be added later for a tip-in from F if the execution goes well.
Team Composition
- Create 3 equal teams.
- Team 1: Defenders inside the circle.
- Team 2: Attackers inside the circle.
- Team 3: Players outside the circle as the "bowl".
- The "bowl" quickly passes the ball around and looks for an opportunity to pass to the attackers inside the circle.
- To receive the ball, the "bowl" must look ahead and know where the attackers are or will move.
- After an attacker receives the ball, they pass it back to the "bowl" and may enter the circle to score.
- The other players in the "bowl" do not participate in the attack but can regain the ball, after which the play starts over.
- One defender is allowed to leave the circle to put pressure on the "bowl".
- The remaining defenders stay inside the circle.
- The attackers are not allowed to leave the circle.
- If the defenders gain possession of the ball, they may score in one of the two goals on the side.
Instructions
- A starts with the ball and gives a push pass to B.
- B receives the ball and sees that C is running into depth.
- B gives a push pass to C.
- C receives the ball and shoots at goal with a slap shot.
- A starts with the ball and dribbles around the cone.
- From that moment, the defender may try to take the ball away from A.
- A and B want to score together in the goal.
- Try to have them run and give a depth pass.
- Let them try a few times first, then explain what you as a trainer want to see.
