Hockey drills for technique passing

• Goal: to show the player when it is best to pass and when it is best to push.
• In case of a long pass you pass, in case of a short pass you push.
• Player 1 passes (long pass) the ball to player 2
• Player 2 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 3.
• Player 3 passes (long pass) the ball to player 4.
• Player 4 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 5.
• Player 5 passes (long pass) the ball to player 6.
• Player 6 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 7.
• Player 7 runs along the red pilons to the back line and passes (long pass) the ball to player 8, who has entered the circle.
• When explaining the exercise, you can let the player fill in whether it's a long or short pass and what kind of stroke you use, this way they will actively think about it and will apply it earlier in the game.

• Make 2 teams. 
• From each team place 2 players outside the box opposite each other.
• The ball starts with one of the players outside the box (in the example red).
• As a team you get a point to play from one side to the other, through the players in the box.  
• Make the box smaller to make it more difficult or with fewer players.
• Make the box larger to make it easier or with more players.

• Ball possession in smaller teams
• Goals is to keep an eye on each other and passing in the forehand of your team mate and passing over the backhand of your opponent.

• Exercise with a buildup over right with tip-in variation in it. 
• A Wants to play a free ball and there is a lot of pressure at the front. So the ball is played back to B
• B takes the ball while running makes eye contact with the running C which takes the ball and makes eye contact with the running A again.
• A takes the ball open and floats with the ball on the stick at a high speed towards the back line. 
• Makes eye contact with the passed C and gives a 90 degree pass in advance. 
• C takes the ball and lines the ball up and round with a hit on goal, A stands there active to tip the ball if necessary.
• Next to C, A is immediately ready for the tip of the ball coming from D. 
• D has a hard targeted flats just as if he wants to score. A causes this ball to change direction and go into the goal.

• A pass the ball with a push in the forehand of B
• B takes the ball open and passes the ball to C
• C takes the ball open and passes the ball to D
• D takes the ball open, makes eye contact with E
• E comes running towards the ball and takes the ball while running and turns to the right with the ball on the stick.
  • E makes eye contact with F
• F runs into the ball and gets the ball from E who gives a hard push in the forehand
  • F takes the ball in the barrel turning to the left and dribbles with the ball on the stick into the circle and aligns the ball or strikes goal.
• G can be added later in the exercise if the exercise goes well
  • This runs before the tip-in of F

    
    

• A starts slaloming through the pilons and does this at speed
• At the end he is told whether he left or right along the pilons and accelerated with the ball on the stick
• A aligns the ball and strikes goal
• He turns around and gets a ball from B on the forehand. he takes the ball, aligns the ball up and around again.
• Turn around immediately and you get a ball of C that you take, line up and complete
• We are running from 
  • A to C
  • C to B
  • B to A

    
    

Points of attention

• A should give a hard targeted push in B's forehand. 
• B comes offering and runs through the ball. stick on the ground moving forward. 
• Takes the ball while running and accelerates with the forehand along the pilons, holding the ball to the stick so DO NOT give a tap. 
• Comes into the circle, aligns the ball and strikes the goal (hands together, left foot in front in the direction of the goal, dropping a little through your knees, finish your stroke).
• On the other hand, the same thing is the same, only you have to drive along the pilons to keep the ball one step in front of you. 
• Switch on the same side so A to the spot of B and vice versa. When all the balls are around you change sides and do the exercise on the other side. 

• Player 1 adapts player 2 in the loop.
• Player 2 passes the 3 pilons. On the 4th pilon, the player passes on the left and player 3 passes in the loop.
• Player 3 accompanies the ball and passes it to player 2, who has moved on to the header circle.
• Player 2 completes the round with the backhand on goal.
• Make sure player 2 at the last pilon holds the ball on the forehand and passes.

• Player 1 passes the ball to player 3 who has been caught.
• Player 3 spins the ball even further around the pilons and passes the ball to the red pilon to which player 2 has been caught.
• Player 1 has walked in to the head of the circle, player 1 gets the ball from player 2 and finishes at goal.

• Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.
• Player 2 runs on the pilon sequence, turns around at the last moment and passes the ball back to player 1.
• Player 1 passes the ball to player 3, who walks in between the pilons.
• Player 3 passes the ball to player 4, who has entered. 
• Player 3 walks around the outer pilon to the series of pilons on the circle.
• Player 4 passes debate to player 5.
• Player 5 passes the ball to player 4 who entered the circle.
• Player 4 performs a trick on the pilon sequence and finishes on goal.

• Player 1 passes the ball to player 2, player 2 passes the ball back to player 1.
• Player 1 passes the ball to player 3.
• Player 2 passes the ball to the red pilon
• Player 2 passes the ball to player 1 who has entered the circle.
• Player 1 rounds off on goal.
• Points of attention:
  • Make quick passes.
  • Make sure everyone always has their eyes on the ball.

• All players are facing the back line.
• Player 1 plays the ball in the backhand of player 2.
• Player 1 catches up with the other players on the left.
• Player 2 plays the ball into player 3's backhand.
• Player 2 overtakes the other player on the left.
• Player 3 plays the ball into player 1's backhand.
• Continue until you reach the back line and turn around.
• Points of attention:
  • Make sure everyone keeps watching the ball at all times. Especially when the ball is behind you and at that moment the ball is played to you.
  • Make sure you always keep moving.