Hockeyexercises for u21
Put out as many times as there are players:
- Each player has their own pawn.
- They play 1-1 with the person opposite them.
- The ball is in the middle.
- At the whistle, they start trying to tap the other person's pawn.
- After a certain time, blow the whistle.
- Player who won moves one space to the right on the loser 1 to the left.
- In case of a tie; stone paper scissors.
- Player A runs toward balls.
- Players B and C towards field of play.
- Player A takes the ball out -saves in.
- Players B and C offer themselves, being covered by the two defenders.
- Player A may make a selfpass.
- Attackers score in the big goal.
- Defenders if they get the ball, score in goal X.
Areas of focus are: quick take, offering, run and play lines, tackleback.
4 defenders in the bowl -build up-, 2 midfielders, 3 strikers.
- From the bowl play around without pressure.
- With pressure: 3 defenders - opponents and goalkeeper in the circle.
- The 2 midfielders offer themselves from the axis to the back where the ball goes.
- Not being played on is to the line and back to the axis. Not passing to the long passing line.
- To be played on is to open and then pass to the pendant striker or the wing striker. After play-off continue to offer in the guard position.
- The two wing strikers offer themselves to the 23 meters.
- The striker on the attack offers himself to the front circle.
- The wing striker on the supporting side looks for scoring position at the far post.
Attention:
- Short tight passes.
- 2 touches: assumption, pass.
- Last player makes passing move and completes.
- Passing behind ball, getting off at fault.
With 3 players run up, pass and finish.
- Blue passes to red, runs after ball and connects behind red.
- Red passes to white, runs after ball and connects behind white.
- White passes to blue, runs behind ball and connects behind blue.
- And so on.
- The one with the ball on the edge of the circle rounds off.
A one-two in depth with quick passes and finishing at high pace:
- Player A plays towards player B.
- A runs deep towards the first pawn -running line-.
- B passes back to A and runs deep towards the circle -short quick action-.
- A passes back to B.
- B takes on the forehand and spins away over the opponent's backhand -pawn-.
- C sprints in towards head of circle -timing-.
- B passes towards C possibly with the backhand sweep pass.
- C takes on, brings the ball into the circle and rounds. 2 actions, ball under control and round off.
Exercise 1
- A begins by slaloming at pace. Looks through the pawns to the end which way the trainer sticks out his stick and accelerates in that direction.
- If you are going to round left with backhand on goal.
- If you are going to round off on the right with forehand on goal.
Exercise 2
- Improve the scoop.
- A starts with the ball and pushes the ball to B.
- B takes open tackle and hits the ball to C.
- C takes the ball on gives a scoop to D.
- D gives a flat to E and plays a 2:1 with F together and wants to score on the big goal.
- Defender wants to take the ball away and score in the small goal on the side.
- A passes the ball back to B.
- Then the 2:1 starts.
- A and B want to score on the big goal.
- The defender wants to make sure that the pass line is closed in order to conquer the ball.
- The ball back is left open, of course, which is always allowed.
Divide the group into 2 groups
- One group starts in the box and so start to put pressure on the players already in the field.
- The players who are already in the field want to move the ball through the bowl and score in the goals on the sides.
- The players in the box may not leave the box until the ball has been thrown to one of the defenders.
- A starts with the ball and push the ball to B.
- B takes the ball open and scoops the ball to C.
- C takes the ball high and provides control.
- D runs into the depth and gets the ball in the run of C.
- D plays and 1:1 against the defender standing there. Trying to maintain speed.
- When the defender has taken the ball away, score on the goalkeeper on the side.
Exercise 1:
- A stands in the middle of the circle and gets start 4 balls to round off on goal.
- Ball 1: B passes the ball to A, A takes it and rounds off with the forehand stroke.
- Ball 2: A immediately turns around and receives the ball from C exactly along the pawns so that A can elevator the ball over the pawns and then rounds with the backhand on goal.
- Ball 3: A turns back immediately and receives a hard ball from D which she elevators over the pawns by placing her stick in front of the pawns and finishes with the forehand strike on goal.
- Ball 4: Turns right back and receives a hard ball from E which she takes closed and then turns away to her backhand and finishes with the backhand on goal.
Exercise 2:
Play possession with communication as the focus.
Play possession with communication as the focus.
- Give 1 player on each team the lead to direct possession of the ball.
- The players listen to the instructions of these players.
