Hockey drills for technique warming-up

• 2 groups of 5 hoops.
• All 5 children are standing at a hoop
• One of the kids has the ball and starts pushing to each other.
• Which group is the first to play the ball 3 times around (counterclockwise).
• Of course you can also have 2 groups of 4

• The group is divided into 2 groups ( try boys who have to play together in the game across the board (far-mid or all defenders; all midfielders,...))

Playing field : 1/4 of the field over the entire width of the field.

• Exercise : The toss determines which team has ball possession.
• This group tries to visit all the houses on the playing field, after each visit the group has to get a key from the goalkeeper who is standing in a box in the middle of the field.
• You get the key by playing the goalkeeper and he has to kick the ball back to a member of the group.
• The house has to be approached by at least 3 people.
• Then a group member may stand in the house and receive the ball and play it back.
• The team may NOT have someone in the house in advance. 
• Everything goes on time.
• After group 1, group 2 starts. 
• Group 2 has to improve the time of group 1...
• The second version is with defense by the other group. 
• Who scores the most houses in 10 minutes. 
• Scoop is allowed in free space... houses may not be defended by a team...  A house = a square with 4 pilons...
  
  

The flower (without or with ball):

• start at pilon 1 > to the center of the flower
• hitting each of the 4 surrounding pilons 1 by 1
• run back to pilon 1
• variations:
  • with stick and ball
  • relay race

• The group is positioned in the four corners of the field.
• One who tags has to wear a party ribbon
• On a sign, they cross the field in three directions of their choice:
• the short side, the long side or diagonal.
• This results in one, two or three points each time they return.
• A tagger operates in the free space and obliges the tagged children to first go back to their corner before they may cross again.
• How many points can you score in a set time?

• The group is lined up on the short side of the field for a relay. 
• On a sign they all run to the other side at the same time and try to sit down as soon as possible in a random order.
• Which line-up will be the first to sit down?
• Variation
• Varying start and end positions.
• Touching a line on the opposite side, returning and sitting in line again.

• Let the team run for about five minutes and then continue with the following exercises: 
• put out the pilons as shown in figure one.
• Have the team make two rows on the sideline at the height of the 23-metre line.
• Perform the following running exercises on the dotted line: 
• - Knee lifting (constructive 50%, 80%, 100%).
• - Heel to buttocks (building 50%, 80%, 100%).
• - Sideways
• - Cross step.
• - And finally, release the arms.  

• Put out six pilons in a row with +/- five meters between each pilon.
• This is best done on the 23 meter line as shown in figure 1. 
• Again make two rows and let the team sprint from the sideline to the first pylon and back, then from the sideline to the second pylon and back.
• Repeat this until the sixth pylon. 
• After these sprint exercises let the team run half a lap. 

• Flat
• Open reception,
• Accelerate & push pass out of the barrel (alternate with other techniques such as stroke, push pass, backhand pass).
• A flats to B (A runs after own ball);
• B takes it open and runs around the pilon.
• B accelerates with the ball stuck to the stick and plays the ball through the gates to A.
• Resumption

• There is one tigger without ball and two players without ball.
• It is thrown over accurately, whoever has the ball, can be tagged, a player without ball can not be tagged.
• The ball may be held for a maximum of ten seconds.
• If the tagger has intercepted a ball, the ball goes out of play.
• If you are tagged, you go to the side when no. 2 comes to the side, no. 1 goes back into the game

• The children run through the room in pairs.
• One child tries to follow the other.
• Variation
• The child at the front has to suddenly change tempo.
• The child in front must always change direction sharply.
• Groups of four or five children.
• Groups of four or five children and when the signal is given, the one in the back sprints to the front and then leads the rest.

• There are all kinds of obstacles in the field, such as mats, hoops and pilons.
• The trainer leads the way along these obstacles, the children follow him.
• Variation
  • The children run in pairs along these obstacles.
  • They run  backwards.
  • They run while taking sideways steps.

Aim:

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

Set up:

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.

1. The players 1 start with the ball and play it to their players 2. Then they change positions.

2. 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 that players only has to run further.
• Increase the distance between the pilons that players have to pass over longer distances
• Increase both distances.
• Increase speed.
• Make as many successful passes as possible in time.

Points of attention:

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