Hockey drills
2 exercises in 1
Exercise 1: one touch scoring
- A runs in towards the goal gets the ball from B who shoots it hard and flats at the goal.
- A tips the ball in with a one touch.
- A turns at the same time and receives the ball from C who also flattens hard towards the goal.
- A tips the ball in with a one touch
Exercise 2: game 3 against 3
- Play a game 3 against 3 against each other.
- Tips for attackers
- Make the field big when you have the ball
- Make triangles to reach each other easily
- Over the backhand side of the opponent
- Make use of the lift pass
- Make sure you can always return the ball
- Tips for the defenders
- All stand behind the ball
- Push them to your forehand side (think about how you will stand up)
- Try to double them up and trap them
- You can always return the ball
Two different exercises
Exercise 1: 1 against 1
- Make sure you stand firm
- Let the ball do the work
- Practise actions
- Try to go over the backhand side (as attackers)
- Close the backhand side (as defender)
Exercise 2: practising lift pass
- You slalom between the cones.
- Trainer calls backhand or forehand
- You make a lift pass with the backhand or forehand and then finish on goal
Lazy 3 on 1
- Tip attackers:
- Pass, speed high
- Look where you are playing to
- Play easy ball
- Tip defenders:
- Close down the backhand side
- Stand in between the pass lines
- Waiting for mistakes from opponents
- Practice penalty corner attacking
Ball possession by starting in 4 teams then widening the field to 2 teams
- Tips:
- Pass over the backhand side of the opponent and into the forehand of your team-mate
- Stick to and defend a player when you are not in possession of the ball
- Communication with your team mates
- Trapping an opponent with his 2nd
- A starts with the ball
- B comes running in the direction of A.
- A gives a hard angled pass to B, B takes the ball with a lift and moves with it
- B gives a deep ball to C who is ready to receive the ball and in one go takes it to the back line.
- C receives the ball and accelerates over the back line to give a 90 degree pass to A who has run on to the front circle.
- Set up exercise on 2 sides
5 against 3.
- A passes the ball to B, B passes the ball to C.
- When C has received the ball the 5v3 starts.
- Tips attackers:
- Keep speed
- Always return the ball
- Pass over the backhand side of the opponent
- Keep the field wide and long
- Communicate with each other
- Use the in-out to receive the ball
- Tips Defenders:
- Close the gap
- Close down pass lines to the front
- Make sure they have to keep playing backwards
- Communicate with each other
- Keep them outside the circle (if they enter the circle, the pressure is on the ball)
- If it is too difficult for the defenders let a tackle back runner join in
- A is ready with the ball
- B comes running towards the ball.
- A passes the ball to B.
- B receives the ball
- A runs on and gets the ball back from B.
- B takes the ball on the pass.
- They touch the ball only 2 times.
- A receives the ball again,
- B runs in to the deep and gets the ball back from A.
- A also touches the ball twice, accepts and plays on.
- B takes the ball in the depth and runs into the circle and rounds the goal.
- Exercise on 2 sides.
- If it goes well, put 1 defender in between to put pressure on the ball and if they intercept, they can score in the little goal on their side.
- Further practice with half court press.
- The goal is that they realize what they have to do when the ball is passed.
- How should we run as a forward.
- Ball starts at A
- The 3 defenders position themselves so that the AXIS is closed and the ball can only be passed to the sides or back out.
- A passes the ball to B because the AXIS is closed.
- Now comes what the whole exercise is about what the 3 defenders should do now
- V1 shifts so that she is in front of the ball so that the ball cannot be passed straight forwards
- V2 stands between the person with the ball and the ball line
- V3 who shoots at attacker C, who is giving support there. V3 makes sure that C cannot get the ball and defends on the inside, between the opponent and the goal.
- From here on it is a 3:3
- At the other end, it is exactly the same and the defenders do the same
- Exercise in passing the ball cleanly and accepting it correctly.
- After that rounding off and going through to an action you have made.
- A pushes the ball to B. (look, aim and hit the forehand of your teammate)
- B receives the ball. (hands apart, stand actively, feet apart stick to the ground)
- B pushes the ball to C who receives the ball and takes it with them to the other side.
- Takes the ball with you (ball on the stick, hands apart, ball slightly in front of you).
- Lines up the ball and finishes on the goal.
- D pushes the ball after B has played it to C right away.
- B has to turn around immediately and pay attention.
- B receives the ball and makes a lap over the forehand.
- B flats the ball to E.
- E receives the ball and gives another flat to the second post.
- C runs into the ball E gives and changes its direction.
- 2 attackers defend against 1.
- A passes the ball back to fellow player B.
- From then on the 2v1 starts.
- Tips for the attackers:
- Play over the backhand side of your opponent.
- Do not run too much with the ball but continue passing
- Make eye contact with your team-mate
- Tips for the defender:
- Keep the shaft closed
- Let the attacker make the mistake
- Stand firmly/actively
- Later on, add that if the defender has taken the ball away, he can score in a little goalkeeper's box at the side
- Attackers must then switch.
- Extension of exercise 1 of this training.
- A passes the ball to B.
- A moves to the outside to get the ball back there.
- There is no space there so they accelerate on the pawn back to the middle and get the ball from B.
- B must look at what A is doing and judge what is the best moment to pass the ball.
- Let A do this a number of times and then put in a defender.
- B must then think about when they want to pass the ball
- This may be when A runs to the outside, that they give the ball when they thinks they can, or that they wait for A to speed up and then give the ball.
- B should therefore start thinking and see what the best moment is
- Set up on both sides
Two different exercises
Exercise 1: 1 against 1
Exercise 1: 1 against 1
- Make sure you stand firm
- Let the ball do the work
- Practice actions
- Try to go over the backhand side (as attackers)
- Close the backhand side (as defenders)
Exercise 2: practising lift pass
- You slalom between the cones.
- Trainer calls backhand or forehand
- You make a lift pass with the backhand or forehand and then finish on goal
