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Hockey drills

  • Play the ball hard and attackers in the circle look for the scoring zones and try to score creatively.
  • The aim when passing the ball in is to play hard and not to pass to a player.
drawing scoring from inside the scoringzones
  • Player 1 plays the ball to Player 2,
  • Player 2 plays the ball to Player 3,
  • Player 1 has meanwhile run on to the position of Player 2 only to stand a bit deeper,
  • Player 3 plays the ball to Player 1,
  • Player 2 ran behind his ball and also went a little deeper,
  • Player 1 plays the ball to Player 2,
  • Repeat until you reach the goal.
  • You start with 3 teams, A, B and C. 
  • The game will be played on about half a field, 
  • the ball divider/referee is in the centre of the field in a marked square, 
  • this square can't be played through. 
  • There is a goalkeeper in the goal and two goals on the half way line. 
  • Team A starts defending, 
  • team B is attacking, 
  • team C is divided over the 2 small goals.
  • Team A has to make sure the ball reaches team C. 
  • At this moment team B is defending and attacking team C.
  • Put the pilons as shown in the figure
  • Spread the balls over pilons C and D.
  • In this exercise you place a player at pilons C and D.
  • The rest of the team will line up at pilon A.
  • From A onwards, the player walks around the pilon
  • From the post, the player makes a sideways movement facing the ball (facing C).
  • Player C plays the ball in the forehand of A
  • A takes the ball and turns right open
  • A runs in the direction of the circle and finishes at goal. 
  • From here he runs to D and receives another ball. 
  • The player turns open to the left and finishes on goal again.


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hockey-open-closed-controlling

  • On the 23 meter line all field players are ready with all balls. 
  • They play the ball to point D to the left of where a player is ready. 
  • He plays the ball through and towards the circle to the player from whom he got the ball. 
  • The player standing at point D calls the player to finish the ball with a backhand or forehand. 
  • The ball must be hit at the head of the circle on target.
  • At point D there are two players and as soon as you have shot on goal you stand in this row.

Organisation

Field: half field

General

  • Orange has 6 players and blue has 4 players plus a goalkeeper.
  • After a self pass, the first player of team orange passes to the right player (2) or left player (3).
  • Then Orange plays in the central part of the field a 6:4+gk.
  • At interception by Blue, Blue then scores in one of the goals (A/B) on the side between the 23 meter line and center line.
  • Start over after a goal is scored, after the ball goes over the back line/middle line or after a maximum of 3 interceptions


Tips Ball possession

  • Take an open control
  • Keep depth as six (play in 3 or 4 lines).
  • Make the playing field wide.


Tips Not In Ball Possession

  • Slow down the attack by chanelling.
  • Keep pressure on the one in ball possession (1 sticklength distance).
  • Goalkeeper: coach your team-mates briefly and concisely.


Tips Switching

At Loss of Ball:


  • In the event of ball loss, apply pressure directly to the player in possession.
  • Quickly regroup between player in possession and own goal.


In case of ball gain:

  • Choose to pass the ball.
  • Walk out of the duel after winning the ball.


Make it easier

  • Changing the number of players: Orange with 5 players against Blue with 3+keeper.


Make it more difficult

  • Third goal at center line (just before the starting position of Orange player 1).


creating-chances

  • Divide the team into three groups per line.
  • As stroke technique only allow: push, slide and short strokes.
  • The strike force must be fast and HARD 
  • Assuming the ball remains in the stick (the stick should move slightly backwards).
  • via a pilon pattern from the center line, the group must bring 3 balls from the center line to the 23 mtr line and bring them into the circle.
  • One of the group members must receive the ball in the circle in the scoring zone and try to score. 
  • Player 1 plays the ball to player 2
  • Player 2 plays the ball to player 3
  • Player 3 plays the ball to player 4
  • Player 4 finishes on target
  • Everyone runs to where he passes and when you've shot at goal you start at Player 1's spot
drawing Square
  • Player 2 runs in front of the defender (line of pilons). 
  • Then player 1 plays the ball to player 2 performing an open control and runs towards the circle.
  • Then player 2 finishes the attack.
  • The same happens to players 3 and 4.
  • In this exercise you can switch between open/closed controls.


  • Player 1 runs with the ball to the circle and shoots
  • Player 4 plays the ball to the left where player 2 and defender 1 are running in (2v1)
  • Player 4 plays the ball to the right where player 3 and defender 2 come running in (3v2)
  • Player 4 runs with a ball into the circle and finishes off the attack (4v2)
  • all players sit on one half in a circle
  • everyone has a ball
  • Legs are stretched on the floor
  • 1st exercise = everyone passes the ball to the left
  • 2nd exercise = everyone passes the ball to the right 
  • 3rd exercise = do the same with a pair of "medizin" balls or 1 or 2 "medizin" balls in between the normal balls
  • now in planking position or push-up position 
  • 1st exercise = everyone rolls the ball underneath them to the next player to the left
  • 2nd exercise = everyone rolls the ball underneath them to the next player to the right
  • 3rd exercise = now the ball can also be rolled to another player e.g. to the other side




drawing Strength exercise
  • receive the ball either forehand or backhand,
  • receive with a forehand and turn quickly to your left side.
  • receive with a backhand and turn quickly to your right side.
  • While under pressure:
    • receive on the side were the defender is positioned, turn away quickly and speed up
drawing reverse forehand and backhand