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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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
- 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
- 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