Hockey drills for technique ball control

• Two teams with subs, there's a change if there's a score.
• Each person defends a goal, there are five goals on each field, so there are also five people defending these goals.
• If a goal is scored in your goal, you have to sit on the side and switch.
• A new player (sub) enters the field from the side and defends the goal.
• If there's a goal, it's a point.
• The team with the most points at the end of the match is the winner.

• The exercises can be played in 2 variations: the one for real beginning hockey players (this exercise can be used for a clinic for example) and the one for beginning hockey players who have already been in contact with hockey.
• Variant 1:
• Player 1 plays the ball to player 2, he takes the ball and passes on to player 3.
• Player 3 takes the ball and shoots at goal.
• Player 4 tries to stop the ball with the bottom of the foot or with the stick.
• Player 4 picks up the ball and joins the row at the back of the starting pilon of player 1.
• For safety's sake, don't shoot at goal when player 4 takes the ball. 
• The balls can also be taken out of the goal later on or use a break for that.
• This is for safety reasons.

open and closed receptions

• Number one calls "open" or "closed" and then plays the ball to number two.
• Number two comes running into the ball and takes it on according to what was called.
• Then number two calls "open" or "closed" and plays the ball to number three.
• Number three enters the ball and takes it on according to what was called again.
• Then number three runs over the back line into the circle and plays it at the head of the circle to number four.
• Number four finishes on target.

• Passing: 
  • push, slap, hit, overhead, running lob
• Receiving:
  • FH: left hand forward, walk/run into the bal, open- closed control
  • BH: receive with a high backhand run into direction of the ball
• Note: receive always on the move 

• Defender plays the ball to the right back. 
• Right half pulls in and right front goes deep. 
• Defender gives a deep pass on the right front. 
• Right front turns away and plays the ball back on the midfielder. 
• Midfielder puts the ball back on the other central defender who comes in. 
• Pass to left back and then perform the same exercise as over right.

• 3 persons stand at the pilons and try not to let the player in the middle touch the ball. 
• It is important that the diagonal pass is not made possible. 
• So the players without the ball have to stand in the corners compared to the player with the ball.

• Put out a square of 10 by 10 meters. 
• A player is placed at 3 pilons. 
• One pilon remains empty. 
• The player with the ball plays to the pilon without a player. 
• The player standing diagonally runs to the pilon and receives the ball. And so on. 
• In this way, the next goal is reached: 
  • a lot of movement, 
  • playing while running
  • take it in motion.

Game with different variations:

• with grip
• with globe
• with stick in weird position
• with other balls

• Player A plays the ball to Player B, who comes running into the ball.
• Player B bounces the ball directly back and runs towards the corner edge circle with a slalom through the gates.
• Player A runs towards the first pole to perform a tip in

Exercise is set up in the middle.Player A becomes player B and vice versa.

• The trainer (T) rolls the ball (1) to one of the four front players (for example A).
• Player A receiving the ball (2) plays a duel with player V1 opposite him.
• The goal is to score the ball at the opponent's goal.
• If V1 manages to intercept the ball, he plays it to V2.
• Now V2 may try to score with player B.
• After a goal, the form of play starts over again.

Making it easier

• Play a 1-1 duel on the two fields for a few minutes, after a goal,  the substitute player comes into play.

Make it more difficult

• After the ball is taken by V1, V1 and V2 may try to score against player A (now it has become a 2-1 game).
• A has to defend. 
• If A takes the ball, he plays it to player B. 
• Player A and B play a 2-2 duel on players V1 and V2.

• Player 1 asks the ball in front of the pilons and receives the ball from player 3. 
• At that moment player 2 grabs a ball and dribbles to the back line.
• Player 1 runs with his/her ball to the circle and finishes there.
• Then player 1 runs to the penaltyspot where he/she receives the ball from player 3.
• The ball is then finished on goal again.

• It works just like a normal game only now there's a square in the middle.
• If a shot or other foul is made, or if the ball has been out of bounds, the trainer throws/plays in a new ball from inside the square.
• The ball does not necessarily go to the same team or at the place where the foul was made.
• The size of the field depends on the number of players.