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Hockey drills for

  • 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.

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

  • 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)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5W-zK1tptw
  • jab: take your stick in your left hand and poke the bal or close to the ball to put pressure on the bal. 
    • left food forward right food back
    • move quick forward and back 
    • forse them to one side ( FH side)
  • channel:
    • pick up the speed of the attacker 
    • change body postion to force them outside 
    • follow the attacker and make a steal Fh or save backhand 
  • block tackle:
  • step in to the bal 
  • sit low with your stick on forehand side 
  • mostly after jab you block tackle 
drawing defense Jab, channel and block tackle
  • Attacker on the ball runs up and does a reverse.
  • Passes to attacker 2.
  • 2 vs. 2 starts.
drawing Reverse and 1 versus 1
  • A runs around the pawns with the ball and pushes to B
  • B passes to C
  • C drives around the pawns into the circle and passes to B who has run into the circle
  • Defender D comes into action B and C try to score
Option 1: Extra defender and A attacks with him.

drawing Impact over left with dribble
  • A starts with a ball and drives into the circle and rounds off
  • B plays when A has rounded a ball to V1
  • From here the 2 versus 2 starts
  • When A and B conquer the ball, they can score in one of the goals on the side
drawing 2 versus 2 rounding
  • We always play 2 against 2
  • Group 1 plays against group 2
  • Group 3 stands ready with a ball, if the ball is out, or scored, group 3 may start, Group 1 then enters that box to defend
  • Group 1 against group 3
  • Group 4 is ready with a ball, ball out, or scored, group 4 starts with the ball and writes group 3 to defend
  • Group 3 against group 4
  • And so on
drawing 2 versus 2 with switching moment
  • A has the ball and does over the three pawns and chop
  • She then plays a 1 vs 1 against B
  • B tries to capture the ball and then drive the ball through the gate on the 23-yard line
drawing Chop exercise to 1 vs. 1
  • V1 starts with the ball
  • V2 comes running in and gets the ball from V1
  • V2 takes the ball open and passes to V3
  • V2 runs right through to offer his pass to V3
  • V3 passes the ball back to V2, who runs into the circle and completes

  • A passes the ball to B when V3 has given the ball to V2
  • B passes the ball outside where C presents himself
  • It now becomes a 3 vs.

  • V1, V2, V3 are going to try to defend the goal
  • A, B, C want to score on the goal
  • If the defense takes the ball away, they can score in the goal on the side
drawing Attack over right to 3 vs.
  • A plays the ball wide to B, who is ready to receive the ball
  • B takes the ball and drives toward the box where they play a 1 vs. 1 against A who is ready to defend
drawing 1 vs. 1
  • A starts with the ball and plays it back to B first.
  • When B has taken the ball the 3-on-3 starts and the defenders may start pressuring.

  • Tips for the attackers:
    • Use the practice of switching the strikers.
    • Play only the safe ball.
    • Remember the 4 squares in the circle.

  • Tips for the defenders:
    • Keep your man/woman in the circle.
    • Push them to one side.
    • Always put pressure on the ball so don't let them shoot.
drawing 3 against 3 in the circle