Hockey drills for technique passing
- The exercise is done along two sides.
- Start with a dribble, push the ball and then run to the head of the circle, get the ball back and finish.
This exercise is designed to practice the basics of pushing, accepting and finishing.
- Player stands in the middle
- Player is played on
- Player spins out
- Player passes to the opposite side
- Repetition of the above steps
- After a number of minutes the game is switched
- First dribble, push into the run.
- Player comes in and spins out and then returns a push into the run.
- Player comes back in and does two dribbles and then finishes on goal.
Red player starts with the ball and begins drifting to the next pot and then pushes the ball to the blue player.
The blue player takes open around the pot and then also drifts to the next pot and then pushes to red again!
The blue player takes open around the pot and then also drifts to the next pot and then pushes to red again!
- T: Give as many passes as possible within 1 minute.
- R: /
- A: Making the square bigger
- D: Passive defender
Goal of the exercise is:
- Passing at speed.
- Pass to next position.
- 1 and 2 pass the ball up and down 3 times.
- The one who gets the ball last plays someone of his color in the circle and may help build an attack in the circle.
Expansion:
- They may move out of the circle and also 2 meters outside the circle.
- Once the ball is cleared by the defending side, the attack is over.
- Defending outside.
Simultaneously to this exercise 3 players can practice the penalty corner.
Trainers divide over both exercises.
Trainers divide over both exercises.
Exercise:
- Player Blue stands between the four pawns and plays player Red firmly -hard push.
- Player Blue keeps eye contact with player Red and chooses position left or right between the pawns.
- Player Red plays the ball firmly back to Blue's chosen position -attack position.
- Player Blue accepts open and then finishes on goal.
Important:
- Players Blue and Red stand with straight backs and bent legs on the ball of the foot. In the 'starting blocks'.
- Stick just slightly above the knees.
Construction:
- Player Blue takes open first at both attack positions on the forehand, then on the backhand, then alternately.
Level:
- For 1st year D players, it is recommended that the trainer take the role of player Red in the beginning.
- As confidence grows, and effectiveness, players can assume the role of Red.
- Focused pass giving and receiving.
- Center player focus on accepting, handling ball and passing on.
Points of focus:
- In the forehand
- High stop
- Speed ball -width of field serve.
Extension exercise: middle player runs in and asks for the ball, accepts and turns around, passes the ball runs back quickly and offers again.
- One ball per pair.
- Pairs are instructed to pass through as many gates as possible in 2 minutes.
- A gate is completed when you pass the ball three times.
Goal:
- Taking out over the side
- Build up over the flank
- Get to the back line and then pass to goal
Points of attention:
- Playing the ball into the forehand.
- Moving behind the ball.
- Player plays the ball hard through push 1 ==> 2 runs directly after her/his pass
- Flattens the ball hard over long distance 2 ==> 3
- Drives the ball to the back line and passes to 4
- Takes to round at pace on goal
- 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.
