Hockey drill: free running

Purpose:The purpose of this exercise to learn how to link up with a defender to create space for your teammate.

Set-up:

1. The player at B runs in from point C to point D. From there he runs towards point E.
2. When the player coming from point B passes station C, the player from F runs towards point B.
3. The player standing at A passes the ball to the player coming from F.
4. The player who receives the ball plays the ball on towards point E.
5. From point E the ball is driven through the pawns.
6. Turning around goes as follows. The player coming from F stays on point B. The player from B goes to point A and the player from A goes to F. The defenders only turn around; B goes to F and F goes to B to defend.

Variations:

• The exercise can also be performed in mirror.
• The exercise can also be played in the direction of the goal with the intention of scoring.
• The exercise can be played with or without defenders.
• The defenders can defend passively or actively.
• The exercise can be linked to the exercise "Overtal on take-off". This also changes the passing game!
• The player who receives the ball from A can also pass the ball to increase speed.
• The players from F can also make a sprint, the one who can take the ball can pass to E.

Points of attention:

• Defending can quickly become boring.
• If the pass from A is not going well, make the distance smaller.