Hockey drills

• Push the ball to the right.
• play left
• slide
• lay down several hoops and per 3 players pass the ball 6 times at 1 hoop and then to the next hoop.

• Float the ball and after the hoop pass the ball to a teammate who does the same.

• With the different materials you can make nice courses.
• A course is a fun and fast way to get the children to repeat their skills.
• It is also possible to make courses with a certain theme.
• Possible themes are: drifting, slalom, passing, playing high, making tempo.
• The arrows and traffic signs can be used in all sorts of exercises in a course and in relays.
• Here are some examples of possible courses

• The catcher must try to catch the others.
• When you are tagged, you stand with your legs apart and your arms crossed.
• Without the ticker knowing, the group has appointed a secret saviour;
• He may redeem the ticked by secretly tapping them.
• The game stops when the secret deliverer is caught.

• Set up the exercise and where the ball is played to the team-mate it goes through the alley.
• At the end of the exercise the ball carrier can score on goal.
• After the exercise, the players walk along the outside back to the start.
• Increase the distance between them
• Make the street narrower and narrower
• change the starting position after a while

OrganizationField
: half field

Implementation

General

• Play direction of the game
• Goals in the middle of the field to stimulate awareness of the context of the game (from where do I defend, where do I score?).
• 1:1 : the trainer plays a ball to Orange 1 or Blue 2. Defender's goal is to prevent a goal and score himself.
• 2:1 : The trainer plays a ball to Orange 1 or Blue 2. When Orange 1 gets the ball, Orange 3 can join in the playing field of Orange 1
• Orange 1 and 2 play a 2:1 on Blue 4 (same if Orange 3 gets the ball (Section B)).
• 2:2 : Same as 2:1, but if Blue 2 gets the ball, Blue 4 may join the attack in the section of Orange 1 (Section A).
  Tips on ball possession
  
• Perform a feint when passing.
• Cut in after the passing action; protect the ball from the defender.

Tips on non-ball possession

• Find your opponent as quickly as possible.
• Keep your stick on the ball.
• Keep the opponent in front of you (on the forehand).
• ps changeover

At loss of ball:

• Put direct pressure on the ball handler, cut the shortest path to the goal.

On winning the ball:

• Perform a quick action/goal attempt towards goals.
• Making it easier
• Change the start location regularly.

Make it more difficult

• Vary the speed of throw.

• Orange 1 passes to Blue 2.
• Blue 2, 3, 4 try to score in the 2 little goals on the back line.
• Orange 1 tries to get in possession of the ball by defending on its strong side (fh). If he succeeds, he can score in the goal on the middle line (1½ meter wide).
• The exercise is started again when:
• Blue scores in 1 of the 2 goals on the back line at Orange.
• Orange 1 scores in the conversion in the goal of Blue.
• The ball goes over the back line.

Tips Ball possession

• Threaten with the ball and speed towards the goal.
• Look at each other as attackers when offering the ball.
• Help the ball carrier by running away from the ball.

Tips on no ball possession

• Guide with stick on the ground, forehand at ball height.
• Stay out of the ball carrier's physical space.
• Keep the ball on your forehand side. or v2 to create a 1:2 situation (double).

Passing tips

• At loss of possession: Pressure the ball immediately, cut off the shortest path to the goal.

goal.

• When gaining the ball: Keep the ball in quick action/goal attempt towards the goal.

Make it more difficult

• Use 1 goal instead of 2.
• Vary the tackling.

Explanation

3 (4) against 2 + goalkeeper

OrganisationField
: demarcated space (on half a field)

General

• The form starts when blue 1 passes to orange 1.
• Orange 1, 2 and 3 ( possibly 4) try to score in the goal.
• Blue 1 and 2 try, by working together, to take over possession of the ball on their strong side and then to score in one of the little goals on the centre field (circle size about 3 metres).

The form stops when:

• Orange scores in the goal.
• Blue scores in the conversion in one of the little goals on the half way line.
• The ball goes over the back line.

Exceptions:

• Ball over the sideline is a normal strike.
• Foul is a normal free hit.

Tips on ball possession

• Look before taking the ball (pre-scanning) and recognise space.
• Take free hits and hits as quickly as possible.
• Use push passes.

Tips on non-ball possession

• Work together (cover each other's backs), give pressure on the ball, keep the ball on your defensive forehand side (fake space).
• Force a pass to the back or force a pass wide; this is better than a deep pass.
• Make sure you are always between the ball and your own goal

Switching tips

• On losing the ball:
  • Keep pressure on the ball straight away
  • Get between the ball and your own goal as quickly as possible and help your team-mate
• On winning the ball:
  • Look for the free space
  • Play a confident pass or accelerate strongly yourself.
• Make it easier
  • Vary the method of passing (e.g. push pass) or initial pass to another player.
• Make it more difficult
  • Increase Pressure:
    • Who scores the most goals in 10 ball starts);
    • can Orange 1,2,3 score within 30 sec.

• Make two teams.
• The goal is to get the ball to the other side of the line.
• You do this by standing in plank position and then pushing the ball to the other person who is standing further down in plank position.
• Then you run to the front and stand in a holding position and wait for the ball to come.
• The team that gets to the other side first wins.

Goal: Build up by moving the ball.

Instruction:

1. 1 starts with the ball and plays it to 2
2. 2 plays the ball back to 1
3. 1 plays the ball to 3
4. 3 plays the ball to 4
5. 4 starts the attack and may choose how he does this

Point of attention: The defenders try to get rid of the ball as quickly and skillfully as possible

• sprint within 30s (adjust time if necessary to level)
• back line-->23
• 23-->back line
• back line-->23
• 23-->back line
• back line-->23
• 23-->back line

• Players stand with their backs to each other.
• At a distance of 10 m from each player stands a pawn with a ball on it.
• At the whistle or START, the players run to the pawn, both grab the ball, run back to each other and hand each other the ball.
• Then the players run to the pawn with the new ball and place the ball on it.
• Then they both run back to the middle and finish with their backs to each other.
• It is possible to do this in a relay race or several times in a row.