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Hockey drills

  • The balls start at player at 1.
  • The player at 1 passes to the player at 2.
  • The player at 2 takes the ball and at that point the four players around 2 may start putting pressure on that player.
  • The player at 2 must manage to find his way and attempt a pass to someone on his team; orange.
  • Can player 2 give the pass, then orange attacks in a 4vs4, can white take the ball away, then white attacks in a 4vs4.
drawing Creating Overload
  • A takes the long corner
  • Plays to D instead of B
  • D hits the ball on the dot or at the 2nd post
  • B stands ready to punch/tip the ball in
drawing Long corner
  • Passing in the loop
  • Do not stand still
  • Actively moving from pawn to pawn
drawing Shifting from left to right
  • A takes the long corner
  • B offers from the back line to the 5 meter circle
  • Gets a hard ball that is immediately rebounded to the 2nd post
  • D stands there and tips the ball into the goal
  • C also offers outside the 5 meter circle, but does not get the ball
drawing Long corner
  • Player A plays the ball with a flats or hard push on C.
  • Player C comes running in and rebounds the ball wide at once to player B who has come running in.
  • B takes the ball in stride and accelerates with the ball on the stick to the edge of the "dotted circle.
  • There he passes the ball with a hard push to player C who has run around the pawn and offers himself.
  • The ball is accepted just outside the circle and then taken into the circle with 1x touch and hit on goal.
  • Then the player gets a 'rebound' ball played to him from the back line by the trainer and finishes it on the goal.
Passing: CAB
drawing Bouncing the ball
  • First player pushes along the line
  • The other player steps in, takes over and flattens to the central player
  • The central player also steps in and opens up
  • This player pushes back along the line
drawing Running in for the man and flats
Player A plays the ball, alone, through the restricted area to player B or C.

  • Players attack
  • Defended by 2 defenders and a goalkeeper
  • Ball and players may not pass through the restricted area
Game ends on a goal or a defending player who hit the ball over the sideline.

drawing Attack with
  • Flats are given from the middle to the outside .
  • Open attack and push along the line, player takes the ball and accelerates past the pawns .
  • Then passes to the head of the circle, where the player runs in and shoots at goal.
drawing Gears, passes and assumptions
Two teams compete against each other. Starting on a whistle.

  • Slalom around the pots.
  • Dribbling Left-Right 2x.
  • Spin out.
  • Shoot on goal.
drawing Relay
Conquer the goaltending:

  • Team blue and team red
  • With a controlled pass through the goalmouth, you "conquer" the goal.
  • The team that conquered all the goals wins.
  • A goal can be recaptured by the other side playing a controlled pass through that goal.
drawing Party Form
  • Searching for length in overtime
drawing overtime in length
Goal Exercise:
Make high pressure tactics clear to a team.

  • 6 vs. 6
  • Setup defense is 4-2 and possible goalkeeper
  • Attacking formation is 3-3.
Ball is taken out alternately by defenders and attackers.

Goal of defense
In possession of ball:
  • Play ball out and score in 1 of the 2 goals on the center line.
  • Form triangles so that someone can always be played.
  • Be able to change sides when crowded on 1 side.
No ball possession:
  • Play compactly / ensure that the ball + player on the ball guide to the outside.
  • Cover the inside of an attacker so that the way to the goal is covered.
Goal attack
In possession of ball:
  • Attackers compact when ball is in middle of field, when ball is played away to side 1 attacker must run into corner and other 2 attackers assume scoring position in circle.
  • Be able to shift ball from side when crowded on 1 side.
No ball possession:
  • Attackers high pressure on ball / cover play-off opportunities.
  • Midfield compact until ball is on one side and then pressure.
drawing Game tactics with attackers and defenders