Hockey drills for technique attack / offense

• Defender plays the ball to the right back. 
• Right half pulls in and right front goes deep. 
• Defender gives a deep pass on the right front. 
• Right front turns away and plays the ball back on the midfielder. 
• Midfielder puts the ball back on the other central defender who comes in. 
• Pass to left back and then perform the same exercise as over right.

• 1 plays the ball using the bar to 2

  2 runs in, controls the ball, moves towards the axis of the pitch and plays via the bar to 3

  3 runs in, takes on and plays to the running-through number 2

  2 Takes on and shoots (high) on target

  
  

  
  

  Same for 4,5,6 if there are enough players for that

  
  

  Press and hold 1-2-3-1 (or 1-2-3-4-5-6-1)

• 3 persons stand at the pilons and try not to let the player in the middle touch the ball. 
• It is important that the diagonal pass is not made possible. 
• So the players without the ball have to stand in the corners compared to the player with the ball.

Variation:

• Attacker plays to defender, and plays the ball back to the attacker.
• Then the attacker is allowed to attack towards goal. 
• At 1, the ball begins and passes to the defender who then passes it to the out-going attacker. 
• From there it is 2 to 1
• See number 2, only the players remain and it becomes a 4 against 2.

Aim

• A game is not only fun, you also learn a lot from them.

Set up

• Very simple: 2 goals, some vests and some balls. 
• Surely no more explanation is required? 
• This kind of game isn't really for training something specific (e.g. playing outside with a box in the middle), but just to have fun.
• If a team goes loses way too easy, you can enter the rule that they have to pass 3 times before they can score. 
• Or you can make that team's goal smaller.

INSTRUCTIONS

• 2 teams
• 5 players per team
• 3 goals per team
• 2 yellow independent goals in the centre of the pitch

• Game: team blue against team red. 
• Team red scores at one of the 3 blue pilons and team blue scores at one of the 3 red pilons. 
• When the ball goes through one of the two yellow goals, the goals turn around. 
• Team blue scores at the blue pilons and team red scores at the red pilons. 
• When the ball goes through one of the yellow goals again, it turns around again.

AREAS OF CONCERN

Ball possession Take a good look at which of the 6 goals there's a lot of free space

Not in ball possession Trap the player with the ball from multiple sides

Game with different variations:

• with grip
• with globe
• with stick in weird position
• with other balls

• Player A runs left towards the pilon straight ahead and retrieves the ball so that the pilon is played out. 
• Then player A passes the ball deep on to player B, who runs in.
• Player B puts the ball back to player A
• Player A finishes.

Then player A does the task of player B and vice versa. 

Aim

• Practicing some useful hockey techniques.

Set up

• The player starts at the top black pilon. 
• He/she goes through the red slalom and then dribbles towards the (dark) blue pilon. 
• From the (dark) blue pilon an Indian will follow
• Dribble to the yellow pilon. 
• This is followed by passing moves, in this case a drag has been chosen. 
• With other movements, the pilons may have to stand slightly different. 
• But here the player runs to the left (end of the L) and drags in front of the 3 pilons the ball forcefully to the right. 
• This is repeated again and then the player pushes the ball onto the black goal.
• This exercise can be made easier/complicated. E.g. by changing the passing movements, increasing/reducing the distance of dribbling, making the goal smaller/ larger, adjust the slalom slightly, etc. etc. You can really let your own imagination run wild.

• A player of Blue (1) passes the ball to e.g. player 2 of Orange. This team tries to score over the 23-metre line in a yellow goal.
• Blue interferes with the defending of the Orange and tries to capture the ball and score in the normal goal. When Blue is over the 23-metre line, the team-mate at the side-line is allowed to join the game.
• Blue substitutes with Orange after 2 goals from either team.

Tips Ball possession

• Pass with good speed and direction.
• Be available (outside of the field).
• Use the hard feint pass (flats and push).

Tips Not Ball possession

• Force the player in ball possession to the side.
• Provoke making mistakes.
• Perform a quick counter after conquering ball.

Tips Counter

• Force the player in ball possession to the side.
• Provoke making mistakes.
• Perform a quick counter after conquering ball

Make it easier

• Make the field deeper (towards the center line).

Make it more difficult

• 1 extra player per team.

• The trainer (T) rolls the ball (1) to one of the four front players (for example A).
• Player A receiving the ball (2) plays a duel with player V1 opposite him.
• The goal is to score the ball at the opponent's goal.
• If V1 manages to intercept the ball, he plays it to V2.
• Now V2 may try to score with player B.
• After a goal, the form of play starts over again.

Making it easier

• Play a 1-1 duel on the two fields for a few minutes, after a goal,  the substitute player comes into play.

Make it more difficult

• After the ball is taken by V1, V1 and V2 may try to score against player A (now it has become a 2-1 game).
• A has to defend. 
• If A takes the ball, he plays it to player B. 
• Player A and B play a 2-2 duel on players V1 and V2.

• Player 1 asks the ball in front of the pilons and receives the ball from player 3. 
• At that moment player 2 grabs a ball and dribbles to the back line.
• Player 1 runs with his/her ball to the circle and finishes there.
• Then player 1 runs to the penaltyspot where he/she receives the ball from player 3.
• The ball is then finished on goal again.