Hockey drills for technique defense
- 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.
![drawing Impact over left with dribble](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7817240d0cca47cb9045a36b1b103ad9b81f912b6f495.jpg)
- A starts with a ball and drives into the circle and rounds off
- B plays when A has rounded a ball to V1
- From here the 2 versus 2 starts
- When A and B conquer the ball, they can score in one of the goals on the side
![drawing 2 versus 2 rounding](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7816795dc551221fc9604d682e5201138f926e9af07e2.jpg)
- We always play 2 against 2
- Group 1 plays against group 2
- Group 3 stands ready with a ball, if the ball is out, or scored, group 3 may start, Group 1 then enters that box to defend
- Group 1 against group 3
- Group 4 is ready with a ball, ball out, or scored, group 4 starts with the ball and writes group 3 to defend
- Group 3 against group 4
- And so on
![drawing 2 versus 2 with switching moment](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/781663b20c7db14631af1e7eec636c54affaab11b49f4.jpg)
- A has the ball and does over the three pawns and chop
- She then plays a 1 vs 1 against B
- B tries to capture the ball and then drive the ball through the gate on the 23-yard line
![drawing Chop exercise to 1 vs. 1](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/778089498d0fab0161fa7c23fbfd05ec055bb7785159a.jpg)
- V1 starts with the ball
- V2 comes running in and gets the ball from V1
- V2 takes the ball open and passes to V3
- V2 runs right through to offer his pass to V3
- V3 passes the ball back to V2, who runs into the circle and completes
- A passes the ball to B when V3 has given the ball to V2
- B passes the ball outside where C presents himself
- It now becomes a 3 vs.
- V1, V2, V3 are going to try to defend the goal
- A, B, C want to score on the goal
- If the defense takes the ball away, they can score in the goal on the side
![drawing Attack over right to 3 vs.](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/77209ab545e2b5522f332124c6185e6e5245f6076fb07.jpg)
- A plays the ball wide to B, who is ready to receive the ball
- B takes the ball and drives toward the box where they play a 1 vs. 1 against A who is ready to defend
![drawing 1 vs. 1](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7691520719df6a213986d14582038c270bb16c4294190.jpg)
- A starts with the ball and plays it back to B first.
- When B has taken the ball the 3-on-3 starts and the defenders may start pressuring.
- Tips for the attackers:
- Use the practice of switching the strikers.
- Play only the safe ball.
- Remember the 4 squares in the circle.
- Tips for the defenders:
- Keep your man/woman in the circle.
- Push them to one side.
- Always put pressure on the ball so don't let them shoot.
![drawing 3 against 3 in the circle](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/76541bc90a02436817b7ebefb20241344e587ba5cae4d.jpg)
- Party game with two goals and a square in the middle of the field.
- The ball may not be played through the square. In that case the ball is in touch.
- So the idea is to play field hockey outside and not through the axis of the field.
![drawing Party Form](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/76510dbc496dffca658989dd2e2d821167876bc7c2b25.jpg)
- Putting pressure on the bowl in positional play
- Covering the pass line and running line
![drawing Press on bowl & waist](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/761508190e88cab952b0ce1a6c0902b28e26ad3619c4e.jpg)
- Position play 0 against 0
- Then 3 against 1
![drawing positional play 3 against 0 and 3 against 1](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7420137dfd40afb50ad3388510009207a07f5bc2eb541.jpg)
- A starts with the ball
- A gives 2 passing options
- A plays the ball to B
- B takes the ball
- C runs wide and gets the ball from B
- Now a 3:2 starts
![drawing 3 vs. 2](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/73837fdbb243981db83f481bc38466446dd44265eb825.jpg)
1 vs. 1
- The trainer sets out a square and gathers all the balls and players in it.
- The trainer gives all players a number. In this example, 1 through 6.
- The trainer calls out two numbers each time. In this example 3 and 5.
- The player with number 3 plays a 1 vs. 1 against the player with number 5.
- The player who scores a goal gets a point.
- Then the coach calls two other numbers, after which a new 1 vs. 1 is played.
- The players keep track of how many points they have made.
![drawing Exercise on target](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/73519b01a58c78ecc94d36b9650a338f6b605b0140235.jpg)