Hockey drills
- A starts with the ball
- The player floats with the ball to the pawn in front of him/her
- The player drives around it with her/his forehand
- A gives a push out of the run to the in-running B
- B runs in and takes the ball
- Pushes into the circle and rounds on goal
Three color game
- The trainer has three colors of pawns in his hand. Red, white and blue.
- Player blue A takes his turn.
- Trainer first puts color pawn 1 in the air --> For example, pawn white.
- Player blue A starts running towards the edge of the circle and receives the ball from player blue ->.
- The latter then plays the ball through the white gate as the trainer thus puts the white pawn in the air.
- Player A takes the ball through the gate and rounds on goal.
- After his shot, he takes over the spot of the player who passed the ball to him.
- The trainer puts a new color pawn in the air for the next player etc.
Variants:
- head --> hitting
- head --> short and then flats
- at once short and then flush
- header --> right shear, runs through at the level of the penalty spot hand off to the person who came in from the left side of the header.
- Can't play it off himself trying to score.
- A plays the ball to B
- B plays the ball to C
- then begins the 3 against 2, D and E defend
- Jump 3 times
- Sideways to the first pawn
- Sideways back to the back line
- Sprint to the second pawn
- Slow dribble back
- Start at common pace after instruction from trainer
Attack down the right with a tip-in.
- Teach players to execute the attack over the right side.
- Focus on using a tip-in as a finishing technique.
- Important to recognize the timing and position of the tip-in.
- Players should also learn when to take the ball and turn away from the goalkeeper.
- Position play 0 against 0
- Then 3 against 1
Basic techniques -> Push pass out of the run.
- The trainer makes 3-pairs -if you can't work out the numbers of 4-pairs-; 2 players on one side of the playing field, 1 on the other side.
- The side of the pair always starts with the ball.
- Player 1 starts by floating to the other side.
- Halfway across the playing field he gives a push pass to player 2 on the opposite side.
- Player 2 takes the ball and does the same as Player 1 and gives the ball with a push pass to Player 3 etc.
- The player who passed the ball first runs on to Player 2's spot, Player 2 to Player 3's spot etc.
Points of attention:
- Drive the ball well in front of your body -i.e. not next to it or behind it- -> Look well over the ball.
- Drive the ball well outside with your left elbow.
- The exercise must be performed technically well before you can increase speed.
- 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
- A push the ball to B.
- B takes the ball and push the ball back to the wide running A.
- A takes the ball and push it through to the in-running C.
- C takes the ball and push/flats the ball deep to D.
- D takes the ball and and runs across the back line.
- D gives a 90-degree pass to the run-through B.
- B takes the ball and hits on goal.
- Divide your team into 2 groups
- Have them both stand at a row
- Have them practice elevator passes over the pawns several times first
- Float over the last pawn and push the ball to the next in line
Once they have all done it once or twice, you can make it a relay.
Dummy:
- The player does three passes behind the dummy and rounds on target.
- You can also do this exercise in relay form (do emphasize the proper execution of the exercise and not the speed).
Points of attention:
- With the dummy, it is important that you pretend to pass to the left, but eventually accelerate right around the pawn.
- Make sure you step out well with your left foot and pass the ball well under you.
- After your move, accelerate briefly to the next double pawn.
