Hockey drills
- Lumping 3 against 1
- Tips attackers:
- Pass speed high.
- Watching where you play to.
- Play easy ball.
- Tip defenders:
- Backhand side close.
- Stand between the pass lines.
- Waiting for mistakes from your opponents.
- Practice penalty corner attacking.
- Ball possession with start in 4 teams then increase the field and to 2 teams
- Tips:
- Pass over the opponent's backhand side and into the forehand of your teammate.
- Keeping man when you are not in possession of the ball.
- Communication with your teammates.
- Locking down an opponent with his 2nd.
- A starts with the ball.
- B runs in towards A.
- A gives a hard aimed pass to B.
- B takes the ball with a lift and takes it with him.
- B gives a deep ball to C who is ready to receive the ball and can at once take the ball to the back line.
- C receives the ball and accelerates over the back line to give a 90 degree pass to A who has run on to the front circle.
- Set up exercise on 2 sides.
- A 5 v 3.
- A shifts the ball to B, B shifts the ball to C.
- When C has controlled the ball the 5 against 3 begins.
- Tips attackers:
- Keep speed.
- Always return the ball.
- Pass over the backhand side of the opponent.
- Keep the field wide and long.
- Communicate with each other.
- Using in-out to receive the ball.
- Tips Defenders:
- Close the shaft.
- Close down pass lines to the front. (make sure they have to keep playing backwards)
- Communicate with each other.
- Keep them outside the circle. (when they come into the circle it is pressure on the ball)
- If it is too difficult for the defenders let a tackle back runner join in.
- A is ready with the ball.
- B runs in towards the ball.
- A passes the ball to B. B receives the ball.
- A runs through getting the ball back from B.
- A takes the ball on the pass.
- He touches the ball only 2 times.
- A takes the ball again, B runs through into the depth and gets the ball back from A.
- A also touches the ball only twice, accepts and plays on.
- B takes the ball in the depth and runs into the circle and rounds to goal.
- Set up exercise on 2 sides.
- If it goes well, put 1 defender in between who will put pressure on the ball when they intercept, they can score in the little goal on their side.
- Penalty corner 4.
- A passes the ball to B.
- B takes the ball outside the circle and gives a hard aimed flat to the first post.
- A has run through to the first post and tips the ball into the goal.
- C= runs towards the dot to be ready for the rebound.
- D= runs to the second post to be ready for the tip or rebound.
- E and F= run to the circle edge to be ready for the rebound.
- G= runs a bit into the circle to be ready for the rebound.
- Penalty corner 3.
- A passes the ball to B.
- B takes the ball and passes it to the right.
- C has run into the circle a bit and takes the ball and passes it back to B.
- B has run on and gets the ball back from C and finishes the ball on target. (may be done at once if it goes well, otherwise first accept and then shoot).
- A= passes to the first post for the tip or the rebound.
- D= runs through to the second post for the tip or the rebound.
- E and F= walk to the circle edge and stand ready for the rebound.
- G= walks into the circle at the level of the dot and stands there ready for the rebound.
- Penalty corner 2.
- A gives a directed pass to B.
- B takes the ball outside the circle and passes to the right.
- C has run into the circle and takes the ball and shoots at goal.
- A= runs through to the far post and is ready to tip the ball or rebound.
- B= runs into the circle for a rebound.
- D= runs to the 2nd post to get the ball for the tip or the rebound.
- E and F= both run to the circle edge to be ready for the rebound.
- G= runs behind the given ball from A and stands at the height of the dot for the rebound.
- This is penalty corner 1.
- We always stand with 7 people at the attacking penalty corner. In the way that you see below.
- A gives a good aimed ball to B.
- B takes the ball outside the circle and finishes on goal.
- These are the tasks of the other players.
- A= after giving the ball, goes to the post and stands ready for the tip or rebound.
- C= walks towards the dot and is also ready for the rebound.
- D= walks to the second post to be able to get the ball there for the tip or rebound.
- E and F= both run to the circle edge and stand there ready to get the ball back.
- G= walks behind ball that A gives along and also stands at the height of the dot and is ready for the rebound.
- B comes running in towards the circle at speed.
- He gets the ball from A who gives a directed push for B so he can take him easily.
- From then on the 2v1 starts. B and C against the defender.
- When the defender has taken the ball away he can score by driving the ball through the orange gate.
- Tips attackers
- Create speed.
- Playing over the backhand side of the defender.
- Make eye contact with teammates.
- Use the in-out running.
- Tips for the defender
- Close the shaft.
- Stand between the pass line of the attackers.
- Let the attacker make the mistake.
- Set up exercise on two sides.
- Practice the clean passing of a ball the proper acceptance of a ball.
- Then the player finishes on target and runs to an action he has made.
- A pushes the ball to B. (look, aim and hit the forehand of your teammate)
- B takes the ball. (hands apart, standing actively, feet apart stick to the ground)
- B pushes the ball to C who accepts the ball and takes it straight to the other side.
- Take on the ball. ( ball on stick, hands apart, ball slightly in front of you)
- Lines up the ball and finishes on the goal.
- D pushes the ball when B has played the ball to C right away.
- B must therefore turn around immediately and pay attention.
- B takes the ball and makes a forehand pass
- B passes the ball to E.
- E takes the ball and gives another pass towards the 2nd post.
- C runs into the ball E gives and changes its direction.
- The ball starts centrally.
- Is passed to the back.
- The winger runs in with a defender in his back.
- The winger gets the ball from the back and passes it to the cdm.
- After this it is a 5 against 4.
- (Strikers, cam, cdm and winger against 4 defenders).
