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Hockey drills

Couples or with three players.

receiving:

  • focus on the grip of there hands, on your left hand you can read your watch.
  • push your left hand forward
  • Left food in front


passing:

  • bend your knee
  • left food in line with the ball
  • left shoulder in line with left knee
  • swing for a hit or slap


  • Player 1 runs with the ball to the head circle and hits the goal
  • Player 4 plays the ball to the left where player 2 and defender 1 come running in (2v1)
  • Player 4 plays the ball to the right where player 3 and defender 2 come running in (3v2)
  • Player 4 runs with a ball into the circle and plays off the attack (4v2)
  • Player 1 and 2 are defenders
  • Player 3 and 4 are attackers
  • Player 3 runs with a ball to player 1 and tries to get past player 1.
  • The same happens on the other side.
  • 3x from sideline to sideline
  • 2 rows (Knees lift, cross pass, sideways, arms swing, heels buttocks) all 2x
  • Push close together (1-2 meter)
  • A bit more distance and then shuffle (5-8 meters)
  • Even more distance and then go flat out (minimum 10 meters)
  • There are at least 2 teams
  • The field is the 23, from marker to other marker
  • You may shoot on goal from any position in the field if not dangerous
  • After 2 goals by the same team the losing team switches (After 3 wins the winning team switches)

  • Float along the outside of the square.
  • Not only looking at the ball but also looking forward/around you.
  • In the room are hoops.
  • 2 teams play against each other.
  • You can score a point by passing the ball 5 times and then putting the ball in a hoop.
  • The other team can then take the ball.
  • Push the ball to the right.
  • play left
  • slide
  • lay down several hoops and per 3 players pass the ball 6 times at 1 hoop and then to the next hoop.
  • Float the ball and after the hoop pass the ball to a teammate who does the same.


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  • With the different materials you can make nice courses.
  • A course is a fun and fast way to get the children to repeat their skills.
  • It is also possible to make courses with a certain theme.
  • Possible themes are: drifting, slalom, passing, playing high, making tempo.
  • The arrows and traffic signs can be used in all sorts of exercises in a course and in relays.
  • Here are some examples of possible courses


course

  • Set up the exercise and where the ball is played to the team-mate it goes through the alley.
  • At the end of the exercise the ball carrier can score on goal.
  • After the exercise, the players walk along the outside back to the start.
  • Increase the distance between them
  • Make the street narrower and narrower
  • change the starting position after a while


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Explanation

3 (4) against 2 + goalkeeper

OrganisationField
: demarcated space (on half a field)

General

  • The form starts when blue 1 passes to orange 1.
  • Orange 1, 2 and 3 ( possibly 4) try to score in the goal.
  • Blue 1 and 2 try, by working together, to take over possession of the ball on their strong side and then to score in one of the little goals on the centre field (circle size about 3 metres).


The form stops when:

  • Orange scores in the goal.
  • Blue scores in the conversion in one of the little goals on the half way line.
  • The ball goes over the back line.


Exceptions:

  • Ball over the sideline is a normal strike.
  • Foul is a normal free hit.


Tips on ball possession

  • Look before taking the ball (pre-scanning) and recognise space.
  • Take free hits and hits as quickly as possible.
  • Use push passes.


Tips on non-ball possession

  • Work together (cover each other's backs), give pressure on the ball, keep the ball on your defensive forehand side (fake space).
  • Force a pass to the back or force a pass wide; this is better than a deep pass.
  • Make sure you are always between the ball and your own goal


Switching tips

  • On losing the ball:
    • Keep pressure on the ball straight away
    • Get between the ball and your own goal as quickly as possible and help your team-mate
  • On winning the ball:
    • Look for the free space
    • Play a confident pass or accelerate strongly yourself.
  • Make it easier
    • Vary the method of passing (e.g. push pass) or initial pass to another player.
  • Make it more difficult
    • Increase Pressure:
      • Who scores the most goals in 10 ball starts);
      • can Orange 1,2,3 score within 30 sec.


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