Hockey drills

Red player starts with the ball and begins drifting to the next pot and then pushes the ball to the blue player.
The blue player takes open around the pot and then also drifts to the next pot and then pushes to red again!

  • T: Give as many passes as possible within 1 minute.
  • R: /
  • A: Making the square bigger
  • D: Passive defender
drawing Assumptions and push in a square
Attackers: players 1, 2 and 3
Defenders: player A, B and C

  • All other players divide in line behind the defenders.
  • Player A starts the game and plays one of the attackers.
After each interruption such as shoot, ball out of the circle or goal, the defenders become attackers and new defenders come in from rows A,B and C.
Play starts immediately after the defender brings in a new ball to 1 of the attackers.

  • The attackers join the back of rows A,B and C. Do not run through the game.
  • Short attacks of up to 1 minute at high intensity.
Notes:
  • Direct pressure to prevent hard ball on goal.
  • Road to goal closed.
  • Recognize where the danger is; free player.
  • Do not give space in the circle.
  • Taking away does not always have to be done, keeping path to goal closed is.
  • Defenders benefit from quickly passing the ball to the first attacker who is ready.
drawing 3 vs 3 switching and putting pressure
Two exercises simultaneously. Note; only on goal if you have eye contact with goalkeeper.

Left:
  • A plays to B. B back to A.
  • B takes strong attack, turns over forehand, or backhand into circle and finishes on goal
Right:
  • C plays to D.
  • D plays back to C
  • D in banana towards circle
  • C passes into space around edge of circle
Attention:
  • Timing running action and timing pass
  • Speed in the exercise and tight passing
Making it more difficult:
  • Using defender. Shine defending.
drawing Impact and timing
  • Defender delivers the ball.
  • Attacker enters the circle via the outside.
  • Defender gives pressure as attacker enters the circle.
  • Play out 3 versus 2.
drawing 3 vs. 2
  • Player 1 plays to A.
  • A accepts and drives around pylons and finishes on goal.
  • A positions immediately after shot on goal for 2nd ball.
Almost simultaneously plays:
  • Player 2 to B.
  • Player B drives ball around circle and plays to player B.
Attention:
  • Timing. when does player 2 start.
  • After shot immediate switching and positioning.
  • Player A must be played into the run/movement.
drawing Finishing and timing
  • A pushes or B
  • B passes alternately to C or D.
  • They round on goal.
drawing Strike left or right
  • Attacker on the ball runs up and does a reverse.
  • Passes to attacker 2.
  • 2 vs. 2 starts.
drawing Reverse and 1 versus 1
Exercise:
  • Player Blue stands between the four pawns and plays player Red firmly -hard push.
  • Player Blue keeps eye contact with player Red and chooses position left or right between the pawns.
  • Player Red plays the ball firmly back to Blue's chosen position -attack position.
  • Player Blue accepts open and then finishes on goal.
Important:
  • Players Blue and Red stand with straight backs and bent legs on the ball of the foot. In the 'starting blocks'.
  • Stick just slightly above the knees.
Construction:
  • Player Blue takes open first at both attack positions on the forehand, then on the backhand, then alternately.
Level:
  • For 1st year D players, it is recommended that the trainer take the role of player Red in the beginning.
  • As confidence grows, and effectiveness, players can assume the role of Red.
drawing Open assume and finish
  • A plays the ball to B
  • B plays the ball to C
  • C plays the ball to D
  • D dribbles into the circle and finishes on goal
drawing Assumptions for 2 touch field hockey
  • B starts running around the pawn triangle
  • At the middle pawn it gets the ball
  • And then plays the ball back to A
  • B runs further in
  • It receives the ball in the backhand
  • In the exercise from the other side, you are played into your forehand
  • When B has taken the ball, he plays it to C
  • C has run past the pawns in the meantime
  • C takes the ball and runs past the pawns back to the dead ball line
  • Passes the ball in front of the goal to B.
  • B then rounds the ball into the goal
You can do this exercise on both sides of the pitch so that you can pass faster in succession.

drawing Pass-round exercise 3 players
  • 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
  • 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