Hockey drills

  • Player 1 runs with the ball to the white pilon, player 2 runs without the ball to the white pilon.
  • Player 2 rounds off on goal (with backhand).
  • Player 1 runs around the pilon where player 2 started and runs to the center of the circle.
  • As soon as player 1 has played the ball to player 2, player 3 may start. Player 3 plays the ball to player 4.
  • Player 4 runs around the white pilon and plays the ball (with backhand) to player 1 who has run into the circle.


drawing Backhand passing and finishing

Make 2 teams. 

  • Both teams have their 'own' course, where they can score points (for example by playing over 5 times in their own course).
  • The other team is allowed to conquer the ball in the other box, but not everyone from the other team is allowed to enter the other box.
    • The number of players of the other team -1.
  • As soon as blue has captured the ball, blue will go to his own square as soon as possible and will play over there as often as possible.
  • There may be 3 players of red in the blue box. 
  • See example: in team red there are 4 players, so 3 players of blue are allowed to enter the red box.
drawing outnumbered
  • Goal: to show the player when it is best to pass and when it is best to push.
  • In case of a long pass you pass, in case of a short pass you push.
  • Player 1 passes (long pass) the ball to player 2
  • Player 2 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 3.
  • Player 3 passes (long pass) the ball to player 4.
  • Player 4 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 5.
  • Player 5 passes (long pass) the ball to player 6.
  • Player 6 pushes (short pass) the ball to player 7.
  • Player 7 runs along the red pilons to the back line and passes (long pass) the ball to player 8, who has entered the circle.
  • When explaining the exercise, you can let the player fill in whether it's a long or short pass and what kind of stroke you use, this way they will actively think about it and will apply it earlier in the game.
drawing Short pass, long pass
  • Make 2 teams. 
  • From each team place 2 players outside the box opposite each other.
  • The ball starts with one of the players outside the box (in the example red).
  • As a team you get a point to play from one side to the other, through the players in the box.  
  • Make the box smaller to make it more difficult or with fewer players.
  • Make the box larger to make it easier or with more players.
drawing Crossing over
  • We run as a team from one sideline to the other which is on the other side. 
    • When we get there we jog back as a team and then jog up and down again.
  • We divide the group into two equal groups. 
    • So that we can perform the warm-up a bit faster
  • We jog to the first pilon there you run backwards back to your starting position. 
    • Then you jog to the second pilon, when you get there you go back to the first pilon.
    • Until you reach the end of the jog you go back to the first pilon twice.
  • Knee lift to the pilon
    • heels to buttocks to the next pilon
    • Then lift knee again 
    • The last one is again heel to buttocks 2x
  • You start waving your arm forward to the end of the line, back with your right arm.
  • Now you're going to swing two arms forward to the end of the line, back with your arms backwards. 
  • We jog to the second pilon from there and accelerate with a sideways pass to the pilon on your left or right. 
    • Once there you accelerate again with a forward motion to the pilon in front of you. 2x
  • The last one is that we will sprint, you jump 3 times in the light and then perform a constructive sprint to the center of the field or the indicated pilon. 2x
  • After this we take a short time to stretch the muscles. 
drawing Warming-up for training and games
  • Player 1 adapts player 2 in the loop.
  • Player 2 passes the 3 pilons. On the 4th pilon, the player passes on the left and player 3 passes in the loop.
  • Player 3 accompanies the ball and passes it to player 2, who has moved on to the header circle.
  • Player 2 completes the round with the backhand on goal.
  • Make sure player 2 at the last pilon holds the ball on the forehand and passes.
drawing Scoring with a backhand
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 3 who has been caught.
  • Player 3 spins the ball even further around the pilons and passes the ball to the red pilon to which player 2 has been caught.
  • Player 1 has walked in to the head of the circle, player 1 gets the ball from player 2 and finishes at goal.
drawing Swapping positions
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.
  • Player 2 runs on the pilon sequence, turns around at the last moment and passes the ball back to player 1.
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 3, who walks in between the pilons.
  • Player 3 passes the ball to player 4, who has entered. 
  • Player 3 walks around the outer pilon to the series of pilons on the circle.
  • Player 4 passes debate to player 5.
  • Player 5 passes the ball to player 4 who entered the circle.
  • Player 4 performs a trick on the pilon sequence and finishes on goal.
drawing Running towards the ball
  • Player 1 walks to the right pole of the goal
  • Player 2 plays the ball towards the blue pilon and allows player 1 to tip the ball in the loop.
  • Player 2 runs to the left pole of the goal
  • Player 3 plays the ball towards the red pilon and allows player 2 to tip the ball in the loop
  • By swapping:
    • 1 --> 2
    • 2 --> 3 
    • 3--> 1
drawing Tipp-in
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 2, player 2 passes the ball back to player 1.
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 3.
  • Player 2 passes the ball to the red pilon
  • Player 2 passes the ball to player 1 who has entered the circle.
  • Player 1 rounds off on goal.
  • Points of attention:
    • Make quick passes.
    • Make sure everyone always has their eyes on the ball.
drawing quick warming-up on goal
  • All players are facing the back line.
  • Player 1 plays the ball in the backhand of player 2.
  • Player 1 catches up with the other players on the left.
  • Player 2 plays the ball into player 3's backhand.
  • Player 2 overtakes the other player on the left.
  • Player 3 plays the ball into player 1's backhand.
  • Continue until you reach the back line and turn around.
  • Points of attention:
    • Make sure everyone keeps watching the ball at all times. Especially when the ball is behind you and at that moment the ball is played to you.
    • Make sure you always keep moving.
drawing Introduction/warming-up backhand control while running
  • Player 1 plays the ball towards the blue pilon
  • Player 2 walks around the blue pilon towards player 3
  • Player 2 takes the ball with the backhand and plays the ball to player 3.
  • Player 3 controls open and plays the ball to player 4
  • Player 4 plays the ball towards the blue pilon
  • Player 5 runs around the blue pilon towards player 6
  • Player 5 takes the ball with the backhand and plays the ball to player 
  • Player 6 takes the ball in closed and round on the forehand or takes the ball open and round or on the backhand
  • You can extend this exercise on 2 sides towards the other goal
  • Too few players?
    • Eliminate pilon 3
drawing Backhand control while running/open backhand control