1v1 Confidence and Passing the ball around the back - 2 great sessions
This week we give you 2 great sessions, both ideal for players of all levels returning from the Christmas break, or for use at any stage in your season.
1 v 1 session to gain confidence
The purpose of this session is to give the players more confidence in holding the ball and try to take players on.
I am finding that the stronger players are beginning to dominate the games and the weaker players are just releasing the ball as soon as they get it so this session is to encourage and show all the players that they can also run and take players on.
During this session every thing relies on the individual especially in the 1v1 competition every player has to try playing 1v1.
I hoping that the in the next game all the player will be more confident in holding the ball and not passing the ball straight away for the sake of it.
Passing the ball around the back
This session is to help the team to practice positional play and improving to pass the ball around the back with convidence. The team currently tends to hit forward to early and indivuals will hold the ball to long and keep getting closed down and losing possession.
In the next game i am hoping to see the team pass the ball around the back at least once one way each time and at beat back again if required.
I am also hoping that players release the ball early so they do not get caught in possession.
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The following exercise is taken from - Hockey Go For Goal - 45 Top Drills to get your team scoring more goals
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Goal Keeper Training
Save clear into the goal
DESCRIPTION
Player is positioned outside the D with 18 balls.
Keeper starts on the furthest cone away from this player.
Player hits the ball between the line of cones and the back line.
Golakeeper has to save the ball into the gola each time. After 6 saves on one cone move the next cone to repeat.
COACHING POINTS
Keeper should go back to touch the cone each time between each cross. (with nearest foot)
Player hitting has to try and beat the GK by hitting the ball past the far post. Player can hit whne the GK has touched the cone. Repeat the practice from the other side.
This exercise is taken from - Hockey Go For Goal - 45 Top Drills to get your team scoring more goals
This exercise is taken from - Coaching the Basics of Hockey - 10 Progressive Lesson Plans
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Teaching the Indian Dribble
Road Safety Tag
Lay out lots of little streets with skipping ropes or cones
1 to 3 players without the ball rest of the players with a
ball each the players without the ball has to try and tag
a player with the ball. The catchers can not tag a player
when the player is in one of the streets.
Variations
restrict the time players are allowed to stay on the street no more then 1 player per street
This exercise is taken from - Coaching the Basics of Hockey - 10 Progressive Lesson Plans
SESSION OF THE WEEK: Passing the ball around the back
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