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Hockey: 6 Zone: Passive Defending

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DESCRIPTION

- 6 on 6 drill
- Split a half pitch into 6 sections
- A forward and a defender should be in each section
- Defenders can only intercept the ball (no tackling)
- Players must stay in there given section

COACHING POINTS

- Players should post up to receive the ball
- Posts should be made off of other players
- Minimise number of touches
- Practice prescanning

PROGRESSION

- Allow defenders to tackle
- Remove a player from each team and allow players to move through boxes (whilst maintaing one player maximum from each team)

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6 Zone: No Pressure:

- Pitch split into 6 zones
- 6 outfield players
- Use of goalkeepers beneficial to drill
- Play across half a pitch
- Pass at right angles (90 ball) between the boxes
- When the final player receives a pass, they should attempt to score a goal
- Once shot has been taken, reset the drill from the end where the shot has just been taken from

Conditioned Games

1 Touch Scores:

Set up with cones set out in a square 10m x 10m, and inside the square have two teams of three players each, and one ball between them.

The aim of the game is for each team to make as many one touch (wall) passes as possible. Every wall pass is awarded 1 point.

Conditioned Games

4v4 Endzone Game:

Set-up the pitch as shown. Place one player from each side in the opposite End Zone.

Players have to try and get the ball to the player in the End Zone for them to then score a goal. Only the designated players are allowed in the End Zone.

Conditioned Games

4 Goal Game:

Game with 4 goals - where each team has two goals in which they can score.

Make sure that the distance between the 2 goals encourages the player to change the point of attack.

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