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Hockey: Elimination Skills: V-Drag (Left to Right)

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- Elimination Skill
- Utilising the V-drag
- Left to right change of direction
- Carry the ball towards the cones, utilise V-drag skill to change direction
- Continue to carry the ball to the cone, then pass to next player

COACHING POINTS

- Change of direction should be explosive
- Head should be up while carrying the ball
- The pass to the next player is just as important as the rest of the drill

PROGRESSION

- Increase the dribbling speed between the cones
- Reduce the number of players per routine to increase the intensity
- Replace the line of cones with a passive defender

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Elimination Skills: V-Drag & Stutter Step:

- Elimination Skills
- Utilising V-drag and Stutter step
- Dribble towards the line of cones, using the V-drag to change direction
- Move towards the final cone at pace, and then reset from the start
- Run back towards the line of codes, using the stutter step before continuing in the same direction

Eliminating a Player

Elimination Skills: Unopposed V-drag (Right to Left):

- Group of players at one end
- A set of coloured gates at the other
- Players run towards the line of cones, and utilise the V-drag from right to left to eliminate the obstruction
- Ball should remain under control and dribbled through the red gate

Eliminating a Player

Elimination Skills: Wall Pass Left:

- Line of players one end
- One passive defender in the middle
- One forward team mate a few yards offset from the defender
- Forward should drive into the area, and utilise a V-drag elimination or a wall pass to move around the defender
- Ball should be under control after receiving wall pass

Eliminating a Player

Elimination Skills: Unopposed V-drag (Left to Right):

- Line of players one side
- Players should utilise the V-drag left to right to manouevre round the cones
- Ball should remain under control through the gate

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