Hockey: Moderate Speed Elimination

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Coaches Objective:

To teach the attacker to eliminate the defender by making them commit to a reverse stick tackle before dragging the ball back and eliminating them on their open stick side.

Purpose:

Defenders will often look to channel attackers onto their open stick side as it's easier to make a tackle and harder to eliminate as an attacker. Therefore, getting them to commit on their reverse stick side and eliminate on their open stick side can be a huge advantage. 

 

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Coaches Objective: 

To teach the attacking player to give the impression of attacking the defenders open stick side before eliminating on the defenders reverse stick side.

Purpose: 

There is a much greater chance of a succesful elimintion on the defenders reverse stick side. By getting them to commit on their open stick side, creates a great opportunity to eliminate the other way to then pass or shoot.

Player 1 runs at the right cone before dragging the ball across their body to their reverse stick and going around the cone. The player then passes the ball to Player 2 who repeats the exercise.

• Practicing the pull back skill in a controlled situation to perfect the skill.
• 1 v 1 between attacker and defender.
• Defender starts just behind and to the right of the attacker
• Attacker dribbles towards goal and slightly to the left, before completing the pull back skill
• This should cause the defender to run past the attacker, giving him space to get a shot at goal