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Hockey: Quick Drag To The Defender's Open Side

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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.

COACHING POINTS

The ball is carried at 1 o'clock on the open stick side and the attacker approaches the defender in a position to pass or drag the ball either way, allowing movement in either direction causing indecision due to a lack of cues for the defender to read.
The ball is moved relatively slowly left to the forehand side of the defender - the defender will know this is a dummy and expect the attacker to attempt to eliminate on the other side.
A quick drag to the defenders reverse side will shift their balance and stick to this side.
The final quick drag back to the defenders open side will eliminate the defender -it's the speed of the drag and ball position that beats the defender in this instance.

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Open Side Drag Relay:

Setup the practice as shown.

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.

Eliminating a Player

Quick Drag To The Defender's Reverse Side:

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Coaches Objective:Â

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:Â

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.

Eliminating a Player

Moderate Speed Elimination:

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Coaching Objective:Â

Develop the attackers ability to eliminate by widening their drag and accelerating away from the contest on their open stick side.

Purpose:

Being able to eliminate at lower speed is a great way to get out of situations where attackers are surrounded by defenders or a great way to set up counter attacks when you turn the ball over.

Eliminating a Player

Ramp Elimination:

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Coaching Objective:

To teach the attacker to run towards the defender at pace and eliminate by creating a little lift over the defenders stick.

Purpose:

This skill can be done at pace and is quite subtle therefore is effective in getting past oncoming defenders when the space is tight and the option of dragging the ball into space is not there.

Eliminating a Player

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