Hockey: Use the support and run for return

Rolling out on your backhand side can be a risky play, exposing the ball more to the defender. However being able to effectively utilise it in games will develop you attacks, keeping them unpredictable and open up areas of the pitch you may not have discovered before.

Caught in a trap? Well contrary to what Elvis says you can back out. Teach your players to turn back to look for support and to continue the attack!

Player 2 runs to recieve the ball from player 1.

Player 2 runs towards the cones (pretend defender) to turn away from the cones and pass the ball back to player 1 who has followed up to support.

Player 2 then runs into the space created towards the circle to receive the ball back from player 1. Player 2 runs into the circle and takes a shot at goal to then go back to the back to the half way line.

create forward passes by transferring the ball

The 3 blue players are trying to pass the ball through one of the 3 goals in the middle of the area to one of the three players on the opposite side.

They can do this by running with the ball, dummy passing or transferring the ball between them to draw to two defenders out of position and create space for the pass.

The 2 defenders can only intercept the ball. When they do so they have to try and and pass the ball over the back line behind the 3 blue players who just lost the ball.

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.

Player 2 turns away from the cone, and passes the ball into space for player 3 to run onto.

Player 3 now passes the ball to player 1, who has made a run around the outside of player 2.

Player 1 takes the ball into the circle and shoots.

Players start on small square and run out to the corner of the bigger square to receive the ball.

After having received the ball and having passed it on to the next player the player should return to the middle square.