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Hockey: Weight Transfer

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DESCRIPTION

- Practicing moving the ball from the right to the left foot and back again
- This a dramatisation to emphasise how the weight of the player should move with the ball
- Excellent for beginners

COACHING POINTS

- As the ball is moved in front of the left foot, the player should skip onto the left foot, moving all their weight across
- The drag should be as a large as possible to further elimination skills

PROGRESSION

- Add in a shoulder drop to further elimination skills

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Cone Dribble:

Put out a long line of cones, with 30cm between each cone.

This is always a good warm up exercise, ideal for when you are waiting for everyone to arrive and get ready.

Using both sides of the stick get your players to dribble through the cones as fast as they can with the ball under control.

Practices For Juniors

Widening the Goal - Left:

- 3 active forwards and one passive defender
- Goal is to attack down the baseline
- Avoid entering the D on a shallow angle
- First player commits the defender and passes to baseline
- Second player acts as a wall pass
- First player receives the ball back, hits towards back post
- Spare forward in the D deflects towards goal
- Either attack in 3s, or move into the next position

Practices For Juniors