Hockey: Early 2 vs 1

Creating 2v1?s across the pitch is the holy grail for attackers. It is an easy and low-risk way of eliminating defenders however can be tricky to create in a match setting. Use this session to develop your team?s ability to create the overload in attack.

Players start in pairs on the 23 meter line.

The attackers have to try and score a goal against the defender.

The defender has no stick and to stop the players scoring they have to tag the player in possession of the ball. As soon as a player has been tagged both attackers must stop and join the queue again.

Player 1 passes the ball back to the supporting player. Player 1 then runs in the opposite direction to which he/she wants to receive the ball. The supporting player plays the ball back, first time, into the space created. Player 1 should time the run so that after receiving the return ball, he/she can play a fast 2v1 with the attacker.

Working in pairs players have to play 1 touch passes across the river (2 lines of cones about 2 meters apart).

If one of the players touches the ball twice they should stop and go back, joining the queue again.

This way only the players who successfully pass their way down the river can have a shot at goal (again with their first touch).

Players in pairs have to try and 1st touch pass the ball across the river if one of the players touches the ball twice they should stop and come back so only if the players are successful all the way they can have a shot at goal (again with their first touch.)

Working in pairs players have to work their way down the cones, passing across the river (2 lines of cones about 2 meters apart).

The player who receives the final pass may have a shot on goal before then collecting the ball.

When both players are ready they then sprint to the back of the queue, racing each other as they go.