Hockey: Overlap to get in behind

Beat teams that play rigid back lines - use diagonal runs to keep your team's momentum moving forward!

The player with the ball starts to run down the pitch towards the goal. The supporting player stays slightly behind but moves up the pitch on the other side of the line of cones.

When the player with the ball starts to run across the line of cones to the other side the supporting player should at this stage cross over and switch to the other side.

The player with the ball can then pass the ball and the practice continues with the new player in possession.

Once players run past the final cone the player in possession has a shot on goal.

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 dribbles the ball across the square, forcing player 2 to also switch in order to receive the square pass from player 1.

Player 2 then starts again, running with the ball from right to left before then passing the ball back across to player 1.

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2, who plays a 2v1 with player 3 through the channel. Once through, the attack becomes a 4v2 to try and score a goal. The defender in the channel stays and waits for the next attack.