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Hockey: Dribble then Gate Pass

Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys...

Parry, U15 boys Hockey Coach

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White Player 1 dribbles with the ball to the blue cone before passing the ball through the red gates.

Red player 1 receives the ball once it has gone through the gate and then repeats the practice in the opposite direction.

COACHING POINTS

Look for accurate passing and confident dribbling.

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First touch:

Set up as shown 10m long by 6m. (Place cones at each end.

Player 1 pushes the ball through the cones. Player 2 receives the pass and with their 1st touch puts ball to the right of the right cone and then pushes the ball through the opposite cones.

Player 1 receives and with their 1st touch puts the ball to the right of the right cone and repeats.

Passing & Receiving

Dribble Pass and Move:

Setup the practice as shown.

Split the group into two.

Player 1 dribbles up to the cone before passing the ball across to player 2. Players have to make sure that they give a pass in each box.

Passing & Receiving

Dribble pass and run:

Player 1 starts dribbling, player 4 makes a move to the right/left and there is a short wallpass between 1 and 4. After containing the ball it is passed to palyer 2 and then they start off and player 1 takes their place, and so on.

Movement off the ball

Wall pass under pressure:

4 players with 2 balls. One player in the middle is tightly marked. One of the players with the ball passes the ball at the marked player who then wall passes the ball back to this player for him/her to run with the ball to the other side. Then the 2nd player with the ball does the same once on the other side. Turn and repeat role reversal in the middle.

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