Hockey: Escape Through the Gate (ball from the left)

Pre-scan to create time for yourself on the ball and to spot defence splitting passes. Create players who are always seeing the game two steps ahead with this session.

Coach's objective: To promote forward vision and awareness of space

Purpose: To escape through the free gate

Structure:

Players work in threes.

The receiver collects a pass from behind. As the pass is played, the defender moves from their starting cone through either of the gates in an attempt to tackle the receiver.

The receiver must run through the unmarked gate with the ball under control

Coach's objective: To promote forward vision and awareness of space

Purpose: To escape through the free gate

Structure:

Players work in threes.

The receiver collects a pass from behind. As the pass is played, the defender moves from their starting cone through either of the gates in an attempt to tackle the receiver.

The receiver must run through the unmarked gate with the ball under control

- Passing and Receiving the ball on the 45 (degree)
- Moving the ball into space
- A feeder moves forward, passing the ball into a static forward
- Defender must move around one of the flags and put pressure on the forward
- Forward should move the ball into the space vacated by the defenders movement

Set up a square grid 5x5m with one player in the middle and 3 players on the outside and one player passing the ball into the player in the centre of the grid.

Players on the outside cannot intercept the ball coming into the grid they can only try to stop the player in the middle coming out of the grid.

The players on the outside of the grid can only enter the grid once the player has received the ball.