Hockey: Escape from the Grid

Create pressure situations to improve how your players can pass when they're under pressure and have to think fast!

1 Player passes the ball to the player through the cones then follows it to put pressure on the receiver. The receiver has to try and pass the ball to the player left or right, and then follows the ball to take that players position. The second player receiving the ball runs back to the start.

Player 1 passes the ball into player 2 in the square.
With the first touch try and get the ball out of the square.
Outside players stay out but can move anywhere around the outside.
Player needs to be the player in the middle getting out

Split your group in half. The white team each has a ball. The blue team position themselves evenly around the coned area and remain static.

The white players make a pass to one of the static players but are not allowed to receive the ball from the same player so they must move around the grid to find a new ball.

On receiving a different ball, they then carry the ball and look for a new player to make the next pass to

No matter where you are on the pitch, if you feel that you cannot continue to apply pressure towards the goal Then start to play away from defender, and play the ball to your supporting player; this player then has the choice to:

1.Change the point of attack by passing the ball across the pitch, or
2.Pass the ball to the original player.