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Hockey: First Touch

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DESCRIPTION

- Picking the ball up on the move
- Receiving the ball on the strongside
- Changing direction from original post

COACHING POINTS

- The player should post to the ball at pace, but slow the feet down just before the ball is received
- Receive the ball in playing position
- Make sure the drill is completed with intensity. Mistraps can usually be linked to fatigue

PROGRESSION

- Encourage players to prescan during post up
- Increase pace of ball to be received
- Introduce a one touch rule

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OFTEN USED WITH...

first touch:

2 players one ball.

Player passes the ball to the other player who has to first touch the ball into a passing position on the other side of the cone and passes the ball back to the other player.

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Escape Through The Gate (reverse angle):

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

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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.

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