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Hockey: Hitting Drill off Right Foot

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DESCRIPTION

- Striking the ball at right angles off of the right foot
- Useful when changing the point of the attack
- Allows the strike to be gotten off quicker
- Dribble towards a cone, performing a hit off the right foot once the player has moved past it
- Focus should be on weight transfer to the right foot

COACHING POINTS

- The goal is the perform the hitting technique on the move, and therefore the initial pace should be slow
- The head should be lifted up during the dribble, so the player does not rush the hitting technique
- Players may find it easier to use the clip hit, as this requires them to get lower, and will remove the feeling off falling over due to a lower centre of gravity

PROGRESSION

- Increase the pace of the initial dribble
- Place gates down for the ball to be struck through, with the closest gate being the lowest score, and the furthest gate being the highest. The competitive edge will keep players engaged
- Move from right to left, requiring the player to 'skip' past the ball
- Input pressure on the player by having a defender close them down

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Give and Go Circle - Part 1:

The inside player passes the ball to their partner on the outside.
The inside player then moves clockwise to receive the ball back via a wall pass from the outside player.
The inside player then runs clockwise to pass the ball to the next player on the outside

Practice continues.

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Hitting the ball:

- Utilising the standard hit
- Hands together at the top of the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Push the ball outside of the left foot
- Step into the ball, transferring weight the the left foot which should approximately be in line with the ball

Session Videos

In and Out Running:

The feeders on the half way line pass to the players higher up the field on the wings.

The wing players must cut inside and then out to receive the pass.

The wing player then runs up the pitch before passing to the central player who has to run to one side of the circle or the other before shooting.

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High speed ball circulation:

Good pile of balls placed with outside halves (2 and 3) who initiate each new movement.

Player 3 plays the ball to 1 who slaps the ball at pace to Player 2. Player 2 receives and immediately slides the ball at an angle down the outside right channel to 4. 4 receives on frontstick and rolls strong outfield. 4 then hits to 6 who receives and shoots.

2 then passes to 1 who slaps ball at pace to 3. 3 receives and slides ball down outside left channel to 5. 5 leads in a âhooked-shapedâ manner to receive the ball going forward.

On receiving the ball, 5 dribbles to cones in the top left and plays 2 options: (A) a reverse dribble or (B) a double dummy.

5 then hits the ball to 6 who receives and shoots. The next ball is already moving down the right side.

Unopposed drill to start with.

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