HOME Hockey Drills Practices For Juniors

Hockey: Ball Position

Thanks for everything! Sportplan has helped me to improve my tennis...

Andrea, Tennis coach

DESCRIPTION

Setup as shown.

Both feet pointing forward. Stick in contact with the ball, with the ball in front of the body and to the right.

COACHING POINTS

Ball in front of the body and slightly to the right.

READ MORE

READ LESS

OFTEN USED WITH...

Find a new ball:

Every player with a ball and stick.

Players can run anywhere they like or restrict the area.

On the whistle all the players leave the ball and have to find another ball to continue to run with the ball until the next whistle.

Practices For Juniors

Back and Forth!:

Set up two cones about 2 meters apart.

Players dribble the ball back and forth between the two cones without taking their hands off their stick.

Practices For Juniors

Running with Ball:

Setup as shown.

Split the group into 2 - One group with balls the other without.

The blue team have a ball each and on the coach's command run around the blue cones.

At the same time the red team run (without the ball) around the red cones.

Practices For Juniors

Running with the Ball:

Setup the practice as shown.

Each player has to run across to the other side in a straight line with the ball glued to the stick all the way.

Practices For Juniors

36892

1010

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
create professional tennis coaching plans
or access our tried and tested tennis plans

Tennis

MORE Forehand Drills

/drills/ Hockey/ Practices-For-Juniors /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
create your own professional coaching plans
or access our tried and tested plans

Tennis

LATEST COACHING TRENDS

6 Things Changing Tennis in 2026

On-court coaching is now fully legal, technology continues to advance, and the ATP calendar evolves. Here's what tennis coaches need to know for 2026.

January 2026

Sportplan Coaching

Tennis Tennis Trends Physical Preparation: The Complete Tennis Athlete

Physical Preparation: The Complete Tennis Athlete

Tennis demands a unique combination of endurance, power, agility, and flexibility. Physical preparation determines how long careers last and how players perform when it matters most.

December 2025

Sportplan Coaching

Tennis Tennis Trends Ecological Dynamics: Constraints-Led Coaching

Ecological Dynamics: Constraints-Led Coaching

Ecological dynamics is transforming tennis coaching. This constraints-led approach develops adaptable, creative players who can solve problems in competition, not just execute drilled patterns.

November 2025

Sportplan Coaching

VIEW ALL COACHING TRENDS