Hockey: Interception

Read the signs, time your run and cut out their pass teach your players to watch their eyes, drive and steal the ball

"All for one, and one for all!" - Teach your players to apply pressure to the opposition as a team!

4 players inside the 23 meter area try to pass the ball through the defensive zone (the space between the 23 meter to the half way line) to the players in the other half.

When the ball has successfully been played across to the other side the opposite team must try and play the ball back through the defensive zone.

The 6 defenders inside the middle zone have to try and intercept the ball and break. When they get the ball they must try and score a goal against the players who lost the ball.

3 v 1 - 3 players keeping possession of the ball against player in the middle.

Players in possession of the ball score a point by passing the ball anti-clockwise (past the left foot of the defender) and the defender scores a point by forcing the players in possession to pass the ball clockwise (over the forehand of the defender)

The defender wins possession of the ball by making the ball go all the way round clockwise.

in this video the defender times their run to intercept the pass to the right winger.

To practice this skill set up players in groups of three, with one feeder, one attacker and one defender.

The defender should be standing in line with their opposite number, on the inside of the attacker running from right to left.

When the feeder plays the ball up towards the two players they should both set off to try and win the ball.