Hockey: Receiving On The Forehand

Teach the push pass to improve your players' passing technique, and their ability to make accurate passes over short-medium distances

Get any shot off towards the back post, whether it?s a sweep or a push to put it on a plate for a deflection into the goal.

Why let them have the ball!? Just keep it for yourself instead! Create goal scoring chances from just keeping the ball.

Masterclass in the dark arts of passing. Develop your team's passing and help them to get the ball for longer with this possession session!

Players pass and control ball on stick, forehand to forehand.

Ball is not allowed to bounce off the stick.

Grip: Hands apart but similar 'double V grip' to the hitting technique.

Head: The head should be positioned over the right foot as the player starts to push the ball. The head will finish well over the left foot once the follow through has been completed.

Ball: Almost a full stick length away from the body. The ball should start in front of the right foot and will be released when it has passed the left foot. Keep the stick in contact with the ball for as long as possible.

A good follow through technique will see the head of the stick pointing at the intended target.

On the move: Players should use the 'cross-over' step where the penultimate step is the right foot crossing behind the left foot. This motion allows the player to stay in a low position throughout the push. Keeping both feet on the ground when in contact with the ball will help the player stay balanced throughout the pushing technique, and will help the transfer of weight from right foot to left.

It is important that the feet of the player keep pointing forward. Ball should be received in front of the body.