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Hockey: Using player ahead of the ball

Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys...

Parry, U15 boys Hockey Coach

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Player 1 passes the ball into the circle to player 2 or 3, avoiding the defending player, on the edge of the circle, who can only try and intercept the pass. The receiving players in the circle try and score a goal past the keeper. once the ball has gone in the circle the defender is allowed to try to stop the players from scoring.

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* The player from the 23 metre line follows the pass and takes the position of the player that has had the final shot and takes his/her place.

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Using players in space:

Player 1 passes the ball into the circle to player 2 or 3, avoiding the defending player, on the edge of the circle, who can only try and intercept the pass.

The receiving players in the circle try and score a goal past the keeper.

Shooting & Goalscoring

Shooting Warm-Up:

Pass the ball into the path of the player running towards the circle. Player receiving the ball, should keep the stick on the ball when entering the circle and try and shoot as close to the top of the circle, as possible.

Shooting & Goalscoring

Working in the D - 3 v 2:

Ball fed in to any attacker. The defenders defend against all 3 attackers. The attacker who receives the ball either shoots or passes to a free attacker.
Player that shoots, comes out to the top of the circle. The player that passed the ball into the circle, takes their place.

Shooting & Goalscoring

Three pass and shoot pattern:

Players start on the 23 metre line, in 3 groups, each group with some hockey balls.
2 passes to 1.
3 passes to 2.
1 passes to 3.
On receiving the ball, have a shot at goal.

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