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Hockey: Changing direction with the ball

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DESCRIPTION

- Carrying the ball in different position
- Working on footwork
- Playing position from red to blue cone
- Sharp roll/turn at first red cone
- Move feet around the ball at second red cone

COACHING POINTS

- When rolling, the player should try make an effort to increase the space between a tight marking defender and the ball
- This is done by moving the ball away from the body and extending the hips

PROGRESSION

- Perform in the oppostion direction, practice aa reverse turn and strong change of direction (or a v-drag)

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Body movement:

Set out two lines of cones in a tight zig-zag formation.

Players take it in turns to run through the cones. The ball travels down the middle while the player uses quick feet to shuffle in and out of the cones, maintaining a forward body position throughout.

Moving with the ball

Confusion:

To improve running with the ball and changing direction players have to run around the cones creating a figure of eight as they go around the centre cone before then running out and around the outer blue cone.

Players must dribble forehand around the middle cone and then reverse the stick around the outside cone.

Moving with the ball

Dribbling Players v Runners:

On the command the player with the ball runs around the blue cones, with the player without a ball running around the red cones. It is a race to see the first one back.

Moving with the ball

Box Bandit: Fluid Small Unit Play:

- 5 yard square
- 3 forwards and 2 defenders
- Forwards must stay on the outside of the square
- Defenders cannot leave the square or tackle the player in possession
- Forwards around the square can move around
- If a defender intercepts the ball, they should swap with the forward who made the pass

Passing & Receiving

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