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Indoor Hockey Drills

This is the indoor variant of traditional outdoor field hockey. It began as a pastime for players during the off-season. The key difference between fi...

Clip Hit: Cross Behind

category: Passing-Receiving

- Utilising the clip hit
- Hands together approximately half way down the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Feet cross ...

Clip Hit: Cross Behind

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Utilising the clip hit
- Hands together approximately half way down the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Feet cross ...

Clip Hit: Shuffle

category: Passing-Receiving

- Utilising the clip hit
- Hands together approximately half way down the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Feet touch ...

Clip Hit: Shuffle

category: Session-Videos

- Utilising the clip hit
- Hands together approximately half way down the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Feet touch ...

Clip Hit: Shuffle

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Utilising the clip hit
- Hands together approximately half way down the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Feet touch ...

Close Circles: Scoring Under Pressure

category: Conditioned-Games

- 5 vs 5
- Played in small area with marked D's
- High intensity drill
- Players can only score by pushing/flicking the ball

Close Circles: Scoring Under Pressure

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- 5 vs 5
- Played in small area with marked D's
- High intensity drill
- Players can only score by pushing/flicking the ball

Deflection From The Left Post

category: Set-Pieces

Players set up as shown in the diagram. The ball is pushed out to the stopper at the top of the circle, who then proceeds to stop the ball and rol...

Flat Hit

category: Rebound-Blocks

Rebound blocks on flat return side.

Player shouyld hit the ball hard and receive the ball back and hit again.

Carefull that the playe...

Hit At Goal Off Right Foot

category: Session-Videos

- Striking the ball off of the right foot
- Allows the ball to be hit earlier
- Opens up additional hitting channels
- Useful when m...

Hit At Goal Off Right Foot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Striking the ball off of the right foot
- Allows the ball to be hit earlier
- Opens up additional hitting channels
- Useful when m...

Hitting Drill Off Right Foot

category: Passing-Receiving

- Striking the ball at right angles off of the right foot
- Useful when changing the point of the attack
- Allows the strike to be gotten...

Hitting Test

category: Skill-Circuit

The player is required to hit the ball across the width of the pitch at the target.

There are two options on how to hit:

1. either...

Hitting The Ball

category: Passing-Receiving

- Utilising the standard hit
- Hands together at the top of the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Push the ball outside...

Hitting The Ball

category: Session-Videos

- Utilising the standard hit
- Hands together at the top of the grip
- Player should stroke through the ball
- Push the ball outside...

Hockey Squash

category: Rebound-Blocks

2 players with as many rebound boards attached as you can find.

player hit alternate into the board. The first player to miss the boards los...

Inside Out - Indoor Hockey Outdoors

category: Conditioned-Games

Because of the similarities with indoor and outdoor hockey it is beneficial for the teams to practice indoor style games.

Two 6 a-side teams...

King Ball

category: Conditioned-Games

This is a game where you learn to pass the ball beyond defenders, to players in space. No aerial ball allowed. Two teams positioned either side of the...

Line Stopping

category: Rebound-Blocks

Player on the line with the blocks on the angle side.

Player on the line hits the ball and tries to stop the ball coming back towards the go...

Open Stick Drag Over Distance

category: Moving-with-the-ball

Player attack the first line of cones at pace and perform an open stick drag before then running at the second line of cones and repeating the skil...

Open Stick Drag Over Distance

category: Session-Videos

Player attack the first line of cones at pace and perform an open stick drag before then running at the second line of cones and repeating the skil...

Pass And Switch Positions

category: Movement-off-the-ball

The player without the ball (player 2) runs towards the opposite cone and communicates to their partner that they are ready to receive the ball.

Pass And Switch Positions

category: Passing-Receiving

The player without the ball (player 2) runs towards the opposite cone and communicates to their partner that they are ready to receive the ball.

Passing On The Move And Score

This is a great practice for players to practice passin and receiving on the move.

Set out 2 lines or cones about 5 meters apart in both dir...

Passing On The Move And Score

This is a great practice for players to practice passin and receiving on the move.

Set out 2 lines or cones about 5 meters apart in both dir...

Player In The Middle: Hitting

category: Passing-Receiving

- 4 players have to move the ball across the box containing one defender
- Players must remain on the corners of the box
- The defender c...

Push

category: Passing-Receiving

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

Head: The head should be positione...

Quick Hit

category: Passing-Receiving

HITTING TECHNIQUE

It is difficult to define the ‘correct’ technique; if a player is quick and highly successful, a teacher should question wh...

Quick Hit

category: Session-Videos

HITTING TECHNIQUE

It is difficult to define the ‘correct’ technique; if a player is quick and highly successful, a teacher should question wh...

Quick Hit

category: Video-Techniques

HITTING TECHNIQUE

It is difficult to define the ‘correct’ technique; if a player is quick and highly successful, a teacher should question wh...

Quick Hit

category: Video-Techniques

HITTING TECHNIQUE

It is difficult to define the ‘correct’ technique; if a player is quick and highly successful, a teacher should question wh...

Reflex Hockey Home Trainer

category: Rebound-Blocks

In the video the player is practiceing the timing of hitting a moving ball

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Session-Videos

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Video-Techniques

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Video-Techniques

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Reverse Stick Shot

category: Video-Techniques

- Performing the reverse stick shot or 'tomohawk'
- The Grip: Move the stick 90 degrees from the standard strongside hitting position. This mo...

Save Clear Into The Goal

category: Goal-keeping

Player is positioned outside the D with 18 balls

Keeper starts on the furthest cone away from this player.

Player hits the ball betwe...

Scoring Accuracy

category: Rebound-Blocks

Hitting the ball into the bottom corners into a rebound block.

Scoring Hitting Of Back Foot Or Squeeze

category: Session-Videos

- Performing a shot off the back foot

Scoring Hitting Of Back Foot Or Squeeze

category: Video-Techniques

- Performing a shot off the back foot

Short Corner

category: Session-Videos

Now it is not necessary to stop the ball out side the circle anymore.
A good move is to first touch the ball into a hitting position and shoot or ...

Short Corner

category: Set-Pieces

Now it is not necessary to stop the ball out side the circle anymore.
A good move is to first touch the ball into a hitting position and shoot or ...

Slap Hit Zone Game

category: Passing-Receiving

- 4 players have to move the ball across the box containing one defender
- Players must remain close to the corners of the box
- The defe...

Sweep Far Post

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

Player 2 passes the ball to player 1. Player 1 then passes the ball into the goal with a slap hit. Player 2 follows his/her pass and takes the positio...

Sweep Far Post

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

Player 2 passes the ball to player 1. Player 1 then passes the ball into the goal with a slap hit. Player 2 follows his/her pass and takes the po...

Unopposed Shooting - Cross Behind

category: Session-Videos

- Hitting towards the goal
- Hands together at the top of the stick for maximum lever length
- Player should stroke through the ball

Unopposed Shooting - Cross Behind

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

- Hitting towards the goal
- Hands together at the top of the stick for maximum lever length
- Player should stroke through the ball

Basic hitting technique - field hockey, hockey australia

Includes a template for hitting, in addition to an example of the mechanics used for teaching younger players to hit.

Field hockey: how to hit the ball with control, power and accuracy?

1. First of, there are two ways to hold the stick: choke grip (short and low) or high grip (hands on top of it). 2. Both hands must go together with n...

How to hit harder in field hockey

How to hit harder in field hockey: ... Lauren Penny, Hockey Performance Coach from HPA explains and demonstrates how to hit harder in field hockey. Fo...

The swing and hit

Swinging the Field Hockey Stick for the Simple Hit: Tjerk Van Herwaarden shows you how to properly swing the field hockey stick when hitting the ball....

Ryde hockey core skills #2 - hitting

Ryde Hockey Club Director of Coaching Tim Collier offers some tips for players and coaches interested in mastering the core skills of hockey. In this ...

Field hockey hitting technique coaching resource

This video is about an upright Hit technique.

How to hit a field hockey ball

Krista DeLuca- Instruction Set for English 202c.

Ryde hockey: basics of the tomahawk

Ryde Hockey Club High Performance Director Larry McIntosh discusses the basics of the reverse side hit or tomahawk emphasising the subtle differences ...

Hitting field hockey trick

Field hockey is extremely dangerous! player without a face mask gets hit in the face!

During the African Hockey Championship 2015 men's match between Ghana and Zimbabwe in Johannesburg, South Africa, Zimbabwe's Cydreck Starch was hit by...

Hitting or driving in field hockey

How and when to drive the ball into the goal cage or to get the ball where you want it to go.

Field hockey hitting fundamentals part 1

Field hockey hitting fundamentals.

Break through a team that is playing half court press?

Balance of player when taking shots at goal

How do you do a good hockey warm up with just ball and stick

What are good drills to teach effective corners?

claiming fouls by hitting the ball at the opposing player body.

5-yard rule in hockey?

Drag-Flicking Tutorial - how to master this skill?

Hockey academy drill ideas for 9-12 year olds over 3 days?

Good shooting drill for a very small group?

Level 2 Practical Assessment - Help needed!

Shooting Practice - Hitting the target!

Hit the target and test the keeper! Improve your players' shooting percentage!

Senior Session: Defensive Passing - Moving the ball around the back

Build confidence at the back to stop your players whacking the ball away. Keep possession with this confidence at the back session

Shooting Practice - Hitting the target!

Take aim and fire! Hit the target and test the keeper with this session, designed to improve your players' shooting percentage

Stationary and moving hitting

SESSION 1- drill 4- Arc left and right

2 people involved on the left and right respectivelyarc forehand on the leftarc reverse getting feet around on the rightshot when hitting top D

SESSION 3- drill 2- hitting over distance

Small Skill Circuit

2 Stations- Reverse Stick Hitting- DribblingDribble Circuit:-3D Skills-Throw Down Cones-Maybe 1 on 1's-V Drag

Hitting a T pass (Under shoulder pass)

The players will pass the ball from the top of the D then delay their run into the D.The player they passed to will dribble around the cones and pass ...

Core 1: 30 minutes

Goalie Drill 1: Reflex WorkThe balls need to be at the top of the circle, have a hitter hitting the balls at the tyres or wooden boards on an angle so...

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Hitting from the top of the D

Backspace Hitting

A simple lead towards the top circle to recieve the ball and turning on the ball to shoot on the open side. Can also be known as a 'squeeze' shot as t...

Shooting from the top of the D

This can hold a varying number of player, and trains the goalkeeper too.The sides alternate so the goalkeeper only has to deflect one shot at a time.T...

Warm up drill - Hitting & Fitness.

In groups of four the children will have one player running (for 2 mins) and 2 balls. The player must run around the cone receive the ball from a play...