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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: Shooting-Goalscoring

- 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: 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...

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 - Ball Position: 3/5

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: Build a sound t...

Hitting The Ball - Importance Of The Arm + Wrist

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: To establish th...

Hitting The Ball Off The Right Foot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: To be able to h...

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

- 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: Body Position - 4/5

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: Build a sound t...

Hitting The Ball: Grip - 1/5

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: Build a sound t...

Hitting The Ball: Path Of Stick - 2/5

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: Build a sound t...

Hitting The Ball: Weight Transfer - 5/5

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: Build a sound t...

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...

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: 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...

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

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 wheth...

Reflex Hockey Home Trainer

category: Rebound-Blocks

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

Reverse Stick Receive And Shot

category: Passing-Receiving

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• Objective: Direct the received pass in the direction of the baseline t...

Reverse Stick Receive And Shot

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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• Objective: Direct the received pass in the direction of the baseline t...

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: 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: 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: Session-Videos

- 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

- Performing a shot off the back foot

Top D Receive And Hit

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 ...

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 po...

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...

The Reverse Stick Hit

category: Shooting-Goalscoring

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Objective: To introduce a ...

Top D Receive And Hit

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 ...

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

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

Forehand shot high on goal - field hockey technique | hockeyheroestv

Tomas explains us how to hit the ball with a Forehand shot high on goal. Free subscribing to this channel: ...

How to hit the ball harder on goal | hockey heroes tv

Tomas explains how to hit the ball harder on goal and how to align the ball when shooting. Good luck! Free subscribing to this channel: ...

Forehand shot by hertzberger | field hockey training tutorial | hertzberger tv

A new Training Tutorial presented by Hertzberger TV. This week the forehand shot! I hope you like it! If you do, make sure you subscribe! Enjoy!

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 ...

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...

Long slap/sweep pass - field hockey technique | hockeyheroestv

Tomas explains us how to slap or sweep a long pass. Let's see how that goes. Free subscribing to this channel: ...

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.

Clip hit / short grip forehand shot tutorial - field hockey technique | hockey heroes tv

Leiah explains to us how to do a short handed forehand shot on goal. What!?!? Free subscribing to this channel: ...

Worst field hockey tackles ever

In this video we will show you some of the worst field hockey tackles ever in the sport. For some of these tackles the word "Worst" can be quite an un...

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 ...

Hockey australia skill video - slap

Transfer the Ball Over Distance Techniques

Begin developing your teams transfer by nailing the technique, disguising passes and making the right decision as to when to pass long and when to sta...

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

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Break through a team that is playing half court press?

Balance of player when taking shots at goal

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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?

Hitting game

Minefield

Place cones randomly in a defined area and then set up players as shown. They must get the ball from one side to the other without hitting the cones. ...

Shooting Progression 1

Hit a ball against a wall from 5 metres away. This will improve your connection when hitting the ball.

Basic Hitting and Stopping

Players make teams of 2. Player 1 starts with the ball and pushed it to Player 2. Player 1 then moves to the next Cone where Player 2 pushes the ball ...

Reverse Technique

Shooting on the reverse is one of the harder skills to master in hockey and many of the girls won't have done this at school. The first drill is a...

Warm-up

2 lap JOG around the field and proper stretchingPushing in groups of three - start small and get biggerHitting from halfway to 25 and shoot (Goalie??)

Push passing/sweeping/hitting

Hitting - bowling

Drill One: Hitting and Saving

One person is in goal and the rest are located in the D with a ball.Each player is given a number and conitues to move around the D with their ball.Wh...

Using the width - option 2

Variation of Using the width, option 1. Warm up drill using the right corner of the field, primary attacker curls, using drag to beat defender, and mo...