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Pass + Follow Circle Passing &...

Players pass and follow the ball to any other player in the circle.

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Hockey: One Touch Circle - Pas...

Players pass the ball around the circle. One touch. Stay in your position. Fun warm up game

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Give and Go Circle - Part 1 Pa...

The inside player passes the ball to their partner on the outside.<br /><br /> The inside player then moves clockwise to receive the ball back via a wall pass from the outside player.<br /><br /> The inside player then runs clockwise to pass the ball to the next player on the outside Practice continues.

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Pass and follow exercise, this...

When player 2 receives the ball, player 3 creates a space behind them, for player 2 to pass the ball in for player 4 to run onto and receive. Player 4 can then cross the ball to the player 5 who has a shot at goal. <br>Every player then rotates to the next position.

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Pass across the top of circle ...

Blue player 1 runs around the cone and receives the ball from Red player 1 as they reach the cone, before entering the circle and shooting at goal. Blue player 2 then runs around the cone and passes the ball to Red player 2 who receives the ball and runs on to shoot at goal.

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Pass and follow exercise Shoot...

This exercise is to teach players to run on to a ball passed into space. The ball, when played down the right wing, has to be received by the players with the reverse stick side. Players should follow their own pass each time. Pass and follow sequence 1-2-3-4-5-1.<BR>The exercise would work the same on the left wing, only players would receive the ball on the forehand side.

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Hockey: Off the Dribble - Reve...

Performing an upright reverse stick pass on the move A good way to disguise a pass from left to right

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Follow pass Shooting & Goalsco...

Play alternates from going up the left, to going up the right. The player waiting in the queue passes out to the wing, where the ball is passed up the wing, before being shot at goal. The player who took the shot then joins the back of the queue. All the other players involved, then move to where they passed to.

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Quick shot Shooting & Goalscor...

Pass and follow to a player positioned just outside the circle<BR>or inside if that is relevant to your team.<BR>one thing obout staying out side the circle is that the defenders are not 100% concerned about you because your not in a scoring position so they tend to loose mark. to put some pressure on the placement of the first touch you could put some clusters of cones just in side the circle (pretend defenders)

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4v2 break Scoring on the break...

One of the four defenders in the circle passes the ball from inside the circle to the 4 forwards on the half way line. As the moment of the pass two defenders have to run around one of the cones on the 23m line before they can defend, the other two defenders can defend straight away. 

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Hockey: pass to score pattern ...

4 players position themselves in the circle, one in each zone. A player from the top of the circle passes the ball to any of the players in the circle, and follows the ball to take the the place in that zone. <br />The player receiving the ball can shoot or pass the ball. He/she then follows the pass or comes to the back of the queue at the top of the circle.

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Hook Dribble Indoor Hockey - S...

Player 1 runs with the ball through the little slalom and passes the ball to player 2 on the left hand board. Player 2 turns with the ball in field and runs in a arc (hook)towards the top of the circle and shoots into the goal.Player 1 after passing goes to stand by the board to receive the next ball and run to the circle and score.

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Hockey: Wall Pass Circuit - Un...

Pass and follow with a wall pass. Player 1 passes the ball for a wall pass to player after receiving the ball back. Player 1 passes the ball to player 4. Player 4 does a wall pass with player 3 and receives the ball back. Player 4 then continues and plays a 2v1 at the top of the circle against the defender (only allowed to defend outside the circle. After your shot you swap with one of the wall passers by the cone on the 23 metre line.

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Hockey: Wall Pass Circuit with...

Pass and follow with a wall pass. Player 1 passes the ball for a wall pass to player after receiving the ball back. Player 1 passes the ball to player 4. Player 4 does a wall pass with player 3 and receives the ball back. Player 4 then continues and plays a 2v1 at the top of the circle against the defender (only allowed to defend outside the circle. Introduce defender on top of circle for 1v1.<br /><br />

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pass and follow Indoor Hockey ...

Player 1 runs with the ball through the little slalom and passes the ball to player 2<br />Player 2 hook dribbles and has to make a decision to pass before the cone or after<br />Player 3 has to move accordingly to receive the ball and shoot at goal.

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Wall Pass Circuit - 2 v 1 Pass...

Pass and follow with a wall pass. Player 1 passes the ball for a wall pass to player after receiving the ball back. Player 1 passes the ball to player 4. Player 4 does a wall pass with player 3 and receives the ball back. Player 4 then continues and plays a 2v1 at the top of the circle against the defender (only allowed to defend outside the circle.

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Pass and follow exercise Passi...

A good warm-up before the game is to start with some players with balls outside the 23m area. Put some other players 5-10m apart 3 down each side. A player starts the pass and follow chain with the last player to receive the ball having a shot, and returning to the start.

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Hockey: Warm up exercise for v...

Spread your team anywhere inside the half of a pitch. Only give your team 3 balls. You may pass the ball around to anyone inside the half. This will create a lot of talking and activity. Do this exercise for about 5 minutes. It is important that the players keep talking and moving off the ball, always making themselves available to receive the ball. For quick decision making do the same exercise inside the circle.

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Give and Go Circle - Part 2 Pa...

The inside player passes the ball to their partner on the outside.<br /><br /> The inside player then moves anticlockwise to receive the ball back via a wall pass from the outside player.<br /><br /> After the inside player receives the ball back they give it once more to the outside player<br /><br /> This time the outside player runs into the inside position and the inside player runs to the outside position. (players reverse roles). Practice continues.

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In and Out Running Passing & R...

The feeders on the half way line pass to the players higher up the field on the wings. The wing players must cut inside and then out to receive the pass. The wing player then runs up the pitch before passing to the central player who has to run to one side of the circle or the other before shooting.

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Skill combinations Indoor Hock...

Plaers start in one half with the ball dribble thropugh the slalom (2 cones) and pass the ball to the player coming outofthe the circle to receive the ball then do a hook dribble into the circle and shoot at goal <BR>pass and follow exercise can be doen both ways at the same time.

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move out to make space Indoor ...

Player 1 runs with the ball through the little slalom and passes the ball to player 3 on the top of the circle. this player then hook dribbles the ball around the cone making space for player 2 to run in to and recieve the ball to score the goal.

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Through Pass Movement off the ...

A line of attacking players stand outside the 23 metre line with a ball each, with one other attacking on the goal side of the grid. Inside the grid there is one defender. The first attacking player has to try and play the ball to the player in the circle through the area with the defender. On playing a successful pass the player then follows their pass through the area, into the circle and the next player can try and pass the next ball through the area.

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Hockey: Opposed Shooting: Flic...

- Two active players (one forward, one defender) and a feeder<br />- The feeder passes the ball into the forward, while the defend puts pressure on the forward<br />- The forward should push or the flick the ball at goal<br />- The defender becomes the new forward

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Left To Right Cross Passing & ...

Set out 6 cones in grid 10 by 10 metres<br />The practice is to run with the ball to the 1st cone were the player lifts up the ball into space over a pretend stick (you could put a stick on the floor)<br />Then the player should regain control of the ball move their feet round and pass the ball across to the other side.

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Pass And Follow Exercise Passi...

A simple pass and follow is to put out some cones at random on the pitch. Have a player without a ball by each cone and the rest of the players at the start with a ball. A player passes the ball and follows it to the first cone where that pass went. The player waiting at the first cone receives the ball, passes it to the 2nd cone and so on. The player by the last cone, on receiving a ball has to run with the ball, to the queue at the start.

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Creating scoring chances - 3 v...

Player CF feeds the ball to RW through the area. On receiving the ball the RW takes the ball to the back line, (as soon as the ball has passed through the area both defenders can leave the area and try and stop the three attackers scoring). On reaching the back line the RW can pass the ball back to the CF or across the goal to the LW or to RM. Pass and follow sequence CF-RW-LW or RM, whichever player shoots at go-CF.

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Moving the ball left to score ...

Player 1 runs with the ball around the cone then passes the ball to player 2 who runs onto the ball into the circle, then dummies to take the ball right then slips the ball left for player 3 to have a first time shot, player 3 runs wide first before coming in for the shot.<br />Player rotation 1-2-3-1.

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Give and go Passing & Receivin...

Player 1 starts dribbling, player 2 asks for the ball, player 1 passes to 2 and runs into open space to receive the ball from 2. Then player 2 runs and receives the pass from 1, controls it and the plays it to player 3 and then player 2 runs to player 3'd cone, and so on

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