A fun and engaging hockey based possession game with lots of passing and movement off the ball, forcing the players to make decisions, attack space and stretch play, key elements to successful hockey. This game also has the ability to integrate goalkeepers into the game making them cover the box, working on the footwork and saving and clearing.
Plenty of opportunity to add rules to allow for key coaching principles to learned. Remember to keep the Golden thread in mind while doing so.
Space
Ask Players:
Do we play into space or into congestion?
Ans: Space
How do we make space bigger?
Ans: wider, higher, deeper.
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