Push Passing

DESCRIPTION

A - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player.

B - Demonstrating, how to push pass in the context of attacking play. This is an effective efficent way of passing the ball to other team players over 10-15 meters

COACHING POINTS

A - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player.

Stand in pairs facing each other, 1 partner on the Blue coned line and the other player on the Yellow coned line. (approx 10m apart)

Attempt to pass to each other with a controlled push pass. Stopping and passing to each other 

• Ball is to be in line with the back foot
• Transfer your weight from the back foot onto the front foot
• Knees should be bent
• Right hand low on the hockey shaft (Stick)
• Left hand high
• Push and follow the ball through the line towards your partner
• general body position is low

B - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player.

B - Demonstrating, how to push pass in the context of attacking play.

6 players on the Blue cones and 6 players on the Red Cones either side of the observation area.

Follow the cone colours 

• Blue passes to Red and moves/leads to Blue
• Red recives from Blue and passes to Blue then moves/leads to Red
• Continue with the colour coded pattern untill there is a switch.
• Switch play (Cross over)
• Red passes to Blue who passes to Red
• Red continues /dribbles through the Yellow gates and proceeds to shoot at Top D

Points to discuss:

• Players are to look up 
• Pass the ball strong side
• Communicate with each other
• Keep a low body position in the reciving and push passing
• Move efficiently (Footwork)