Hockey Session (Under 14s): Week 2: 1v1 Defense

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Rachel Dawson

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Name:	Rachel Dawson
City:	Charlottesville
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Hockey

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Field Layout

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Field Layout

Mobility - Sit the hips low, chest up, feet staggered, ready to move
Tackle Position - Low Lunge, Stick at 45 Degree, Left Hand Away From Body
Stick Agility - Jabs, grip change to create pressure, (not to win ball)
Toe on the turf (keep stick on the turf)

Keep Stick in Attackers eye sight
Tackle Timing - Eyes down, speed down, and stick off ball
Mirror the Attacker, Right Shoulder to Right Shoulder

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Robbers

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Robbers

Robbers

Set Up

A small area with boundary (depends on space and numbers)

Every player has a ball except for 1-2 players

The Robbers (without the ball) are trying to steal the ball from the other players using tackling skills

The goal is to have a ball after a minute

After you play the game, revisit a tackling skill or 1v1 D concept and play again

(you can train specific skills by only allowing a certain type of tackle)

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Mirror Simple

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Mirror Simple

Mirrors

Coaching Points

Stay Mobile - Staggered Feet
Right Shoulder to Right Shoulder, Left to Left to Force
Keep Distance from the Attacker
Stick in Attackers Vision - Feet away from attacker

Progression:

No Sticks

Sticks

Stick and Ball (No Tackling)

Stick and Ball Tackling

Add Gates for Points if Desired

Set Up

15-20yd grid x 10yd; 2yd mirror sone in the middle

How to Play

A and D Line Up on opposite sides of the grid
They run up to the mirror zone (D may not step into the zone with feet, stick may be in the zone

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Mirror Comp

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Mirror Comp

Mirrors

Coaching Points:

Staggered Feet on Defense to maintain mobility
Right Shoulder to Right Shoulder to Force Strong
Stick on Turf, in Vision of Defender
Left Hand Away from Body

Set Up

Set up 3 Gates 2yds wide
Make a No-Zone for the Defender (1.5yds x 10yds wide)

How to Play

D and A run toward the No Step Zone
The A runs side to side and the D mirrors A
D may not step in zone, but there stick can be in the zone
D tries to stay right shoulder to right shoulder with attacker
A may exit the No Step Zone, and tries to run toward the gate
Keep track of points A scores. Then switch attack and defense

Progressions:1. No Stick or Ball, just running/mirroring2. Add Stick, No Tackling D; Attack starts with the ball3. Add Two Balls in No Step Zone - A can choose which ball4. Add Tackling; D can score 2pts for winning the ball and carrying into No Step Zone

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Closing

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Closing

Closing

Coaching Points

Close the Space on the release of the pass
Decelerate at appropriate distance from attacker with staggered feet
Absorb attackers speed, stay mobile
Channel / Force a specific direction
Keep Stick on the turf, in attackers vision, left hand in front of feet, below knee

How to Play

P passes to A. A can move anywhere on green line to receive ball
Coach can choose a starting position for D. Coach assigns points to each yellow square goal. one goal is worth 1pt, and the other 0 points
On the pass, D closes. And forces to the 0 point goal.
if a goalkeeper, the goalkeeper chooses a goal and attempts to double team.

Progression

no sticks for attack
sticks, but no tackling

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tackling

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Tackling

Coaching Points

Staggered feet - mobilty
Jab to create active pressure, get eyes down, not to win ball
Fully extend left hand on jab, hit the ground near the ball
Tackle on 45 Degrees, left hand on ground in front of foot
low lunge, stick always on the ground
push through the ball on tackle (one hand for reach, add second hand for power)

How to Play

Set Up 3 around circle: defender shoots and stays after ball win

D runs to red cone line
D staggers feet - front foot in between one gate, back foot in center gate
D stick in the eyes of attacker
D jab to each cone
D block tackles lunge on forehand
on ball win D goes to goal
A is passive to start

Progression

Train Tackling First - Passive Attacker
Get rid of cones and Train Tackling - Passive Attacker
Make it a 1v1 - If A gets through, they turn and go to goal

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Shave/Steal

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Shave/Steal

Tackle-back - Shave and Steal

Coaching Points

Match attackers speed
Stick on turf, hand below knee
Put stick between attacker ball and body
smooth through ball
curl out with ball

How to Play

A dribbles away from goal, D tackles back and executes skill, and goes to goal
D stays for the next ball on baseline

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