Hockey Session (Under 12s): Week 4: Passing

Field Layout

Shuttles - Push 1

Power Push Skill

• Belly button faces forward (Drag push is when the feet are on the side of the ball)
• Performed off right and left foot - hard, power step with bent knee of whichever foot they are passing off of
• Player carries the ball forward, ball must be in front of body ( 1 stick length)
• Right Hand, left hand, and stick all come through the ball with power at the same time(Perform with right hand only to develop strength)
• Hands and body finish through the target
• For deceptive pass, player runs forward in the same position, and angles stick in the direction of the pass - the player should look away from the target if they can

• 2 Lines on the 25 Facing each other
• In between the two lines are three 2-3yd gates
• 5yds from either 25 line is a "release line" - players want to release the ball before the line

Phase 1:

• Player 1 runs forward with the ball on stick - belly button faces player 2, and releases a power push through the middle cones to player 2. Player 1 runs to the back of the opposite line. Perform skill off the left foot first. Then off the right foot. Time for a minute and see how many passes each group can pass through the middle cones. See if they are better off of their right or left foot. Since players stay facing their target they need to use their legs and core to power through the ball

• Do the same exercise with the right hand only - this will work strength and will be challenging - will force athletes to use legs. You can bring the release line closer to the middle for this part of the exercise

• Add the left hand and perform phase 1 thru the target again 

Short Short Long - Hitting

Short Short Long Hitting

Coaching Points

• Work feet around and Deliver pass to the right foot of the target
• Players ahead of the ball, work on opposites
• The short game (Level 1 passing) opens up the long game (level 2 passing)
• Apply goalscoring far post and deliberate shooting principles on the shot

• 3 piles of balls on the 25 yard line; 3 gates are set up 7 yards from the ball pile. 
• 1 player starts on the ball. 2 players start behind the gate. One of the two players (P2), does a post up lead in front of the gates, and plays it back to Player 1. As soon as player 2 release the ball, they lead wide around the gates on either side. P3 leads opposite P2. Player 1 hits the ball to P3 through the gates. P2 runs to the far post. P3 hits the ball to the far post. (Feel free to add a give and go in, or defender in. Play to three different goals so that the players can get an opportunity to hit on different angles. Players want to work on ability to hit the ball through the intended gate. 

• Player carries the ball forward, ball must be in front of body
• Player works feet around the ball (maintains at least a stick length away from the ball)
• Left foot is even with the ball; left knee is bent, hands are away from the body, elbows relaxed on the back swing
• Head, hands, and stick head all come though the ball at the same time for clean contact (90 degree)
• Body follows through to the target around the front knee

Passing Box

Passing Box

Coaching Points

• Reposition into an open Passing Lane
• Play the open pass. 
• Two Touches

• Set up four cones in a rectangle 20x25yds. The attacking players may not move into rectangle. They must stay outside on the sides of the field
• 4 attackers each on a line, outside of the box. 1 (or 2 defenders in the box)
• The attackers are looking to combine as many passes as possible. The defender is looking to intercept the passes. After the defender wins the ball, she gives it back to the attackers. She defends for a certain period of time. The team who completes the most consectutive passes in that time period wins.