Hockey Session (Senior): 3-2-3-2 Pressing

Initial Set Up: Press

Initial Setup: 3-2-3-2. 

 

Ovals/Squares represent each positional zone. For the position we are in, we have to dominate our zone. Oppo players will move between zones and try to disrupt us - but the more disciplined we are, the better the press will be and easy turnovers will come our way - leading to GOALLZZZ. If you find yourself out of position, please reset in to your original positions AND/OR communicate with team mates. 

 

Back 3: responsible for oppo strikers - remain in your zone. If they change laterally between zones that's fine, communicate it and make each other aware - should be a lot of talking between you. Important we hold our shape and structure at the back. It's fine if they have 2 players in 1 zone, the free zone just needs to sit narrower in their zone to adjust for this. Touch tight man marking in final third of pitch. Win the race to the ball. 

 

Screens/DM: Ensure hold your space. Remain in middle third of pitch to protect hotline. If the oppo midfielder drops deeper towards their back line, please communicate this with our other midfielders to ensure everyone knows - don't follow too high as we will b out of shape and then vulnerable. Move laterally together - imagine piece of string between you and need to keep it tight, as one moves over, the other follows. 

 

Midfield 3: CM marking oppo CM - touch tight and ideally preventing outlet through them. Force them wide where possible. Help side midfield narrow - may be able to mark CM and push our CM to be a free player if communicated well. If they slide ball round again, then need to communicate that midfielder goes wide, CM moves over, and new help side mid is narrow. Protect middle 2/3 of pitch. 

 

Strikers: Responsible for oppo CB. Doing 1.5 jobs, marking CB but also trying to limit passing options - dictate the play and try to create a picture in our favour. If we identify one CB is weak, we can press and split towards them. 

Press vs Back 3

Initial Setup: 3-2-3-2

 

Back 3: responsible for oppo strikers - remain in your zone. If they change laterally between zones that's fine, communicate it and make each other aware - should be a lot of talking between you. Important we hold our shape and structure at the back. It's fine if they have 2 players in 1 zone, the free zone just needs to sit narrower in their zone to adjust for this. Touch tight man marking in final third of pitch. Win the race to the ball. 

 

Screens/DM: Ensure hold your space. Remain in middle third of pitch to protect hotline. If the oppo midfielderdrops deepertowards their back line, please communicate this with our other midfielders to ensure everyone knows - don't follow too high as we will b out of shape and then vulnerable. Move laterally together - imagine piece of string between you and need to keep it tight, as one moves over, the other follows. 

 

Midfield 3: CM marking oppo CM - touch tight and ideally preventing outlet through them. Force them wide where possible. Help side midfield narrow - may be able to mark CM and push our CM to be a free player if communicated well. If they slide ball round again, then need to communicate that midfielder goes wide, CM moves over, and new help side mid is narrow. Protect middle 2/3 of pitch. 

 

Strikers: Responsible for oppo CB. Doing 1.5 jobs, marking CB but also trying to limit passing options - dictate the play and try to create a picture in our favour. If we identify one CB is weak, we can press and split towards them. 

 

If they roll to a back 3, then that wide midfielder (or Striker, depending on which of their back 4 progress) follows until they restructure to normal. If we can pass players off then great, but HAS TO BE COMMUNICATED so everyone knows the plan. Ideally we want to sit in a 3-2-3-2 structure for as long as we can. Protect the middle. Force them wide, win it in channels, and then change channel to go forward fast.