Hockey Session (Under 14s): 4-3-3 formation

Defensive outletting for a 4-3-3 formation

Essence:

Outletting from the defense

Structure:

- With a 4-3-3 formation, we have 4 defenders at the back, set them up with the right half being slightly higher than the 25 yard line.

- Player A starts with the ball, he passes to B who will pass to C, that player will pass back to player A who in turn will pass to player D.

- Once player D has the ball he has the option to pass to one of the midfielders (E)

- Player D continues his run down the line and receives the ball back from E

- Player F will make the run to the side line to recieve a pass from D

- Player F will pass the ball to the run of G on the baseline

- Player H is in a posistion to potentially receive a pass from player F or G

Variations:

- The same drill can be repeated on the left hand side channel, with the players making similar runs.

Technical pointers:

- Make sure that when we are outfitting from the back, that the passes are hard and accurate to the open stick

- When making the leading runs, do it late and hard to create more space and time on the ball

Defensive outlet option 3

Essence:

Outletting from the defense

Structure:

- Set up the 4-3-3 formation and the centre midfielder, B makes a 5-10 yard run to post up for the ball.

- He can either pass the ball back straight to A or if there isnt a opponent on him, roll out and pass to C

- C can pass it down the line to E or the post up from D

- If the ball gets played back to A he can pass it to F who has 2 options

- He can pass to the post up from G or down the line to H

Technical pointers:

- Make sure the post up by B,D and G is into the space. If they are already in space to receive the ball, then they are standing in the wrong place. Make sure they go away and lead hard into that space for the ball.

- The player should have already made a decision which pass he is going to make before he gives it; to ensure that the ball is passed quickly to eliminate the opposition