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Hockey Session (Under 18s): Defending

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R&J Hockey R&J Hockey
Name: R&J Hockey R&J Hockey
City: Cape Town
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Hockey
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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bulldog Warmup

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Bulldog Warmup
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Bulldog Warmup (10 mins)

Bulldog Warmup

  • Begin without sticks and balls.
  • Players must make it to one end of the area to the other without getting tagged by a bulldog.
  • If a player is tagged, they then become a bulldog.
  • Progress to sticks and balls and introduce the focus of tackling to the group.
Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Marking

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Marking
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Marking (10 mins)

  • Groups of four (set this up x 3 or 4)
  • One feeder, one marker, one receiver and one high attacker to pass to through gates
  • Five passes and switch roles.
  • Marker:
  • practice back marking/side marking and front marking. Discuss when you would do each type.
  • Get close!
  • Feet - Don't be square on to the ball, have your feet slightly diagonal so that you can see your player and the ball.
  • Light on your feet for quick movement.
  • Timing and balance!
  • If defender wins the ball they try to get it back to the feeder.

Attacker:

  • Pick up strong and try find the high attacker through a gate.
  • Recognise where the pressure is coming from
  • Recognise if the defender is behind/in front or side marking- this may change your pick up. (behind marking=post up/side marking= slide lead wide/front marking=s shape leads in behind and high)
Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Position - Defence

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Position - Defence (15 mins)


  • Focus - man to man marking in the 23, clearing the ball wide.
  • 4 v 4 or 3 v 3.
  • Attacking team: score in the goal.
  • Defending team: win possession and score/clear ball  in either of the side goals.
  • 3 x 3 mins then switch attack and defence.
  • Coaching points
    • Body position of defenders - sideways on to see the ball and their opponent.
    • Stick - on the ground to intercept or tackle.
    • Pre-scan - know where teammates are to outlet the ball once you win it.
    • Stay with player 
    • Goal side when in the D.
Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): 8v8 Game

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8v8 Game (15 mins)

8v8 Game with Goalkeepers 

Include Goalkeepers in the goals with a flat marker scoring zone. 

Each team has 2 attacking players that are score-zone-bound and may not come out of the scoring zone. Their team must get the ball to them and then they can try to score past the goalkeeper (2v1)

Coaches can allow ONE defender to drop in to tackle (your choice)

Encourage zone-bound players to make lateral runs and for their team to get the ball forward early

CHANGE IT: If getting messy, give each player a number and they may only tackle/mark their opposition with the same number

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending 1-1

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Defending 1-1
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Defending 1-1 (15 mins)

SETUP AS SHOWN

3 Lanes 

Cones / Balls 

A1 passes to D1 and back to A1

A1 must eliminate by taking space what D1 gives "OPPORTUNITY"

D1 has to Channel A1 AWAY from LINE TO GOAL

Same follows for A2 & D2 & A3 & D3

On completion of each Shot at Goal from the A1/A2/A3 - The coach throws in second ball that each Attacker will shoot 

This results in each Attacker taking 2 shots at goal.

Defenders need to close the space down and not allow easy passes

  • No jumping and getting eliminated
  • Flat Stick Tackles
  • Jab/block/shave Tackles
  • Communication from the Goalie to the Defender

Can make 2 v 2  if too slow. No keeper will also speed this up!

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