Hockey Session (Under 10s): U8/9/10 Session #10

Reverse passing/receiving (10 mins)

Reverse passing and receiving 

Set up a triangle of cones as a guide. Player 1 will make a forehand pass (emphasize accuracy!) to the the middle of the cones.  Player 2 will receive on their backhand, pull the the ball across their body to forehand and make a pass back to player 1 who will receive on their backhand.  

Receiving:

- uses cones as guides - stick outside the yellow cone (in front of your body), feet behind the red cones. 

- let the ball come across your body as you receive the ball 

- remind players about not changing grip (left always at the top, right at the bottom)

Passing through gates (15 mins)

Passing through Gates

Set up a small field with a number of goals. In pairs, players run around passing to each other through the goals. Passes can go through in either direction. Once a pair passes through one goal, they must move to another set of goals (can't go through the same one twice in a row).

Make it a competition: how many goals can you and your partner get? Which pair can get through all the goals first?

Reminder, a lot of pairs are sharing the gates! Encourage running to the open areas and keeping their head up.

Make it a game: Make 2 teams. Teams will try and score goals by running or passing through the gates in the corners. Teams may not score in the same goal twice. Can also allow bonus goals for 'x' number of completed passes within a team.