Hockey Session (Senior): Goal score against good defending

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Name:	Luke Hansford
City:	London
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Hockey

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Critical moment marking

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Critical moment marking

Use as a warm-up

If rugby tackle pads are available, use those instead of a 1v1 initially and just use them to lean on player and get them used to the physical pressure

If not available continue

Rounds of 20-30 seconds

Critical Moment Marking:

Using a tennis ball, 4 players pass the ball around the outside randomly (not into the middle)
1v1 in the middle, aim is to use their body and stick fairly to gain an advantage and get in front of the other player

Looking for:

Getting more comfortable making contact with player
Getting used to making body larger fairly

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): PCA, 3v3 & Shooting

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PCA, 3v3 & Shooting

3v3: 3 players on cones are feeders for 5 rounds (can pass between themselves as well until a good option arises)

If they pass the ball in and the receiver passes it back, that player on the cone can join to make it a 4v3

Shooting

Pass to player infront of cone wall, player turns and shoots across goal, player looks for deflection (everyone then follows the ball & deflector joins the back of the queue)

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Continuous 3v1 Fast

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Continuous 3v1 Fast (20 mins)

Continuous 3v1

How it works

Initially, 3 attackers attack 1 goal. If the defender touches the ball the attack is over (if they win it cleanly encourage to outlet back to their team)
Next attack is started by the next defender (from the team that just attacked) playing the ball to the player who just defended (who is now an attacker). 2 other players join from the attacking team.
If the ball goes off or a goal is scored, the attack is over
Progression - Make it 3v2 if too easy (but not until lots of goals are scored - the focus is the ball ending up in the goal, not the difficulty)

Looking for:

Attack at pace - don't slow the game down if possible, dynamic first touch
Connect at pace and avoid contact
Defender - can they protect the middle of the pitch and slow the game down?

Rewards

Backpost goal = 1 points
Into the netting = 2 points
First time finish = 3 points

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Continuous 3v2 Start 50%

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Learning Objectives

	Technical
	Tactical
	Physical
	Psychological
	Social

Continuous 3v2 Start 50% (20 mins)

How it works:

3 attack goal against 2 defenders until they score, the ball goes off or the defenders outlet to their team
Once defenders outlet player receiving outlet joins and the previous attackers are out
One defender from each side joins

Looking for:

Attackers: Get ahead, don't slow the game down if the option is there
Defenders: Protect good shooting angles, force the ball wide, scramble defence (slow the game down)
Defenders: Point (point at where the threat is), name (call someone to address threat),, action (tell them in two words what to do)

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