Hockey Session (Transition Phase): Ball manipulation & carrying games

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Ben Allberry
Name: Ben Allberry
City: Tonbridge
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Hockey
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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Me and my ball time

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Me and my ball time (5 mins)

Me and my ball time

Use a D or a space- spend 5 minutes dribbling the ball.

add progressions- Drag, Double drag, 3D, Double 3D etc.

Remember to explode forward after skill. GET PAST THE DEF!


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Raid the nest

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Raid the nest (10 mins)

Raid the nest

Balls start in middle. Players must go 1 at a time to retrieve a ball and dribble back to their team area.

Progression- allowed to steal from other teams.


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 corner game

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4 corner game (20 mins)

Four corners Game

4 teams- 1 v 1 v 1 v 1

Ball enters area. Each player is trying to score into another teams goal and defend their own. If ball is scored in your goal, you are out and new ball thrown in making it 1v1v1. Repeat until 1 winner.


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Sharks and fishes

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Sharks and fishes (5 mins)

Sharks and fishes

End zone game- players have to dribble from 1 side (red line) to the other without their ball being stolen by the defender (Shark).

If ball is taken then player becomes Seaweed- a defender who can’t move but can steal an attackers ball.

If ball is stolen by seaweed then player becomes a Crab- a defender who can only move side ways.

If ball is stolen by a crab then player becomes a shark.

Progressions- coach can call for a shark attack , where all defenders are sharks.

- can get defenders to think about a shape/ formation by allowing time for seaweed & crabs to move into a position.


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Monarch of the Mount

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Monarch of the Mount (5 mins)

Using a space like the D or a circle as above.

Players have a ball and aim to keep it till the end. Last person standing is the winner.

Can have a defender steal balls or everyone can hit opponents balls out the area.


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Number game

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Number game (15 mins)

Numbers game

Teams must number themselves (1-3)

Coach will call out a number to face off against each other 1v1.

Player must run around the goal then onto pitch to start.

Progression- call 2 numbers to create a 2v2


Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Number counter- over/under load game

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Number counter- over/under load game (25 mins)

Number counter- over/ under load game

Coach will call out 2 numbers. The first is for the orange team and the second the blue. The number is how many players are involved. For example- 2 and 1. Means 2 orange attackers against 1 blue defender. 

Focus is on playing with an over/ under load.

Progression- call 2 numbers to create a 2v2


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