Hockey Session (Foundation Phase): BHHC U12 Girls 8-4-21 (Technique Focus - Stick, hand, ball positioning)

Stick Drags

SET UP

• Each player sets out two cones, a stick length apart.
• Each player has a ball.
• Stick length drags side to side.
• 4 x 1 min rounds.
• Progress to working in pairs. One player puts their stick on the ground in place of the cones. Their partner stick drags along the length of their stick - without hitting it! This helps players keep control of the ball and understand where their feet should be in relation to the ball.
• The player not working should look out for the coaching points and critique their partner.

• Left hand in wristwatch position.
• Double V down front of the stick.
• Left hand turns the stick.
• Loose right hand.
• Butt of the stick facing player's belly button.
• Ball at 1 o'clock position.
• Knees bent.
• Head up.
• Transfer weight from right to left (forehand to reverse).

Change Direction

SET UP

• In pairs, each player has a ball.
• Line of cones / markers between them.
• Players start at the same time, each carries the ball to the left hand cone, stick drag to the right, changing direction to carry to their partner's starting position.

Passing Square

SET UP

• 4 players on the outside. One player in the middle.
• 3 of the 4 players on the outside have a ball.
• Player in the middle can receive from anyone but passes to the player without a ball.
• The player in the middle should work hard for a set number or passes or time.
• Keep rotating the player in the middle.