Hockey Session (Senior): CoM #3

Warm up

Essence:

- To work on playing under pressure and find outcomes.

Structure:

- 20m box with 2 teams of 4 or more.

- One team containing 4 players (blue) will play with the aim to receive a pass from their teammate whilst in the blue end zone. 

- Red team of 2 has to intercept or cause a turnover, if successful they need to pass to either teammate in the red end zone to become the attackers. 

3v3

Essence: 

- To work on developing our elimination skills in a 3v3 situation and working hard for second ball and rebounds.

Structure:

- One defender and attacker start on the top of the circle. the other attacker in blue receives the ball from the coach and gets put under pressure by the defender.

- Once they play they play the rebound if shot gets saved. The defenders if they win the ball need to pass it back to the coach. If the attackers score its a goal. Once something like that happens. The attackers need to make a lead and get the ball from a pass from coach.

Technical Points:

- Make sure that the defenders have a plan, stay low and always play the ball whatever happens.

- Attackers should work hard to stop the counter pass back to coach but also in their movement to create space.

Variation:

- Once you've done 5 minutes, swap sides so both attack and defend. After 10, create a competition. Where for 5 minutes a team defends and they get a point if they pass to coach. Attackers get a point for scoring a goal. After 5 swap. After 10 you tally the results and whoever wins doesn't have to do a forfeit. The forfeit is running on the baseline to the 25 yard line. BUT they need to run with stick in left hand and that hand must touch the 25 line and the baseline. Need to run up and down 6x in 30 secs.

Decision making game

Essence:

- To work on knowing what you are going to do before you get the ball. 

Structure:

- The attack start with the ball on the 25 line - play a 2-1-2 formation and the defense only have 3 active players.

- 3 touch for the attacjers and if the defense touch the ball then they become active with 5 players starting on the 25 line. 

Technical points:

- Explain the importance of pre-scanning and knowing what to do prior to passing/receiving.

- Get the players to discuss 2-1-2 formation.

- Talk about contesting and scrap defending on rebounds, it doesn't matter how the defense touch the ball as long as they contest every shot and rebound.