Hockey Session (Under 18s): HP SESSION - 28 JAN 2024 (2)

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Transition Drill

Objective: Goal scoring and defense are equally emphasized in this drill. The objective for each team - depending which side they find themselves - is to score / to effectively clear eh ball to start a counter attack.

DRILL:

1. Starting team has six players in the 25yard area attacking the Goals, the defensive team has 4 players and 2 in the "FREE ZONE"

2.The FREE ZONE,  is a safe zone, the opposing team may not enter/tackle/put pressure on the ball

3. Activation starts with a long corner. 

4. If the defensive teams wins the ball, they must safely play the ball into the FREE ZONE.

5. Once the ball is in the FREE ZONE, the two in the FREE ZONE can now join and counter the main goal box and the team that got dispossessed must drop two players and transition into a defensive role and defend the goals with 4 players

Encourage players to use the FREE ZONE to change point of attack and transfer the ball

Defensive team focus on tacking outside the circle and have a mini-game-game mentality inside the circle 

Defense is always at numerical disadvantage

Notes: Make it competitive (Point system)

Keep track of who scores

Points for circle entries

Extra Points baseline circle entries 

Point for winning a PC

Points for Successfully clearing the ball

Points for applying pressure within 2 seconds of a transition etc