Hockey Session (Under 12s): Making Connections

Making Connecions

• Mark out a square area (use strips not cones if possible)
• 4 players on the outside of the square (one each side) with a ball
• 4 players on the inside of the square 
• Players on the inside receive the ball and must pass to a different player on the outside of the box.
• Play for 3 mins, then swap the players on the outside and inside.
• Count connected passes completed (total per team) to see which team makes the most successful passes.
  

• Rollout on receiving the ball
• V drag on receiving the ball
• Expand the area to make them pass over greater distance
• Only allowed 3 steps on receive before making the pass.

• Flat passes
• Weight through the ball - don't lean back (it lifts the ball)
• Scanning
• Give a crisp but kind pass
• Pass to open stick
• Use first touch to position the ball for the pass