Hockey Session (Foundation Phase): HWHC U6 - U8 (30-1-22)

MWTB - Quick Ball Carrying

• Split group into two teams. Every player has a ball.
• Players line up in a row, facing opposite directions.
• On the coaches signal, all the players carry the ball until they cross a line 12m in front of them.
• The team that gets all of their players and the ball over their line and UNDER CONTROL (stopped on the line) is the winner.

• Make one team the dribblers and the other team the catchers, who try to prevent the dribblers from reaching their line.
• Pair players up across the two teams so each catcher knows who they are chasing.
• Start with catchers not having sticks. They catch a dribbler by tapping them on the shoulder - no pushing or hitting another player!
• When you add sticks back in, you can play 'Rats & Rabbits':
• Every player has a stick and ball. One team is the 'Rats' and the other team is the 'Rabbits'.
• If you call 'Rats' they are the dribblers, and the Rabbits are the catchers.
• If you call 'Rabbits' they are the dribblers, and the Rats are the catchers.
• Avoid tackling, still just a tap on the shoulder - we are only focusing on quick ball carrying, which will happen when a player with the ball is being chased. We are not looking to take each other out!

Decathlon - Twice around the square - Progression

• For advanced players.
• Two players start at the same time, at the same cone.
• One player has a ball.
• The player who is in control of the ball must dribble is along the triangular route (yellow cones), keeping to the outside of the cones.
• Meanwhile, their opponent without the ball must run around the field marked by the four red cones with the aim of chasing the attacker and touching his ball before he can get back to his starting position.
• Each player has two turns as attacker and two as defender.
• The ball is dribbled in a clockwise direction once and then an anticlockwise direction once.
• Whilst defending, the player learns to wait for the exact moment to tackle without touching the opponent's stick.
• The winner is the player who manages to keep possession the most amount of times whilst running around the triangle.

2 v 2 Triathlon - 2 v 1 with counter attack

• 2 min rounds.
• 2 players (attackers) start from the halfway line and attack the 12m wide goal defended by one opponent.
• To score, a player must dribble the ball across their opponent's goal line.
• After a successful defence, the ball is passed by the defender to the other defender at the opposite goal, who dribbles it over the goal line.
• If the attackers lost the ball in this scenario, they should tackle back to their own defending half of the pitch to try and win the ball back.
• After 2 minutes, swap the attackers and defenders. Keep score for each 2 minute round.
• Free hits should be taken no less than 3m from the end line.
• Play 4 x 2 minutes and rotate one pair from each pitch to play new opponents.