Hockey Session (Under 16s): Performance Hockey Northern Suburbs 21 October 2013 Hitting

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Craig Lotter

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Name:	Craig Lotter
City:	Cape Town
Country:	South Africa
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Hockey

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Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 1

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Screen 1 (25 mins)

Structure:1 hits the ball to 2.2 receives and hits the ball back.

Pointers:1&2 must both be using the V grip when hitting(V runs down the spine of the stick

created by using the thumb and index fingers).

Both 1&2 must step towards the ball.

Left foot and head must be inline with the ball on making contact with it.

Ball should be a stick lengths away from left foot.

Left shoulder must be in the direction of the receiver.

The stick should have the straight up,straight down movent.

Once contact is made with the ball follow through with your stick and body towards

the direction you want to pass it.

Variations:Increase the distance between players.

Hit the ball on the run.

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2 (20 mins)

Structure:Team A,B,C,D have to try and hit the ball past their opponents goal line without the ball being intercepted.Players may not move past the safety markers/red cones.If a player lifts the ball dangerously he has to sit out for 3 hitts before joining the game again.

Pointers:Players should stay low in the hit postion,

Step into the ball,follow through towards the direction of the hit.

Try and spot the open space(EYES UP).

Variations:Players can look to put disguise in their hit.

Trainer may add another ball.e.g. two balls

Players may only have 3 seconds to make a hit pass.

Players may only use 3 touches on the ball.

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 3

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Structure:The players work as a team to hit the ball through their gate.

Pointers: Successful hits through the gate will allow the players to move backwards and get to hit from

23m line,then onto the blue set of cones and so on until they reach the halfway line.

Both players work on a rotational 1,1 system.

Variations:Teams may only have a limited number of balls to hit.

Limited timw frame to complete the drill.

Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 4

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Screen 4 (15 mins)

Structure:Teams A&B will play a hitting competion against each.One player will go at a time to try and hit the ball into the GOALS to gain a point.Players may only shoot from inside the zone marked by RED cones.

Pointers:Make sure to use the V Grip.

Step towards the ball.

Body weight transfer must go towards the target/through the ball.

Stick must have a Straight up,Straight down motion.

Left shoulder pointing towards the goal.

Variations;Move the distance back.Players will now hit from the BLUE zone.

Trainer may call out areas of the goal in which the team has to hit e.g.Bottom left.

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