Hockey Session (Under 12s): This is the drill that never ends...

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Goal:

This active drill is meant to serve as a warm-up exercise for your field players where they can work on passing and receiving on the move using long and short passes, while also improving their vision on the ball.

Skill emphasis:

Push passes

Drop passes

Mobile receptions — try and get your players to receive the ball with their feet going in the direction they want to go next, rather than having them face where the ball is coming from, this helps quicken the transition between the trap and the pass.

Drill:

1. Player A starts the drill by passing to Player B

2. Player A follows their pass and Player B drops the ball back to Player A

3. Player A then gives a quick pass to Player B who is running forward

4. Player B then passes the ball to Player C and follows their pass to receive a drop pass from Player C

5. The same pattern is repeated around the square continuously

Recommended:

Have five players in each square

Make the drill larger or smaller depending upon your players' skill level

Have several squares compete against each other to see how many rotations they can complete in an allotted time

Switch directions to emphasize different receptions and passes