Hockey Session (Foundation Phase): HWHC U6-U12 30-5-21 (Elimination)
Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Alexandra Smart
Description
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- Start without stick and ball.
- Players move around in the area you define.
- The focus is on changing pace.
- Hold up cones to indicate change of pace: yellow for walk, green for run, red for stop.
- Add more instructions / cone colours - change direction, side step, run backwards.
- Progress to adding stick and ball.
- Use the red/stop command to demonstrate a strong ball carrying position.
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SET UP
- Overload of attackers vs defenders. Eg, 4 v 2.
- Aim for the attackers is to get as many balls as they can in the goal. They must carry (dribble) one ball at a time to the yellow cones before shooting.
- Aim for the defenders is to intercept as many balls as they can and knock them out of play.
- If an attacker loses their ball, they go back and get another one. If they score, they go back and get another ball to try again.
- Once there are more attackers than balls, how can they work together to score goals? (Passing!)
- Rotate the defenders after each round. Which is the most successful defending pair?
Once everyone has had a turn as defenders, break down elimination skills to focus on technique and then return to this activity.
Can players see an improvement in their elimination skills?
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SET UP
- 1 v 1
- Look at different ways of effectively eliminating a player -
- Pace.
- Change of direction.
- Drag right / drag left.
- V drag.
- Roll out.
- Partner (defender) is not making a tackle. They can stretch their stick out left/right to demonstrate their reach for the attacker to move past.
- Each player attacks five times and then swap with their partner to defend.
- Swap partners every few minutes to work with different players.
Return to the Sharks & Fishes activity.
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- Progress into an obstacle course. Ask players to help you get creative with your course!
- Eg. Blue cones are the river you have to get around, red cones are fire you have to avoid, yellow cones are quick sand you can't touch with your ball.
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SET UP
- Two teams.
- Split pitch in half with goals for each team in each half. Eg. 4 goals in each half.
- The blue/white team is scoring in the red goals. The orange team is scoring in the yellow goals.
- If the blue/white team starts with the ball, the orange team cross over to defend. Play only takes place in one half of the pitch at a time.
- If the blue/white team scores in any of their goals, they get a point and then it's the orange team's turn.
- If the orange team intercepts, play transfers to the other half of the pitch with the orange team aiming to score.
Yes - The attacking team is successful in scoring goals.Reduce the number of goal options that they have.
No - The defending team successfully intercepts repeatedly.Reduce the number of defenders in each round to create 4 v 2, for example.
Keep teams small to encourage lots of touches on the ball and lots of goals scored.
Set up multiple games for teams to rotate every few minutes as a mini tournament.
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