Community | Push Passing

DESCRIPTION

A - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player. B - Demonstrating, how to push pass in the context of attacking play. This is an effective efficent way of passing the ball to other team players over 10-15 meters

COACHING POINTS

A - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player. Stand in pairs facing each other, 1 partner on the Blue coned line and the other player on the Yellow coned line. (approx 10m apart) Attempt to pass to each other with a controlled push pass. Stopping and passing to each other Ball is to be in line with the back foot Transfer your weight from the back foot onto the front foot Knees should be bent Right hand low on the hockey shaft (Stick) Left hand high Push and follow the ball through the line towards your partner general body position is low B - Demonstrating, how to push pass the ball in hockey, from Player to player. B - Demonstrating, how to push pass in the context of attacking play. 6 players on the Blue cones and 6 players on the Red Cones either side of the observation area. Follow the cone colours Blue passes to Red and moves/leads to Blue Red recives from Blue and passes to Blue then moves/leads to Red Continue with the colour coded pattern untill there is a switch. Switch play (Cross over) Red passes to Blue who passes to Red Red continues /dribbles through the Yellow gates and proceeds to shoot at Top D Points to discuss: Players are to look up Pass the ball strong side Communicate with each other Keep a low body position in the reciving and push passing Move efficiently (Footwork)

This practice has no coaching points

PROGRESSION

This practice has no progressions