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Hockey: 2D/3D: Combining elimination skills

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DESCRIPTION

- Player peforms a sharp change of direction, followed by a stick dink from hockey position, and finish with a one handed lift
- Combining 2D and 3D skills together

COACHING POINTS

- The initial 2D drag away should be convinving enough that a defender would begin to track the carrier. Rolling the shoulders will assist this
- The secondary drag should be sharp, to quickly move the ball away from the defender
- If players struggle with the initial dink (due to it moving away from the body, making it difficult to get under) have them move the ball at an angle

PROGRESSION

- Different rules can be applied to the lifts (long low lift, a 45 degree at blue cones etc.)
- Introduce a passive defender to track the run to put more pressure on the ball carrier

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Double 3D skill:

- Use stick dinks to eliminate right angled blocks
- Players practice using stick dinks in both directions in quick succession

3D skills

Dribble 3D - Up Up Up:

- Performing a continuous stick dink

- Practice 3D skills whilst moving in a linear fashion

Video Techniques

2 player passing pattern:

A. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.

B. Player 1 then follows his/her own pass.

C. Player 2 passes the ball back to player 1 for a wall pass back in the space

D. Player 2 runs onto the ball and has a shot at goal.

Passing & Receiving

4 v 2 in area:

Players are trying to keep possession of the ball for as long as possible. Players inside the area can use the two players on the outside of the grid to help them keep the ball.

Warm-up Games

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