The world renowned hockey BOLA machine has been specially adapted to fulfil a wide range of Hockey training needs following extensive consultation and development with a number of hockey coaches from around the world.
The bola machine is used to feed the hockey ball to your players. It can be set to release the ball - to mimic a pass - at different speeds depending on the skills of your players.
These video give you great ideas on how use the BOLA machine to replicate game situations including bounced passes, receiving, running to collect and goalkeeping drills.
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