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Hockey: 3v3: Open Play

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DESCRIPTION

- 3 vs 3
- Small goals either end of an area
- Ball must be taken through the goal under control
- Once a goal has been scored, the opposite team gain possession

COACHING POINTS

- Players should be constantly leading to create openings
- Attacking team overload by eliminating a player 1 on 1

PROGRESSION

- Ball must be passed through the area, and the scoring team maintain possession and attack the other goal

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1 Touch Scores:

Set up with cones set out in a square 10m x 10m, and inside the square have two teams of three players each, and one ball between them.

The aim of the game is for each team to make as many one touch (wall) passes as possible. Every wall pass is awarded 1 point.

Conditioned Games

4 Goal Game:

Game with 4 goals - where each team has two goals in which they can score.

Make sure that the distance between the 2 goals encourages the player to change the point of attack.

Conditioned Games

4 Zone - 2v1 Game:

2 teams play a 6v6 game, with a left and a right central zone marked out with cones.

In each of the central zones there should be 1 player from each team.

Players who are defending (on both teams) can only stay in their starting zones, whereas players who are attacking can run across zones to support the attack and create the overloads (2v1).

Conditioned Games

4v4 Endzone Game:

Set-up the pitch as shown. Place one player from each side in the opposite End Zone.

Players have to try and get the ball to the player in the End Zone for them to then score a goal. Only the designated players are allowed in the End Zone.

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