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Hockey: 6 Zone: No Pressure

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DESCRIPTION

- Pitch split into 6 zones
- 6 outfield players
- Use of goalkeepers beneficial to drill
- Play across half a pitch
- Pass at right angles (90 ball) between the boxes
- When the final player receives a pass, they should attempt to score a goal
- Once shot has been taken, reset the drill from the end where the shot has just been taken from

COACHING POINTS

- Should be a constantly moving drill
- Players should be spread out in there zones to encourage posting up
- Emphasis should be put on minimising the number of touches each player has

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6 Zone: Passive Defending:

- 6 on 6 drill
- Split a half pitch into 6 sections
- A forward and a defender should be in each section
- Defenders can only intercept the ball (no tackling)
- Players must stay in there given section

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.

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

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