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Hockey: 9 Zone: No Pressure

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- Pitch split into 9 zones (3 x 3)
- 6 players
- Players should post between the different areas to move up the pitch
- Can pass through an entire box i.e. left wing all the way to right wing

COACHING POINTS

- Ball pace is key
- Emphasis should be placed upon collecting the ball in a position that will allow the next pass to take quickly
- Prescanning should be practiced due to lack of pressure

PROGRESSION

- Add defenders
- Add various rules (maximum number of touches, non-verbal, maximum time spent in a single box etc.)

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9 Zone: Full Game:

- Pitch split into 9 zones (3 x 3)
- 6 vs 6
- Multiple players from each team in one area
- Forwards (white) can dribble ball from one area to another
- Defenders (red) can tackle
- Players should post between the different areas to move up the pitch
-If ball is turned over, drill continues, with the red team becoming the forwards and the white team becoming the defenders

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

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).

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