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Hockey: Conditioned Game - 6v4 Attacking Advantage

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DESCRIPTION

Divide your players into two teams of 6 and split the pitch into 3 areas with each area being approximately 15 meters in height.

The condition for this game is that 2 players from both teams have to stay in the top third of the pitch (the opposition's scoring area) and cannot run back to offer support in the defence.

This creates the 5v3 overload situation and should result in a high scoring game.

COACHING POINTS

Players should still work hard to ensure they get a shot on goal when attacking with the overload - just because they have the 2 man advantage shouldn't mean they start getting lazy!

After 5-10 minutes playing in this way remove the cones marking out the zones and finish with normal game rules.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Attacking down the Wing:

One of the players on the half way line passes the ball back to the two central defenders (7 and 8)
The midfielder may then make him/herself available.
The aim is to try and score a goal but try to attack round the outside
The two attackers (1 and 2 are being man to man marked.
Defenders are not allowed out of the half.

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Closed Zones:

The aim of this exercise is to encourage the players to attack down the wings. The attacking team is not allowed to pass or attack through the zone. Defenders, on winning the ball, have to try and get the ball out of the 23m area, also wide of the zone.

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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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