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Hockey: Drag Left to Right

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Parry, U15 boys Hockey Coach

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Coaches Objective:

To teach the player to perform a drag from left to right to eliminate the defender.

Purpose:

Use this skill to eliminate a defender on their weaker side and open up the rest of the field to create passing opportunities.

COACHING POINTS

When approaching a defender who is channelling the player onto their open stick side, the attacker should run with the ball out infront and outside their right foot to give them the option to drag or pass to the right or left.
As they near the defender, increase the speed of the ball slightly, taking it in line or outside of the left foot.
Shift the weight onto their left foot to create the space to drag the ball back to the right. Push off the left foot as the ball is dragged back to accentuate the dummy.
Accelerate away from the skill to create space between the defender.

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Drag Left to Right at Low Speed:

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Coaches Objective:

To teach players to eliminate on the backhand of an opponent with a drag as they enter the circle or move at relatively low speed.

Purpose:

To eliminate the defender on their reverse stick side prior to a shot or pass.

Eliminating a Player

Dummy V drag to eliminate a defender in a low speed situation:

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Coaches objective:

To teach a player to eliminate on the defenders open stick side by making the defender anticipate a "V drag" to their reverse stick side.

Purpose:

To eliminate on the defenders open stick side by commiting them to their reverse stick side.Â

Eliminating a Player

Elimination From The Baseline:

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Coaching Objective:

To give the attacker a selection of skills to be able to eliminate the defender when on the baseline in the circle.

Purpose:

When in a tight area in the circle and on the baseline, the attacker is in control of the situation, therefore having the skills to elimintate in such a dangerous attacking position will create threatening goal scoring opportunities.

Eliminating a Player

Dribble or pass? 2 vs 1:

Players work in threes in this drill, 2 attackers trying to get past the single defender and score in one of the two goals.

The white player starts with the ball and dribbles towards the defender where they are presented with two options: They can either pass to the supporting player or take the ball themselves to go and score in one of the two corner goals.

Eliminating a Player

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