Field Hockey: In and out

Teach players how to escape crowded areas with a skilful pull back to shake off defenders

Give players the confidence and the knowledge to know how and when to take their man on in a 1v1

Players are in pairs with one ball between them.

Player on the left starts to run with the ball towards the back line. Other player tries to overtake this player (pretend defender chasing back) and run towards the far post.

The player with the ball has to change direction when the other player runs past the ball. and run with the ball to the top of the circle to commit the keeper and pass the ball to the other player to score the goal.

They both return to the half way line and the swap roles for the next go.

Next pair go as soon as the goal is scored.

The boxes formed by four cones in this drill should be around 1 meter by 1 meterin size.

The first player in each group runs to the ball and continues to run with the ball to the next box, stops the ball in the box and runs on to the end.

The next player then runs the ball back to the other box to leave the ball there again for the next player.

4 Teams, ball in each team. 1st player in each team has to run around the outside of the inside square back to their starting cone. Then give the ball to the next player. Variation on running in the same direction is that 2 teams run clockwise, other 2 anti clockwise.

The aim of the game is to try and score goals from about 2m out.

The length of the game is approximately 2-3 minutes long and starts on the first whistle and stopped on the second whistle.

When the game is stopped it is important that there is a winner on each pitch. In the case of a draw the winner is decided on the throw of a stick (flat or round). Once every pitch has a winner all the winners move up one pitch (so if the player is on pitch 6 he moves to pitch 5). The losers do the opposite, they move one pitch down. The winner on pitch 1 and the loser on the lowest pitch have nowhere to move so they stay on their pitches.

Once everyone has moved the game can start again.