Field Hockey: Left defender build up

4 vs 2 from a sideline ball

Play wall pass with LM and look for forward options.

LB plays ball to LW, LW should keep the line free then the player can receive the ball, turn in field or attack down the line.

2 teams both with a ball. The object is for one of the wingers to get to the back line without being tackled. For a tackler to be released by the other team, the tackler has to receive and leave the ball in the coned area.

When one of the wingers is threatened the team should try and change the point of attack by passing the ball via every player to the other side. To release the other tackler, the ball has to be passed via sweeper.

RM (starting with the ball), passes to RW who first time (wall) passes it back.

The RM then passes the ball to RW who runs in field with the ball. RM then overlaps and this means that the RW has two options:

a) pass the ball to overlapping player or b) straighten up and go for the goal him/her self.

RM passes the ball to forehand of RW who then adds to the pass and plays 1 v 1 against the defender.

The aim of this exercise is to get the ball behind the three defenders in the zone. On achieving this, start again. Only one player at a time is allowed to run behind the zone.

The ball can either be carried through or passed through the zone.