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Hockey: Mirror: One Ball

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DESCRIPTION

- Players work in pairs
- Approximately 5 yard line
- One player leads, the other follows
- The leader must move the ball up and down the line. The follower must remain in front of the leader

COACHING POINTS

- The defender should remain in playing position through the drill.
- The player on the ball should be dictating this drill
- Large movements from the leader will help to move the follower

PROGRESSION

- Allow the follower to passively defend, showing the leader when they would have made a challenge. This will force the leader to think more about the movements they are making

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Mirror: Two Balls:

- Players work in pairs
- Approximately 5 yard line
- One player leads, the other follows
- The leader must move the ball up and down the line, while the follower copies these movements

Warm-up Games

Pass and receive:

The blue team position themselves tactically around the area.

Players with the ball make a pass to one of the static players, looking to then receive the ball back again and then pass to the next static player.

Warm-up Games

Pass and Follow:

Pass ball to player and then chase pass to put pressure on player.

Receiving player either passes first touch or two touch to the next player.
First touch should be in direction of intended pass.

First clock wise then anti clock wise then both ways

Group size can vary 5 would be in a square. etc

Warm-up Games