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Hockey: Roll Strong and Switch

Excellent, used the drills at our first training session today with...

Shane, Hockey Coach

DESCRIPTION

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 who has run across the pitch.

On receiving the ball, player 2 turns around and runs towards the goal and passes the ball into the path of player 3.

Player 3 takes the ball and shoots.

COACHING POINTS

The ball should be picked up at pace

Emphasis should be put on a large, dramatic roll out to create space

PROGRESSION

Add in a defender and play a 2 vs 1 with the secondary passer joining the attacker

Add in two defenders and play a 3 vs 2 once the switch pass has been played

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Adding to the pass:

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2, who lets the ball run across the body and runs with the ball to the next cone. He or she dummies to hit the pass wide but hits it under the arm into the path of player 3 running infield. Player 3 receives the ball on the move and shoots at goal.

Rotation 1-2,2-3,3-1

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PAssing pattern:

Player 1 runs around the cone and receives the ball from the opposite wing (2). After receiving the ball, player 1 plays a DOUBLE wall pass with one of the forwards (3) and takes their position whilst this player goes off to score. Then the player that started the practice runs around the cone and the whole passing sequence follows again.

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Space pass:

Player 1 runs square across the pitch with the ball and then passes the ball into the space for the wide man to run onto the ball both sides. Then alternate sides.

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switch attacking pattern:

Player 1 plays the ball across to 2, who in turn plays it up inside the cones to 3 who shoots at goal. Player 2 then moves to where 3 was and 3 joins the back of their queue.

As soon as player 3 has shot then 4 passes the ball across to 1, who plays it up the line to 6 who then shots. Player 1 then moves to where 6 was and 6 joins the back of their queue. Play then continues in this fashion.

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