Hockey: Clip Hit: Static 1

Are your range of passes limited? Do you need to get the shot away quicker? Use the clip hit to add an extra dimension to your game.

Setup:

1. Lay out sticks on the ground about 1 metre apart.
2. Six sticks should be laid in a continuous straight line.
3. Five cones in a zig-zag formation.
4. Use ladders or a line of two cones close together (about 30cm between each pair).
5. Place a stick on a pair of cones x6, about 1 metre between each one.

The drill:

1. Players run in and out of the sticks
2. Players jump with feet together over the sticks (from left to right followed by right to left)
3. Run round the cones, the players should touch the cone with the inside hand each time
4. Players touch the pitch with one foot between each space
5. Players run through and over as fast as they can. Check that they lift their knees nice and high going over the hurdles.

2 teams combine to play 4 versus 2

• All players must remain in the box
• The attackers who lose the ball becomes the defenders
• No first time passes
• Push only no slap or hit passes

This practice is good to teach players to run the ball in front rather then by their side and to close to the feet.
Ask the player to not move their feet while trying to push the ball as far forward as possible. Just before the player loses their balance they can start moving their feet while keeping the ball at the same distance throughout their run.