Hockey: Relays: Dribbling

- Two groups
- Practice push pass off both feet
- Dribble with the ball, then pass on the move
- Strongside to Strongside passes

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.

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

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.