2v2v2 – External goals
Objective – manage transitions and movement our of pressure
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Game makeup
- Teams in 3 different colour bib sets
- 3 teams of 2 players in a 4v2 combo
- The attackers who lose the ball become the 2 defenders
- The defenders when they win the ball try and score in the external goals from a pass
Rules
- All players must remain in the box
- 2 teams combine to play 4 versus 2
- Push only no slap or hit passes
Scoring
- Retain possession for 5 passes = 1 point
- Defenders win by scoring externally – keep score
Objective
- Motivate pre-scanning and drawing defenders
- Pre-scan to identify where the cover defenders are
Coaching points – Prescan/draw/eliminate
- Be aware of the 2nd defenders position
- Which way is the cover defender moving?
- Identify a free player – and move the defenders stick out of the passing lane by using disguise – identify where they move their stick
- Players NOT in possession offer ‘wide angled support’
- Left foot/square pass
- Losing players team becomes defenders
- Sideline off then restart as per normal hockey
Progression
- Create grid and move teams up or down if they win
- Reduce size of playing area
- Change to circle
- One touch passing
- Wall passes
- Make the circle larger to give players more time on the ball
- Simplify the game by having fewer players trying to win the ball, or even start with no one in the middle when players are starting out.
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