Coaching Information
Coaching Staff:
Regional Coaching Director: Terry Khan
Hockey Development Officers: Aleisha Neumann and Nathan Doherty.
Minky Skill Information
Warm Up - Jog and 5 min Stretch
Drills
1. Pushing - Accurate and Controlled
Players pass the ball along the arrow and then run around markers where the dotted line is.
Coaching Points:
- Left hand at the top of the stick and right hand 20-30cm below (use the grip as a guide).
- Bend from the knees for a low center of gravity
- Legs apart (shoulder-width) and be balanced
- Left side of the body should be facing where the ball will be passed
2. Relay with Left hand and Right hand
Coaching Points:
- Top exercise is the Left hand and the ball is dribbled on the back stick on outside of the body
- Bottom exercise is the Right hand and the ball is dribbled with two hands on the fore stick on the outside of the body.
3. Dribbling
A - Fast Dribble - Markers 1m apart
B - Controlled Dribble - Markers 30cm apart
C - Change of Direction - Markers 2m apart and 1m wide
Coaching Points:
- Hands apart (Grip as guide)
- Left hand does all the work when stick turns over
- When dribbling at speed, ball should be kept further from the feet outside the right side of the body
4. Stay in the Square
All players have a ball in a 10x10 meter area. Must dribble around the square without loosing control of the ball
Coaching Points:
- Vision (Players turn before collision)
- Close ball control
- Player movement
5. Straight Relays
Players dribble the ball in a straight line to each end and the next player dribbles it back
Coaching Points:
- Ball position
- Vision
- Tight control (ball on stick)
- Grip
6. Cross Over Relays
Same principle as the straight relays, but now the players have to run across avoiding the other team.
IMPORTANT: make sure all players keep head up and do not run too fast.
7. Occupying an Empty Goal
- Similar to musical chairs - mark off a circle around 15m in diameter using about 10 cones
- The cones designate five goals. Each player has a ball and they dribble in any direction around the circle formed by the goals
- After you give a visual signal the players try to occupy one of the goals
- Who ever does not succeed gains a point, winner is the player with the least points
8. Precise Passing After Dribbling
Four players pair up and form a square, the partners adjacent to one another. The two players in diametrically opposite corners each have a ball.
At the same time they dribble forward and pass the ball to the left through the cone goal of their partner. After pushing they keep running forward to the unoccupied goal.