Hockey Session (Transition Phase): Full-Field Pod Play

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Becca Main

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Becca Main
Name: Becca Main
City: Lebanon, NH
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Hockey
Hockey Session Plan Drill (Colour): Drill

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Objective: Get your team close to playing a real, live game while remaining in their COVID-19 pods.

Set up:

  • Section the field into three zones of equal size.
  • Separate your team into their COVID-19 pods and place each pod into their own zone.
  • Within each pod, further separate your groups into two teams, so that when the whole field is taken into account you have two opposing teams.
  • Make the numbers work for you — ideally you would play full field (11 v 11), but of course, if that's not possible any even-number situation will work.

Rules:

  • Standard field hockey rules apply
  • Players cannot leave their zone, they must pass the ball from zone to zone
  • Regular scoring rules determine the winner
Recommended:Coaches should determine the number of periods their team will play and length of each period.Coaches should also predetermine how to score the game — you can keep score like a traditional game or award additional points for passing the ball from zone to zone or winning a corner.Predetermine how to handle penalty corners — options include awarding a stroke or shootout for every three penalty corners a team wins, or awarding an additional point or half point when a penalty corner is earned.The size and shape of each zone can change depending on your objective. For example, Zone 1 could stay the same, and Zones 2 and 3 could be vertical (long and narrow) from the end line to the opposite 30-yard line to encourage through play, or you could create an “L-shaped” zone if you want to encourage transfers.

This drill was submitted by Alex Calder, Gwynedd Mercy University.The NFHCA Drill of the Week is sponsored by FieldTurf®.


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