Submitted by Kelsi Lykens, University of New Haven In the COVID-19 era, coaches are having to get creative — dreaming up drills that help their players develop, while keeping them safe and distanced. Kelsi has put together a drill progression that introduces and...
Everyone’s an attacker! This week’s drill comes to us from one of our 2020 NFHCA Annual Convention featured speakers, Matt Taylor, founder and lead coach of MT13, a company that runs hockey camps and courses in England. Developing Counter-Attack...
Time to turn the tables! Question: How many times during a game do your attackers have to play defense and your defenders have to keep possession? Answer: All. The. Time. This drill “Turns the Table” on your players to put them in game-like scenarios that...
Shake up the 3v2! We’ve all asked ourselves, “How can I shake up this boring-old 3v2 drill?” Well, York College head coach, Katie Fost, has the answer. Her 3v2 to 6v4 drill is set up to put attackers and defenders in game-like situations while also...
Get your defenders channeling like pros! This week’s drill, 1v1 Sideline Channeling, will help your defenders keep their attackers to the outside of the field — a field hockey principle we can all get behind. This competitive drill uses strategically placed...
