Hockey exercises

2 vs 2

In this exercise a 2 vs 2 game will be played. The SmartGoals are placed in the shape of a hourglass. There are 2 teams, both with 2 players. The players can score by dribbling or passing through the illuminating SmartGoal. When the defending team conquers the ball, this team becomes the attacking team.

3 vs 2

In this exercise a 3 vs 2 game will be played. The SmartGoals are placed in the shape of a hourglass. There are 2 teams, one with 2 players, one with 3. The 3-player-team have to try to score in the blue goal while the 2-player-team have to score in the orange goal.

Bounce it

The goal of this exercise is to bounce the ball trough the lit up SmartGoals as many times as possible within a certain time spawn.

Connection Exercise

This exercise involves an offensive and a defensive team. One of the attacking players has to receive the ball through the activated SmartGoal and starts the attack on goal. His/her defender has to run through the newly illuminating SmartGoal, before he/she may start his/her defending.

Double Duo

This exercise is similar to "Tiki Taka", only this exercise contains two teams of two players. Two teams compete against each other to get the highest score by getting the ball as quick as possible through the illuminated SmartGoals. The players have to think and have to move into the right position.

Drop Out

Let the players dribble around in the circle (Variant: let them do different warming-up exercises). There’s no active SmartGoal. While dribbling they have to be aware of the SmartGoal that will light up. When a SmartGoal lights up, the players have to compete who reaches the SmartGoal first. The first person who reaches the activated SmartGoal leaves the game and is ”save”. The game ends when there is only 1 person left in the game.

Duo 360°

A team of 2 players has to try to score as many goals as possible. One player will receive the ball and has to prepare it for the second player who has to score it through the lit up SmartGoal.

Dynamic Receive Circle

Behind each SmartGoal there is 1 player with a ball. When a SmartGoal is illuminating, the player behind that activated goal has to pass through the SmartGoal to the player in the center. The player that passed the ball has to go to the center and the player that received the ball has to run (with the ball) to the spot of the passing player.

Keeper Footwork & Kicking Skills

The SmartGoals are placed around the goal in a circle. The goalkeeper has to anticipate to the incoming ball. He/she has to process the ball by passing it through on of the illuminating SmartGoals. A possible variant on this exercise is to alternate the passing with saving.

Lightning Shuffle

This exercise is similar to "The SmartGoal Ladder", only in this exercise the distance between the SmartGoals is bigger. The SmartGoals have to be placed in a line (like a ladder). The players have to run through the illuminated SmartGoals 5 times. When a player completed 5 SmartGoals, the next player in line starts.

Lightning Striker

Create a small triangle with three SmartGoals and place one SmartGoal besides the triangle. Activate one SmartGoal of the triangle. Player 1 has to run through the activated SmartGoals in the triangle until the SmartGoal besides the triangle is illuminated. Player 2 (or coach) passes the ball, when the SmartGoal besides the triangle illuminates, through this SmartGoal deep towards the goal. Player one sprints deep, receives the ball and finishes on goal.

Midfield Receive

Two midfielders are standing in the middle of the field. The first player (on the side) has to pass the ball to the midfielder. This midfielder turns and dribbles through the illuminated SmartGoal. After that, he/she passes the ball to the player on the other side. The other midfielder has to run through the newly illuminated SmartGoal before receiving it from the player on the side. He does the same as what the other midfielder did before, only towards the other side.

Pass Exercise

The Pass Exercise is a high intensity exercise that’s letting players switch between passing and running constantly. When a player receives a ball, he/she runs with the ball through the illuminated SmartGoal. After she passed the SmartGoal she passes the ball to his/her teammate across the field.

SmartApp: Controls

SmartApp: Scoreboard

SmartApp: Stopwatch

The Accelerator

Place the SmartGoals in in a row, side by side. The player has to dribble, with the ball, through the lighting SmartGoals. After one player ran through four activated SmartGoals, the next player has to take over. So the players start one after another.

The Dribble Battle

In this exercise, the SmartGoals are positioned close together, randomly, all over a smart part of the field. One SmartGoal of each colour (blue and orange) is activated and will illuminate randomly. Two players challenge each other to see who can score most in 1 minute, by dribbling through them.

The Hitman

This is an exercise where bouncing is the key part. Player 1 has to pass the ball to the incoming player 2. Player 2 has to bounce the ball to player 1. Player 1 starts running deep in the direction the illuminated SmartGoal guides him/her, towards the goal. Player 1 has to pass the ball deep. Now player 2 in in position to score.

The Relay Race

A relay race! Make two teams: one orange team and one blue team. In this exercise the two teams compete against each other. Each player has to dribble as quick as possible through 4 SmartGoals. The team that has all players completed 3 SmartGoals first, wins.

Tiki Taka

While two players have to pass the ball to each other through an activated SmartGoal, the third player has to be alert and ready to receive the ball through a newly activated SmartGoal. Coach the constant change of tasks and a good execution.

Turning Tornado

The player starts from the center of the circle. He/she has to run through the illuminated SmartGoals. Each time the player completes a SmartGoal, he/she returns to the base pawn in the middle and taps the pawn.