Receiving & Trapping

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Forehand Receiving

Receiving Hand Position 

• Dribbling grip with a vertical stick and left hand away from the body
• Handshake grip with hands split - right hand can be more than halfway down the stick, but not too low
• The left elbow should be as high as your shoulder in front of your body
• Your thumb is pointed down towards the ground, and

Body Position

Athletic Stance Line up the right of center, in line with the incoming ball

Skill Execution

• Form a triangle between feet and stick head, flex the knees and create a pocket into which the ball will be collected
• Your left foot slightly forward of your right. Angle stick forward (the left hand should be further away from your body than the stick head)
• Pick up the line of the ball
• Soft Hands as ball contacts stick

TRAPPING DRILLS

Pairs Trap: Players in pairs approximately 5m apart Player 1 push passes to Player 2 P2 traps on their forestick P2 push passes back to P1 Variations: Reverse stick trap Trapping on the move (mobile) Receive the ball (mobile) dribble push pass back  

Equipment/Material Required

Hockey stick, ball