USA FIELD HOCKEY NEXUS PROGRAM – See the USA Field Hockey Nexus Page for more Information @ https://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/nexus
- There will be a play day for our modified (7th & 8th grade) players on Sunday April 23rd @ Skidmore College, hosted by Saratoga Field Hockey. RSVP @ https://columbiafieldhockey.com/saratoga-youth-spring-clinic-registration/.
- Skills session for our modified players (and any intersted new 7th & 8th graders) will begin Tuesday February 7th and run each Tuesday school is in session through the entire month of March. We will go from 7:15-8:30pm each Tuesday in the DPS gym for our modified skills sessions through the end of March.
- Outside playing opportunities (camps, clinics, clubs) can be found on the outside playing opportunities tab under the drop down menu above, or by clicking https://columbiafieldhockey.com/outside-opportunities-mod-jv-varsity/.
Below are workout and skills drills you can do alone or with friends:
WORKOUTS
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- Workout formulated specifically for our field hockey players by a certified strength and conditioning coach, click here or cut and paste and go to the following link https://columbiafieldhockey.com/columbia-field-hockey-off-season-program/.
- Workout Alternatives, click here or cut and paste to go to https://columbiafieldhockey.com/workout-idea/.
SKILLS
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- Below are some links to drills players can do by themselves with limited space. Focus on doing the drill right first, then increase speed. Stay low, knees bent and on the balls of your feet at all times with weight over feet and eyes foward.
- If you don’t have cones you can use a ball of socks, rolled up shorts/tshirts, etc.
- Indian dribble with cones – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZNsBwfjqQ
- ****Watch location of right AND left hand (knee level), and ball placement – away from feet
- Air dribbling – THE PROPER WAY – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U7NL5iX3Pc
- 5 minute skill warm up – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HknbpzEOhw&t=26s
- 3D skills and ball control – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYn9_WRITug
- Tight space ball control – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaAHkPZcD5k
- “Snakes and Snaps” for ball control – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXA9ji-3Do
- “Touches and Checks” for ball control – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4H7nFuQbOk
- Lifts and ball control – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze9moivkY
- Yard Stick Pulls
- If you have Instagram, check out the following accounts for a ton of awesome drills you can do by yourself or with a (we highly recommend taking a look at Cape Cod Field Hockey videos, as they have a large assortment of individual skills you can do by yourself)-
- Indian dribble with cones – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZNsBwfjqQ