Field Hockey Drill Designer

What you can do with the field hockey drill designer

• Place players, cones, balls and target spots on a pitch background that includes the shooting circle.
• Start from ready-made drills like circle entry and finishing, the drag flick or a penalty-corner attacking routine and adapt them.
• Mark channels for 1v1 defending work — jab tackle, block tackle, no obstruction.
• Set player-count ranges per drill (a penalty-corner defending drill needs exactly the 5 allowed behind the line, goalkeeper included).
• Export the drill as an image for your training session.

How to design a field hockey training drill

1. Pick a template — push and slap passing, pressing in the opponent's half, a 5v2 possession rondo — or start from scratch.
2. Place players, cones and balls on the pitch.
3. Mark the shooting circle and channels for the drill.
4. Review the full drill before saving it.
5. Download the drill as an image to bring to practice.

Who it's for

• Coaches planning weekly sessions around stick skills, pressing and set pieces.
• Trainers documenting penalty-corner attacking and defending routines for the coaching staff.
• Field hockey clubs sharing drills across age groups, from dribbling slaloms to drag-flick repetitions.
• Youth coaches who need a clear, visual drill instead of a verbal walkthrough.

Built around field hockey's circle and set-piece rules

A goal only counts if the ball is played inside the shooting circle, and a penalty corner allows exactly five defenders behind the back line including the goalkeeper — rules that shape real drills far more than a generic cone pattern would. The templates here are built around the circle, the 23m line and the penalty-corner routine rather than a resized soccer circuit.

Frequently asked questions

Does it mark the shooting circle?

Yes — the pitch background includes the circle, which is where field hockey drills concentrate finishing work.

How do I train the 1v1 tackle?

The 1v1 defending template works the jab and the block tackle in a channel. Keep the channel narrow at first so the defender can stay patient and side-on, then widen it to make the attacker's options more realistic.

How do I organise a penalty corner session?

Use the attacking and defending penalty corner drills together: injector, stopper and drag-flicker or hitter on one side, a goalkeeper and runners on the other. Rotate roles every few reps and keep track of which variation you're practising.