ONE Coaching

Today we're excited to combine two fantastic coaching businesses. fh_coaching the online drills profile and ONE Coaching Group, a UK field hockey coaching business. Together they will make the new platform ONE Coaching. Read on....

SSG: Zonal Start 6v6 + joker (target) on ¾ pitch. Central box for all (re)starts. Outletting team build through the box → connect to joker → immediate transition to defend. Pressing team works zonally from the box with triggers to engage once wide.

Overload: 2v1 → 4v2 Wave Continuous attacking loop: 2v1 → 4v2 → repeat. Restarts rotate centre → left → right, each with different heights, angles and available width. Focus: execute the 2v1, fix the defender, recognise carry vs pass, connect together as numbers build.

Pass & Receive: Check Your Shoulder Two intersecting triangles, both groups moving the ball at the same time. Shared central space = congestion + constant adjustment. Focus: shoulder checks, scanning early, eyes up when carrying/passing, half-turn receives, clear comms.

SUP: Vertical Pass Progression of the quick re-feed (fortnight ago). Add a bounce player behind each goal to allow vertical passes + 3rd-man combos. Focus: forward intent, timing of 3rd-man runs, spotting vertical lanes. Def: balance ball pressure with protecting the hotline.

SUP: Lead Ahead (Continued) Progress from unopposed → now into a 3v2. After each breakdown: 2 attackers become defenders, 1 defender transitions to highest attacker. Focus: timed leads, dragging defenders out of space, opening carrying channels, quick role transitions.

SUP: 2v2 Quick Re-feed Constant rotation of 2v2s, (re)starting from the corners after each breakdown. Coach re-feeds to the team in possession. Score = keep the ball. First to 10 wins. Focus: fast reactions, sharp decisions, repeated intensity.

Coaching is a design skill. The quality of learning is shaped long before the session starts, in the way tasks and challenges are put together.

Goalscoring: Lead Ahead Mirrored left/right. Pass into a lead → bounce back → feeder moves L/R as a forward leads ahead from the circle edge. Initial receiver turns, reconnects, gets it back and finishes Focus: lead timing, bounce quality, half-turn receives, quick finishes

SUP: Connect the Overload Pitch split into thirds with a waiting defender in each. Attackers link 2v1s through the thirds to build a 5v3 before going to goal. If defenders win it before halfway, they counter immediately. Run side-by-side pitches in a timed game — most goals wins.

Pass & Receive: Move to Space Diamond setup (4 cones + 1 middle). Two variations: 1️⃣ Pass → lead away to an empty cone 2️⃣ Lead early to an open cone as the next pass is made 🎯 Focus: timing of movement, scanning, pass weight, creating new angles.

SSG: Turnover Bonus Two linked quarter-pitch games run side by side. Pitch 1: 4v4 to goal. If defenders win it, carry over the 25 then reset to deny the next feed. Pitch 2: 3v4 underload to mini goals. If defenders win it, circulate + link play back to Pitch 1.

⚡ Overload: 2v1 Wide Start Attacks begin with a wide 2v1 (between ½ → 25), then flow into a 5v4 inside the final 25 🎯 Attack: execute the 2v1, fix the defender, find the free player. 🏆 Points: Goal = 3 | PC = 1 🛑 Defend: win it, score in wide minis or carry over the 25

⚡ SSG: 3-2-1 3v3 with phases linked by reducing balls. Phase 1: 3 balls → 3x 1v1s. Phase 2: 2 balls + 1 spare attacker to link. Phase 3: 1 ball → full 3v3. 🎯 Focus: 1v1s, using the spare, adapting decisions as constraints change.

Pass & Receive: Give and Go Progressive pattern, outside player leads, plays a quick give & go, then connects forward to a lead from the circle shoulder. Triggers a 3-player circle rotation: shoulder → baseline → finish.

SUP: Forward Pass Re-feed Flowing 3v2 to goal. After each breakdown, ball is re-fed quickly. One of the previous defenders must transition into attack, receive a forward pass and bounce it back to create the next overload.

SSG: Occupy Every Zone Pitch split into 3 vertical thirds, with each team keeping one player in every zone at all times. Play with normal rules or coach-refeed for tempo. Focus: • M2M awareness • Comms through all zones • quick transitions • Spot & exploit overloads

Defending: Hunting in Numbers Split pitch, Reds keep the ball in an underload, purples hunt in an overload. When purples win it, they must switch to adjacent pitch and go again. Scoring: 🔴 +1 per completed pass 🟣 +3 for winning + switching pitch

SSG: Connect to Score Two back-to-back pitches, one GK covers both. Teams attack with a 5v4 overload, needing 5+ passes in the opposition half before they can go to goal. Defenders who win it must switch the ball to the opposite pitch to trigger the next attack.

SSG: Press vs Outlet 2 teams + a joker who works with the pressimg team. 3 players in the box, 4 at opposite ends. In-possession team tries to move the ball end-to-end for 1 point. Pressing team always has a +1 via the joker (M2M vs zonal in this setup).

SUP: Through the Overload Play flows across 3 pitch quarters: 2v1 → 3v2 → 5v4. Attackers drive forward through their overload. Defenders win it in Q1/2 counter to the opposite goal. Win it near the circle, carry out past the 25.