The document describes various drills for developing the basic hockey skill of rolling. It outlines 8 drills that progress from simple to more complex patterns of rolling a ball between cones. The initial drills focus on building control and changing direction while rolling. Later drills incorporate more advanced movements like 360 degree turns and rolling in geometric shapes. The drills are designed to help players of all levels improve their ability to smoothly roll a ball along the blade of the stick without loss of contact.

1. LAKSHMIBAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
BASIC SKILL: ROLLING
SUBMITTED TO:
DR. BRIJ KISHORE PRASAD
SUBMITTED BY:
MEGHNA SHARMA
M.P.Ed IV SEM, ROLL NO. : 825
SPECIALIZATION: HOCKEY

2. ROLLING
• Classified under the category of basic skill in field hockey.
Rolling : ‘a skill in which the player holds the
sticks from both hand and in a smooth manner
rolls the ball on the blade of the stick without
leaving contact with the stick anytime’.
• Performed both in forehand and backhand.

3. Drills for learning the skill…
#DRILL 1: ROLLING IN BETWEEN THE CONES
PURPOSE: the drill enables beginner to
have confidence over the newly learnt
skill by getting start with easy pattern.
How to perform: after the whistles
blows, the player starts from the
starting point (orange cone) and rolls
the ball in between the cones placed
at equidistant.
A total of 10 cones are placed.

5. DRILL 2: controlling the ball
PURPOSE: the drills helps students to have
control over the ball and change direction
instantly.
HOW TO PERFORM:
• the players starts from the baeline and rolls
straight through the cones kept infront.
• After this, players move to left/right
direction as directed by the horizontlu
placed cones.
• As the players reaches the last side cone, he
instantly takes a turn and move on the
same path in another direction.
• The same is performed on the three
horizontal lanes of cones.

7. DRILL 3: rolling with the ball in graphical pattern.
Purpose: after performing the drill the
students will be able to understand
easily the forehand and backhand
rolling style.
How to perform:
The student starts after the whistle.
The markers are placed in a pattern of
graphical representation and the
student is asked to first roll the ball
straight, the in forehand direction
continues to move left side, then
again straight, then take the ball in
backhand direction and drags the ball
towards the right side.

9. • DRILL 4: OM DRILL
PRUPOSE: helpful for the intermediate
and advanced players and the O
formation facilitates taking a
360degree turn.
How to perform: the player starts from
the baseline. He starts will rolling the
ball in forehand and takes a 360deg.
Turns over the tire placed in front
(forming O) and then leads in the
direction of other placed cones in a
formation of M.
Throughout the journey, the ball is
kept in forehand.

11. DRILL 5: V rolling
PURPOSE: the drill enables player to
perform rolling in short course of
space and to have proper attention so
the ball doesn’t get strike to feet.
HOW TO PERFORM: the player starts
from the middle marker and move
towards one marker in forehand, after
reaching the cone, he again takes ball
back and move towards other marker.
He then rolls the ball towards the next
placed V and performs the same.

13. DRILL 6: rolling and leaving
PURPOSE: the drill will help player to roll
the ball in speed in a straight line .
HOW TO PERFORM:
2 cones are placed at a distance of
15meter. A total of three players
performs drill.
One player stands behind one cone and
two players stand on the next cone. Cone
where two players are there, one of them
starts the drill with rolling the ball in
speed and after reaching the next cone
leaves the ball and the other player starts
the same.

15. DRILL 7: FORMING DIAMOND AND PLUS SIGN
PURPOSE: Students will perform the
drill with first going with simple
formation and the leading to complex
one.
HOW TO PERFORM:
the player starts with one marker and
perform rolling first by covering the
outer edge of the frame and then
entering inside and forming plus sign
with coming in the center of it after
every time.

17. DRILL 8: ZIG-ZAC ROLLING
PURPOSE: the drill will help
students to acquire the skill in a
simple form.
HOW TO PERFORM: player
starts with baseline and after
the command he starts rolling
the ball in a zigzag manner as
the cones are placed with body
turns near the cones.