Hockey: Hitting the ball: Weight Transfer - 5/5

Description

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Objective: Build a sound technical model for hitting the ball, focussing on weight transfer.

Purpose: Generating power through weight transfer will help create a technically sounds model for hitting a flat, accurate pass or shot.

Structure: Pairs 

Coaching points

• The weight transfer comes for a good body position (square to allow the hip to rotate through and transfer the weight).
• Get the players to pose their finsih after striking the ball. This will give a good indication of whether they were balanced at impact.