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JOIN NOWI have been intrigued by some anecdotes of a coach?
I have been intrigued by some anecdotes of a coach using tennis balls in a session âthat did not pick up a stick for an hourâ. It developed hand brain and eye co-ordination and went on to give the feel of the movement of shoulders and hips for the Indian dribble, or at least moving a ball in a figure of 8â¦anyone heard of this or am I the victim of a wind up?
It sounded great and a novel way to ring some changes in a junior session.
Hockey CoachCoach
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Bram van Asselt, England
New to me
But always open to ideas
Bram
Chris MarriottCoach, Wales
New ideas always good but surprised if you could get junior players to remain focused if they didn't pick up their stick for an hour.
Chris
Hockey CoachCoach
Since posting my question I have since discovered the coach to whom this drill should be credited. It was John Shaw. John has been successfully coaching youngsters for several years. John is ex GB â a very fine hockey player.
He informed me the drills without a stick come from his days of tennis coaching â he has adapted these for youngsters. It helps to promote speed of hands.
Another concept discussed was imaginary hockeyâ¦get your head around that!
John runs coaching courses at Southgate. Hope this forum promotes further discussion. It is fun to be able to kick around ideas that engage both those who coach and are coached.
