What are good practices to get players to hit a flat?

What are good practices to get players to hit a flat?

What are good practices to get players to hit a flat ball, instead of bobbling around

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Hockey CoachCoach

my name is Lance Grobler from South Africa, i have been coaching hockey at different levels for the last 12 years and have found that in order to keep the ball down, especially on grass one need to create a feelling of keeping the stick low to the ground after impact for as long as possible. (running the stick on the deck)if the stick comes up to quickly, the right side wrist is over working and not the forearms. hope this helps

John NurseCoach, England

Mark, There are loads of great technique examples in the Video Technique section,

http://www.sportplan.net/drills/Hockey/Video-Techniques/practiceIndex.jsp

You could also try teaching the slap hit if playing on astroturf.

Slap Hit - direction

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This video is to teach the players about ball position in relation to stance and the direction of the ball

Slap Hit - direction

DESCRIPTION
This video is to teach the players about ball position in relation to stance and the direction of the ball
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