Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys team.
new to Coaching an Under 12 team and want to know some options for setting up an attacking play and the role and position of the centre forward wingers and inners.
I coach a School U14 team and I would be interested in hearing your ideas for initial fitness sessions at the start of the season.
Which of the sportplan INDOOR plans are now appropriate to the 5v5 format OR do you have any to share?
Last year we predicted how we thought the changes to indoor hockey would affect the game (you can still read the blog here). What we wanted to know was, a year on, how has the new format affected the way you play? What are your best tips for the 5v5 game? What tactics and formations are you using?
in more ways than one
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