Field Hockey: moving for the ball

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I'm looking for suggestions on set plays for free hits?

I'm looking for suggestions on set plays for free hits going into the circle. High school rules in the US now state that all players (attack/defense) must be 7 yards from the ball. What plans will work for drawing corners and goal scoring opportunities?

Ali Collins Coach, United States of America

Field Hockey - Half field press. - Help

Can anyone provide me ideas on how to combat a half field press in hockey?

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I am looking for drills for the autoplay rule and the?

I am looking for drills for the autoplay rule and the ball touching another stick 5 metre free hit outside before entering the circle

Bev Brooks Coach, Australia

My hockey team is still playing on uneven fields

My U19 boys hockey team is still playing on very uneven bumpy grass fields. What are the best ball stopping technique and drills

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HELP! When i have the ball, am moving quicly and a defender comes, i cant' get past them, and i can't recover fast enough

Whenever i have the ball, and i'm moving up the field, everytime a defender comes and tries to take the ball, they always succed. This is a big problem of mine, i almost always lose the ball to a defender when i'm moving, and i usually can't recover (not that i literallyy CAN'T, the defender is just to far past me to be able for me to get the ball back)and get back the ball, and i feel really dumb because i'm a very talented player, but i'm alwayse afraid to take the ball mainly just because when i move fast and a defender comes, i try to lift the ball and it just doesn't work, and i normally can't pull the ball far enough either cause the grass is thik. PLEASSEEE help me adn give me some advice on recovering and better techniques on how to get by a defender while moving very quickly.

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Hello, I search different exercises for hockey self-pass.?

Hello, I search different exercises for hockey self-pass. Have you got a site or a work or documents? Thanks

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Can you tell me the correct technique for a penalty?

Can you tell me the correct technique for a penalty flick? How you would put it into a training exercise?

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Can you outline the basic skills for children when moving the ball and receiving the ball?

I am looking for the basic skill points for children when pmoving and receiving the ball for a brief 15 minute session which includes a conditioned game in the 15 mins.

david pearce Coach, Scotland

How do you round off well?

Hi. I am coaching a fairly advance boy's hockey team,but they struggle to round off in the circle and score. This may be  because of a crowded circle, but how do you teach them to score? any drills which I can do with them?

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How should my team react when opposition uses a full press at 16yd hit?

How should a women team,that cannot use the scoup or an overhead,do when the oposit uses a full press at a 16yd hit??Thank you...

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Can someone help me with some info on training goal keepers?

need info on training the goal keeper.

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Best way to teach shape and positional awareness to U12s and U13s?

hi allI'm currently coaching 12 and 13 yr olds and the team has a massive problem with shape and being disciplined positionally.Any tips, ideas, drills etc for helping with / teaching this?many thanks,Gary

Gary Thompson Coach, England

What is the best way to share playing vocab at this site...

...where it will list and describe playing terminology such as shave, tackle-back, steal, forehand.

Ejaz Syed Coach, United States of America

How to coach school team with novices and experienced players?

Hi,I perhaps naively, expected to have most of our team from last year carry over and only have a few new comers to integrate and get up to speed with the rest. However meeting the team at our first practice last night i find I have five players still at school from last year and the rest all new comers, most of whom had not held a hockey stick at all till practice.This being only my second season coaching (year 9 to year 13 boys) has left me feeling a little blindsided, and feeling quite unsure how to prepare practices that target both groups of boys. Do i lump them both groups together, keep them separate? What drills/exercises to best bring the new comers up to speed.I don't want to neglect either group, keep practice worthwhile for the experienced boys, but also bringing the new comers up to a level were they can mix in with the others and learn organically from them while practicing as a team. David

David Smith Coach, New Zealand

Receiving the ball forward facing

Anybody any ideas on a conditioned game to encourage receiving the ball in a forward facing position?

Mark Stuart-Thompson Coach, England

Pre-season training

Im doing some training with the team and i need some good training sessions which will help with controling of the ball and i also have some juniors in the team as well Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

gwenllian bulman rees Coach, Wales

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