COACHINGHOCKEY

The Principles of Attacking Outletting

• Basic core skills passing & receiving
• Confidence on the ball in 1 v1
• Ball transfers across the width with 1 or 2 passes
• 2 touch transfer
• Shape of defense for transfer
• Scooped ball to find space or player
• Distance transfer to break opposition marking
• Early pass to the forwards
• 45* pass when open

The Principles of Team Defence

• Communication & coordination
• Core skills jab, block open & reverse, steal
• Tracking back
• Channeling
• Man to man marking
• Front Marking/Back marking
• 2 v 1 pressure
• Zone interceptions
• Channel blocking
• Half court press
• Full court press
• Defending the goal-mouth
• Defending formation
• Short corner defending

Principles of Attacking the Circle

• Maintaining depth and width in the circle
• Attack outside the circle and back line
• Transfer the point of attack to explore space
• Collapes the defence around the ball carrier
• Win corners
• Conect with fellow attackers
• Use post players to widen the goal
• Eliminate 1 v 1

The Principles of Goal Scoring

• Shoot on target
• Mop up rebounds
• Hit/clip  hit
• Flick
• Reverse hit
• Squeeze
• Deflect
• Drag  flick