Youth Field HockeyWhat can be improved?Derek E. Pappas

Mission

Run

Communicate

Have fun

Be committed

No around the back switches

Move the ball across the midfield outside the 25

16 yard hits

Make a gap by standing in front of the other teams forwards

Our forwards run back behind the gap to receive the ball

Can't receive a through ball on reverse stick if ...

If dont’t run diagonally to the right behind the defender

If the passer does not push the ball down the line.

If you don't run back to receive thru ball ...

The other team will cut you out and get the ball

Creating a counter attack.

Can't push ball on the run if ...

The straight part of the stick is not on the ball

If your wrists are not bent

If the ball is not by your right foot

No really strong hits

If the ball is left of your left foot

Get the ball between your feet

Get your right hand on top

keep you eye on the ball

turn you shoulders on your backswing

plant you left foot and bend your right knee

Can't pull ball back and hit right

If you make the first touch to the left.

Stop the ball

Play it to your right foot

Turn your body 90 degrees and drill it

This will probably make the biggest difference

Can't stop hard hits

Use a vertical stick stop

Don’t be lazy and use a horizontal stick stop

Ball not by right foot

If your first touch is with your front sticks to the left you are finished on grass or slow turf

Get the ball by your right root

Bend your wrists, back, knees, and ankles

Bad hits

Will give the ball away.

Watch the ball

Sweep hit the ball while standing up

Don’t chop wood

Don’t play baseball and swing and miss.

Stay down on the ball (bend your back)

Not much running off of the ball

On offense run off of the ball

run right around the back of the ball carrier for a flat pass

run diagonally through for a through ball

On defense stay with your man

don’t watch the ball

Problems receiving ball on the run

Use short steps

Be in balance

Keep your eye on the ball

Stop the ball on the straight part of the stick

Get the stick vertical if the ball is bouncing

First touch away from the defender

Once they start running and dribbling they look down and do not pass

Look up

Don’t count bugs on the ground

Defenders don't step up to put pressure on the player

Player with the ball when in trouble does not go for the foot to-maintain possession

When you are in trouble get the ball on the defenders foot

Stop the ball.

Pull it to your right foot

Or curl it into the defenders foot

retain possession

Don’t give the ball up easily

Pass into the gaps where people are RUNNING

Put the ball onto the players stick

If you do lose the ball chase the player who has it their team is probably not organized yet and you can get it back

If you are winning 1-0 put the ball in the right corner and ICE IT

Once the ball starts traveling in on direction it continues in that direction

If you move the ball from right to left and then are faced with the sideline SPIN AWAY backwards and pass right

If you are running to the end line pass 5-10 yards before you get there if you cannot run the curl around the baseline. Put the other team other pressure.

Don’t let the sidelines or the end

Defenders do use stick faints

to move offensive player with the ball around

Don’t commit your body-Bruce Lee

Basketball defense-stay in front of your man

Not much deception when on the ball

Gives the defender control over the situtuation

Move the defender around with body dodges and looking one way and passing another

Fake moving the ball one way and go the other.

Fake a pass right pass left and get the return pass

Visa versa

Not many give and goes

Not Many diagonal runs off of the ball

Will allow the defense to control the situation

If you run diagonally behind the defense and get through passes sent down the channels you will break the game open

The entire team runs from side to side

And then the other side is wide open for attack or counter attack.

Maintain some width

Attack down the side lines where there are fewer defenders

Defense don’t get caught pushed to one side and with a flat back line-someone has to be the sweeper to cover

Sticks are not flat on tackles

No swinging the stick.

Slide the stick when you tackle

Jab tackle when the move the stick over the ball

Use Faints/fakes

Bend your knees

No lifts on the run over defenders sticks

And you run it flat into their front stick and they will dispossess you

lift the ball over the defender’s flat stick tackle

Lots of lifted hits

An d you lose the ball

Ball outside of left foot on hits

And you lose the ball

No spin sways with ball from defender

And it becomes a 50/50 situation

Move away from the defenders stick

No vertical stick stops

And you will probably miss the bouncing ball

Push your left hand forward

Thumb down the back of the stick

Catch the ball with your right hand

No running the arc

And you do not put the other team under pressure

Run the arc and change the angle of the attack

Force the defender to turn

Create new gaps to pass the ball into and for others to run into

No more than one pass and then they run with the ball

If you receive the ball and don’t know where you are going to pass to you have a problem and will probably be under pressure

Look where to pass before you receive the ball

Move the ball into space as you receive the ball if you can.

Pass as soon as possible. The ball moves faster than the man. Turn the defenders by changing the play

They dump thru balls thru behind defenders and run

If you are playing a run and gun team which pushes the ball down the field and then pressures the ball

You need to get to the ball first

You need to get the ball on your right foot.

You need to make a good first pass pass

When running with the ball they only pass when under

If you only pass when the defense is pressuring you then you are letting the defense dictate the play

Dominate by passing into space and running onto the ball

Repeat

No over the ball dummies

Players pass the ball when they really aren't under any

it ends up going to the other team

How do teams dominate

Hit the ball harder past the press

Pass down reverse stick and run after ball

Pressure the other team’s 16 yard hits

Be fitter and run by people

Commit fouls to break up the other team’s flow

hip check

body check

stick foul

Especially after you score and at the beginning and end of the game and do it outside of the 25 yard line

I NEVER SAID THIS :)

End game

If you are tied towards the end of the game and the game goes to strokes to decide the winner ICE THE BALL

Don’t get beaten with a counter attack

If you are playing a team that is hitting long through passes

You need to make sure you do not get beaten because you missed the ball.

Do not deflect the ball past your defenders

Deflections usually help the offense

Space out the defense and don’t get caught flat

Short corners

Push it out to the top

Keep it simple

Push the ball on goal and rush the pads-reboud

Push it out

run around to the right to receive the ball

Shoot if you have space or drive to the goal or get a foot

3-2-1

3 defenders

2 midfielders

1 attacker

RolesAttacker-receive ball with back to defense and dish it off to midfielders

Attacker run into space

Right mid-go into attack along side line and cut in pass through or pass square

Left mid-pass left to right square or forwards diagonally or run left to right to put pressure on defense

Right defender supports the attack-if he goes up left mid must drop in defense

Left back and center back are DEFENDERS

Tactics

Short passing to control ball

Long hard hits/overheads to release pressure

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Words of wisdom

Remain calm

Don’t be introspective-scores are 1-0 2-3

Mistakes will be made

The other team wants you to get mad because they know you will play poorly

Final words

Run

Communicate

Have fun

Be committed