youth field hockey improvements
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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
See other pages
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