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Tactical

Building up against a low zonal block
About understanding the defensive structure, the solutions to break it and knowing how to train these for field hockey coaches
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
How to Train Pressing Triggers
Workshop about training pressing triggers in field hockey by Russell Coates 🇳🇱
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
45:53
Teaching kids about running the ball vs passing
It's the ever returning decision in field hockey : do I run or do I pass the ball? Let's explore possible ways to teach U16 and U12 players.
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
One Down
Masterclass by Fede Tanuscio for strategies and drills for One Down scenarios in field hockey, a.k.a. underloads
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
36:57
The 3-Second Decision Framework for Receiving Under Pressure
Coaching and training the 3-second decision framework for receiving under pressure in field hockey
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
Off Ball Principles
Off-ball principles, how to teach them to youth teams, how to reinforce them with experienced players, and how to manage them in teams with varying…
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
One Up
Masterclass by Tin Matkovic for strategies and drills for Plus-One scenarios in field hockey, a.k.a. overloads
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
1:11:47
Breaking Down a Low Zonal Block: Practical Drills and Tactical Insights
Fede Tanuscio 🇦🇷 breaks down the approaches and principles top teams use to unlock the low block—no fluff, just real tactics and training you can use…
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
48:45
No overload? Create it! Play a wall pass!
The wall pass, better known as the Give and Go in field hockey, is the perfect tool to break equality and create numerical superiority.
 • The Hockey Site and Javi Telechea
Press !
What I have learned from some of the best coaching minds in field hockey about the full press, half-court and a low press…
 • Ernst Baart and The Hockey Site
Nothing Comes Through. Arrive With the Ball.
From the Board to the Court: a series of articles by Rein van Eijk to explore the tactical layers, performance truths, and lived principles behind…
 • The Hockey Site
Numerical superiority
Everyone talks about it. Some see it. Few know how to use it.
 • The Hockey Site and Javi Telechea
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