Use Your First Touch To Eliminate Players In Field Hockey

Use Your First Touch To Eliminate Players In Field Hockey

If you want to eliminate players, there is no need for fancy skills or flashy tricks. In the video below I show some examples of how to use your first touch to eliminate your player with different typ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 13, 20241 min read

Create An Overload From Right Half in Field Hockey

Create An Overload From Right Half in Field Hockey

How can you get out of our own defensive half of the hockey field and break into the attacking half with a numbers up advantage? One effective outletting strategy is to create an overload using the ri... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 06, 20241 min read

How To Use a Lifted Two Touch Finish To Score in Field Hockey

How To Use a Lifted Two Touch Finish To Score in Field Hockey

Want to make it harder to the goalkeeper to stop your shots? Try using a lifted two touch finish to score goals in field hockey. The first step is to get the ball off the ground... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 20, 20241 min read

Trick Your Opposition With Anticipation & Deception To Win The Ball And Score Goals In Field Hockey

Trick Your Opposition With Anticipation & Deception To Win The Ball And Score Goals In Field Hockey

Want to trick the opposition to give you the ball and then send them the wrong way in field hockey? Enter the skills of anticipation and deception. In this video we look at an example of how to use an... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 08, 20241 min read

Make An Impact In The Counter Attack To Score Goals in Field Hockey

Make An Impact In The Counter Attack To Score Goals in Field Hockey

How do you turn a defensive situation in field hockey into goal scoring opportunity? You develop the ability to be a threat and make an impact in the counter attack in field hockey... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 02, 20241 min read

Not Getting The Ball in Field Hockey? Try This!

Not Getting The Ball in Field Hockey? Try This!

Not getting on the ball or getting poor passes from team mates? Try this to get into the circle and create more goal scoring opportunities in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 26, 20241 min read

Catch Defenders Off Guard To Score Goals in Field Hockey

Catch Defenders Off Guard To Score Goals in Field Hockey

Not getting on the score sheet as much as you'd like? Try this simple technique to catch the defenders and goalkeeper off guard to score more goals in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 12, 20241 min read

How To Press Effectively To Win More Ball In Field Hockey

How To Press Effectively To Win More Ball In Field Hockey

Tired of being in the wrong place and team mates and coaches shouting at you? In this video I show you how to press effectively to win more ball in field hockey, especially as a striker. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 05, 20241 min read

How To Eliminate a Player In Field Hockey [Using The Inside Tuck]

How To Eliminate a Player In Field Hockey [Using The Inside Tuck]

If you're attacking down the right hand side of the field and the defender overcommits, what do you do? You use an inside tuck. Here is how to eliminate a player in field hockey using the inside tuck. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

June 07, 20241 min read

Avoid This Mistake If You're A Defender in Field Hockey

Avoid This Mistake If You're A Defender in Field Hockey

It's easy to get caught out in a static position, especially when you get a panic pass from a team mate when you're being high pressed. Avoid this common mistake as a defender in field hockey especial... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 31, 20241 min read

How Quickly Do You React To Turnovers & Umpiring Decisions?

How Quickly Do You React To Turnovers & Umpiring Decisions?

We often put a lot of focus on our decisions when we're on the ball, but what about how we react to turnovers and umpiring decisions? The players that react the fastest will have an advantage in the n... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 17, 20241 min read

Create An Effective Left Hand Side Attack in Field Hockey

Create An Effective Left Hand Side Attack in Field Hockey

Stop losing possession and wasting opportunities in attack. How to create an effective left hand side attack in field hockey that leads to an outcome in the circle. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 26, 20241 min read

How To Block A Reverse Stick Shot in Field Hockey

How To Block A Reverse Stick Shot in Field Hockey

Do you know what to do as a defender when a striker starts to shape to shoot on their reverse? In this video I take you through how to block a reverse stick shot or tomahawk in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 19, 20241 min read

How To Get Out Of a High Press in Field Hockey

How To Get Out Of a High Press in Field Hockey

Have you ever been high pressed when taking a free hit, with no clear passing options on? In the video below I go through how you can get out of a high press in field hockey, using the overhead which ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 12, 20241 min read

How To Defend Skilful Players in Field Hockey

How To Defend Skilful Players in Field Hockey

How do you defend against skilful players that have good elimination and 3D skills? In today's video I take you through the fundamental principles of defending skilful players covering feet, body and ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 05, 20241 min read

Be Direct To Punish The Opposition in Field Hockey

Be Direct To Punish The Opposition in Field Hockey

Do you ever feel like you work really hard to win the ball back but then waste the opportunity to punish the opposition? In this video I breakdown how to be direct and punish the opposition in a turno... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 29, 20241 min read

How To Eliminate Players in a 1 v 1 In Field Hockey (Even If You're Not Skilful)

How To Eliminate Players in a 1 v 1 In Field Hockey (Even If You're Not Skilful)

How to eliminate players in a 1 v 1 in field hockey. You don't need every skill in the book to beat players. The key is timing and deception to get your opponent moving in the wrong direction to creat... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 22, 20241 min read

Steal The Ball Using Reverse Pressure To Create Turnovers in Field Hockey

Steal The Ball Using Reverse Pressure To Create Turnovers in Field Hockey

Want to catch opponents off guard to steal the ball using reverse pressure to create turnovers in field hockey? Here's a great example of using reverse pressure to create a turnover which leads to a g... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 15, 20241 min read

5 Ways To Unlock Tight Hips As a Field Hockey Player

5 Ways To Unlock Tight Hips As a Field Hockey Player

Tightness in your hips or back as a field hockey player? Hip mobility is crucial so that we can get into the low positions required in field hockey. Here are 5 essential exercises for field hockey pla... ...more

Fitness ,Injury prevention

March 09, 20241 min read

Not Sure What To Do When You Get The Ball? Try This!

Not Sure What To Do When You Get The Ball? Try This!

Not sure what to do when you get the ball in field hockey? Try this pre-scan drill that will help you to make better decisions in field hockey and to make a bigger impact in games. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 01, 20241 min read

Win The Ball Using The Jab Tackle In Field Hockey

Win The Ball Using The Jab Tackle In Field Hockey

How to win the ball back after a mis-trap using a jab tackle in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 23, 20241 min read

How To Get Out of a Tight Midfield Pocket in Field Hockey

How To Get Out of a Tight Midfield Pocket in Field Hockey

How to get out of a tight midfield pocket in field hockey when outletting. Here are two examples of how to do it successfully. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 18, 20241 min read

Add This Receive To Your Game To Be An Effective Forward in Field Hockey

Add This Receive To Your Game To Be An Effective Forward in Field Hockey

Become an effective forward in field hockey by adding this receive to your game, so that you can be more of an attacking threat. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 09, 20241 min read

Prevent The Opposition From Stealing The Ball From You in Field Hockey

Prevent The Opposition From Stealing The Ball From You in Field Hockey

How to prevent the opposition from stealing the ball from you in field hockey by keeping the ball out of contact and having patience in build up play. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 01, 20241 min read

Eliminate A Player With Your First Touch

Eliminate A Player With Your First Touch

How to eliminate a player in field hockey with your first touch receive. In this video we show two examples of similar situations, with two different outcomes. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

January 18, 20241 min read

Find The Space Behind Defenders Using The Overhead in Field Hockey

Find The Space Behind Defenders Using The Overhead in Field Hockey

Find the space behind defenders using the overhead to create goal scoring opportunities in field hockey. This inspiration comes from the Australian Masters hockey game against New Zealand. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

December 23, 20231 min read

How To Score A Deflection Goal From The Near Post in Field Hockey

How To Score A Deflection Goal From The Near Post in Field Hockey

How to score deflection goals from the near post in field hockey and make great passes into the circle as a midfielder. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

December 14, 20231 min read

Use The Reverse Slice To Win The 50/50 Ball

Use The Reverse Slice To Win The 50/50 Ball

How to use the reverse slice to win the 50/50 ball in field hockey and create goal scoring opportunities. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

December 07, 20231 min read

Always Be Ready To Anticipate & React First

Always Be Ready To Anticipate & React First

Always be ready to anticipate and react first in field hockey to create more opportunities, either in defence or in attack to score more goals. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

December 01, 20231 min read

Beat A Striker Diving In From Right Half

Beat A Striker Diving In From Right Half

How to beat a striker from right half in field hockey. Use this to get past players that come diving in for tackles. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

November 10, 20231 min read

How To Lead To Create Space & Receive With Your Feet Facing Forward in Field Hockey

How To Lead To Create Space & Receive With Your Feet Facing Forward in Field Hockey

How to lead to create space and receive on the reverse to get feet facing forwards in field hockey and drawing a foul. Watch and learn from the Netherlands masters team at the Masters Hockey World Cup... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

November 02, 20231 min read

Change The Angle Of Attack To Eliminate Players in Field Hockey 

Change The Angle Of Attack To Eliminate Players in Field Hockey 

How to change the angle of attack to eliminate players in field hockey, while keeping the ball out of contact. Argentina masters team shows a few examples of how to do this in different parts of the f... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

October 20, 20231 min read

Marking In The Circle in Field Hockey

Marking In The Circle in Field Hockey

How to mark in the circle in field hockey and stop your player from scoring a goal. Lauren Penny shares a breakdown of the moment during the Masters Hockey World Cup in Cape Town. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

October 13, 20231 min read

An Unexpected Way To Get Into The Circle And Score A Goal in Field Hockey

An Unexpected Way To Get Into The Circle And Score A Goal in Field Hockey

How to get into the circle and score goals in field hockey with an unexpected pass. Germany scores a goal against England in the Masters Hockey World Cup in 2022. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 29, 20231 min read

How To Score A Rebound Goal On The Reverse In Field Hockey

How To Score A Rebound Goal On The Reverse In Field Hockey

How to score a rebound goal on the reverse in field hockey, which put the England over 45's women's team into the final of the Masters Hockey World Cup in 2022. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 15, 20231 min read

How To Score A Goal In The First 24 Secs Of a Game

How To Score A Goal In The First 24 Secs Of a Game

How to score in the first 24 secs of a hockey game in the semi-final of the over 45's women's Masters Hockey World Cup in 2022. Here are some of the key lessons from this video clip. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 08, 20233 min read

3 Tips To Improve Your Overhead In Field Hockey

3 Tips To Improve Your Overhead In Field Hockey

Tips on how to improve overhead in field hockey to get out of a full press and become more of an attacking threat. Throwing aerials is essential for defenders... ...more

Skills

June 16, 20232 min read

Improve Vision And Get Your Eyes Up in Field Hockey To Let The Ball Do The Work

Improve Vision And Get Your Eyes Up in Field Hockey To Let The Ball Do The Work

How to improve vision in field hockey to get your eyes up and let the ball do the work by finding space and changing channels. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

June 09, 20233 min read

Beat Defenders Easily With The Right Foot V Drag

Beat Defenders Easily With The Right Foot V Drag

How to beat defenders in field hockey more easily using the right foot V drag. ...more

Skills

June 02, 20232 min read

Tired Of Receiving Bad Passes? Master Left Foot Trapping!

Tired Of Receiving Bad Passes? Master Left Foot Trapping!

Tired or receiving bad passes in field hockey? Get better at trapping on your left foot to receive the ball under control on your weaker side to make more impact on the hockey field. ...more

Skills

May 26, 20232 min read

Develop Spacial Awareness To Improve Decision Making in Field Hockey

Develop Spacial Awareness To Improve Decision Making in Field Hockey

How to develop spacial awareness to improve decision making in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 19, 20233 min read

Capitalise On Oppositions Mistakes And Create An Effective Counter-Attack in Field Hockey

Capitalise On Oppositions Mistakes And Create An Effective Counter-Attack in Field Hockey

How to capitalise on the opposition's mistakes and create an effective counter attack in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 12, 20233 min read

How To Win 50/50 Balls And Score More Goals In Field Hockey

How To Win 50/50 Balls And Score More Goals In Field Hockey

How to win 50/50 balls and react quicker to lose balls in the circle to score more goals in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 05, 20232 min read

Using The Depth Of The Hockey Field (With An Overhead)

Using The Depth Of The Hockey Field (With An Overhead)

An example of how to use the full depth of the hockey field using an overhead and how to beat a player along the baseline. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 29, 20232 min read

How To Create Space In Tight Areas In Field Hockey

How To Create Space In Tight Areas In Field Hockey

In this video I take you through the key points of how to create space in field hockey in tight areas. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 20, 20232 min read

How To Create a Turnover In Field Hockey & Beat The Player On The Outside

How To Create a Turnover In Field Hockey & Beat The Player On The Outside

In this video I take you through the key points of how to create a turnover in field hockey (from left wing), beat a player on the outside and score a goal. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 14, 20232 min read

Why field hockey players MUST do strength training?

Why field hockey players MUST do strength training?

There is no doubt that field hockey fitness is vital to your success as a player. People often ask me for advice on how to get fitter and stronger for hockey but are generally concerned with the effec... ...more

Fitness ,Skills

December 17, 20223 min read

FIH Player Of The Year: Eva De Goede

FIH Player Of The Year: Eva De Goede

In celebration of my good friend and Double Olympic Gold Medalist Eva Da Goede winning the FIH Player of the Year, I wanted to showcase of some of the video sessions we did together. ...more

Mindset ,Skills &Tactical

November 25, 20221 min read

6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Run 5km’s For Field Hockey Fitness

6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Run 5km’s For Field Hockey Fitness

Want to get fit for hockey? In this article we explain why running 5kms may not be the best way to get fit for hockey and what you can do instead to improve your field hockey fitness. ...more

Fitness

October 29, 20228 min read

10 Common Mistakes Hockey Players Make On The Hockey Field

10 Common Mistakes Hockey Players Make On The Hockey Field

Here are a few common mistakes hockey players make on the hockey field that affect their performance and ability to make an impact. ...more

Mindset ,Tactical

October 15, 20226 min read

7 Mistakes Hockey Players Make Before They Even Start Playing

7 Mistakes Hockey Players Make Before They Even Start Playing

Feld hockey players can be their own worst enemy and the battle often begins way before you even step onto the field – it all starts in your mind. Here are a few common mental mistakes that hockey p... ...more

Mindset

October 08, 20225 min read

5 Ways To Improve Goal Scoring in Field Hockey

5 Ways To Improve Goal Scoring in Field Hockey

Want to score more goals in field hockey? In this article I take you through 5 ways you score more goals in field hockey and what you can do to improve goal scoring. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

October 01, 20225 min read

Why Hockey Players Should Train Their Core, Not Their Abs!

Why Hockey Players Should Train Their Core, Not Their Abs!

It is fundamental to develop a strong core for field hockey, but most hockey players train their core in the wrong way by doing situps and crunches. In this article I take you through why you need to ... ...more

Fitness

September 24, 20223 min read

Top 10 Field Hockey Skills To Master

Top 10 Field Hockey Skills To Master

Do you want to know which field hockey skills you should focus on to improve your hockey? In this article I share a list of the top 10 field hockey skills modern field hockey players should have, with... ...more

Skills

September 17, 20227 min read

7 Factors That Make A Great Striker In Field Hockey

7 Factors That Make A Great Striker In Field Hockey

Do you want to know what makes a great striker in field hockey? In this article I share some of the answers from top international players and coaches. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 10, 20224 min read

7 Factors That Make A Great Midfielder In Field Hockey

7 Factors That Make A Great Midfielder In Field Hockey

Do you want to know what makes a great midfielder in field hockey? In this article I share some of the answers from top international players and coaches. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 10, 20222 min read

7 Factors That Make A Great Defender In Field Hockey

7 Factors That Make A Great Defender In Field Hockey

Do you want to know what makes a great defender in field hockey? In this article I share some of the answers from top international players and coaches. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 03, 20223 min read

Are you really committed to your field hockey goals?

Are you really committed to your field hockey goals?

Are you really committed to your field hockey goals? Or do you just HOPE that maybe, just maybe that one day you might be lucky enough to achieve your goals? ...more

Mindset ,Skills &Tactical

August 08, 20221 min read

What it takes to become an international field hockey player (from an Olympic medalist)

What it takes to become an international field hockey player (from an Olympic medalist)

This week I decided to ask someone else to do the talking for a change… So, I caught up with England and Great Britain hockey player and an old friend of mine, Ashleigh Ball who was part of the GB hoc... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

August 07, 20221 min read

How to be in the 3% of people who achieve their goals

How to be in the 3% of people who achieve their goals

If you have been playing hockey for some time I am sure that you have like many people in sport experienced a similar feeling… you know, when things sometimes seem so unfair and you feel like the whol... ...more

Mindset

August 06, 20226 min read

Are any of these things holding your hockey back?

Are any of these things holding your hockey back?

Do you ever feel as though you don’t have enough time to play as much hockey as you would like and wish that you had more time to work on your game? Maybe you feel like you are trying so hard to impro... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

August 05, 20228 min read



Train your posterior to kick butt on the hockey field!

Train your posterior to kick butt on the hockey field!

Are you doing any form of strength or resistance training that is going to help your hockey? Anyone over the age of 12 years, especially adolescents should be doing some form of resistance training (... ...more

Mindset ,Fitness &Skills

August 04, 20225 min read

7 ways to be mentally tougher

7 ways to be mentally tougher

“You cannot become a great hockey player without being mentally tough” What is Mental Toughness? Mental toughness is the psychological edge that allows you to cope better than any of your opponents a... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

August 02, 20224 min read

What you can learn from Luis Suarez

What you can learn from Luis Suarez

Why does Luis Suarez bite people? Recently, Luis Suarez has again publicly bitten someone for the third time during a football match watched by millions. But why does he continue this biting behavior ... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 30, 20226 min read

World cup reflections & how injury has helped me

World cup reflections & how injury has helped me

I was fortunate to represent South Africa while still living in England. I had left South Africa straight after school aged 17, which meant that I had potentially missed seven years of playing interna... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 28, 20228 min read

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Time and time again, throughout any aspect of our lives, our hard work is met with the common saying, “practice makes perfect”. While there is indeed great value to be taken from this advice, there i... ...more

Mindset ,Skills &Inspiration

July 26, 20224 min read

5 things I wish I knew when I was a teenage field hockey player

5 things I wish I knew when I was a teenage field hockey player

Like many people, I sometimes wish that I could turn back time and re-live my younger hockey days with the same passion I had then, but with more effective strategies using the knowledge and experienc... ...more

Mindset

July 25, 20229 min read

Work Hard, Play Hard – Balancing hockey and studies

Work Hard, Play Hard – Balancing hockey and studies

I am often approached by the concerned parents of young athletes who have become worried that their child’s involvement in hockey will distract them from other aspects of their life, particularly thei... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 24, 20223 min read



3 plyometric exercises for field hockey power on the pitch

3 plyometric exercises for field hockey power on the pitch

Like many people, I sometimes wish that I could turn back time and re-live my younger hockey days with the same passion I had then, but with more effective strategies using the knowledge and experienc... ...more

Mindset ,Fitness Skills &Tactical

July 23, 20223 min read

Thirsty for Success?

Thirsty for Success?

If you watch any top-level hockey side during training or competition, not too far behind them will be one thing – their water bottles. Why? Because staying hydrated is a critical factor in ensuring t... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 22, 20224 min read


7 Foods That Field Hockey Players Should Be Eating

7 Foods That Field Hockey Players Should Be Eating

Field Hockey Nutrition Do you think international player shove their faces with crisps, take aways and other junk food before training or games? Although I can’t speak for all of them, I can assure yo... ...more

Mindset ,Nutrition and Recovery

July 21, 20224 min read

Know Yourself to Grow Yourself

Know Yourself to Grow Yourself

Becoming a master in any art-form cannot be achieved through reliance upon natural ability alone – it requires time, determination and importantly, mental strength. As you develop as a hockey player, ... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 20, 20223 min read

Why you shouldn’t compare yourself with other field hockey players

Why you shouldn’t compare yourself with other field hockey players

Watch this video to understand why you shouldn’t compare yourself with other field hockey players. ...more

Mindset ,Skills &Tactical

July 19, 20220 min read

What is Your Field Hockey Dream?

What is Your Field Hockey Dream?

“Dreams come a size too big so that we can grow into them” Josie Bisset How many times have you heard people say, I could’ve done that or I could’ve done this? I hear it all the time and actually don... ...more

Mindset ,Inspiration

July 18, 20224 min read

6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Run 5km’s For Field Hockey Fitness

6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Run 5km’s For Field Hockey Fitness

When it comes to field hockey fitness – have you ever thought something along the lines of: “I need to get fitter as a hockey player” I hear this kind of statement a lot, so if you have ever thought o... ...more

Fitness

July 15, 20227 min read

5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & Reducing Your Risk Of Injury

5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & Reducing Your Risk Of Injury

5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & Reducing Your Risk Of Injury 5 Common Field Hockey Injuries & How To Reduce Your Risk Of Injury Hockey players LOVE playing hockey. Most people play hockey for the she... ...more

Fitness

July 08, 20225 min read

Hockey players should train their core, not their abs! [video demo included]

Hockey players should train their core, not their abs! [video demo included]

Field Hockey Core Training Are you still doing situp’s as a way of improving your core? When I talk about being fit for hockey, unlike a lot of hockey players I don’t just mean the ability to run for ... ...more

Fitness

July 01, 20223 min read

Anna Flanagan Australian Hockey Star Reveals Her Secrets To Success

Anna Flanagan Australian Hockey Star Reveals Her Secrets To Success

It was very interesting interviewing Hockeyroo Anna Flanagan, one of the best and most popular field hockey players in the world, commonly known as Flanno by her team mates. Two of the key takeaways f... ...more

Fitness

June 29, 20223 min read

Top 20 Field Hockey Lessons To Learn

Top 20 Field Hockey Lessons To Learn

Getting injured is devastating and frustrating… But maybe it can be a good thing? Even if it doesn’t seem that way. I have a lot of experience of being injured and have struggled with many different i... ...more

Fitness

June 24, 202211 min read

7 Signs That It’s The Field Hockey Pre-Season!

7 Signs That It’s The Field Hockey Pre-Season!

“Nothing will work unless you do” – John Wooden No matter how much fitness training you have done in the off-season, there’s not a lot that can truly prepare your body for a field hockey pre-season! ... ...more

Fitness

June 10, 20225 min read

Use Your First Touch To Eliminate Players In Field Hockey

If you want to eliminate players, there is no need for fancy skills or flashy tricks. In the video below I show some examples of how to use your first touch to eliminate your player with different typ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 13, 20241 min read

Use Your First Touch To Eliminate Players In Field Hockey

Create An Overload From Right Half in Field Hockey

How can you get out of our own defensive half of the hockey field and break into the attacking half with a numbers up advantage? One effective outletting strategy is to create an overload using the ri... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

September 06, 20241 min read

Create An Overload From Right Half in Field Hockey

How To Use a Lifted Two Touch Finish To Score in Field Hockey

Want to make it harder to the goalkeeper to stop your shots? Try using a lifted two touch finish to score goals in field hockey. The first step is to get the ball off the ground... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 20, 20241 min read

How To Use a Lifted Two Touch Finish To Score in Field Hockey

Trick Your Opposition With Anticipation & Deception To Win The Ball And Score Goals In Field Hockey

Want to trick the opposition to give you the ball and then send them the wrong way in field hockey? Enter the skills of anticipation and deception. In this video we look at an example of how to use an... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 08, 20241 min read

Trick Your Opposition With Anticipation & Deception To Win The Ball And Score Goals In Field Hockey

Make An Impact In The Counter Attack To Score Goals in Field Hockey

How do you turn a defensive situation in field hockey into goal scoring opportunity? You develop the ability to be a threat and make an impact in the counter attack in field hockey... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

August 02, 20241 min read

Make An Impact In The Counter Attack To Score Goals in Field Hockey

Not Getting The Ball in Field Hockey? Try This!

Not getting on the ball or getting poor passes from team mates? Try this to get into the circle and create more goal scoring opportunities in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 26, 20241 min read

Not Getting The Ball in Field Hockey? Try This!

Catch Defenders Off Guard To Score Goals in Field Hockey

Not getting on the score sheet as much as you'd like? Try this simple technique to catch the defenders and goalkeeper off guard to score more goals in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 12, 20241 min read

Catch Defenders Off Guard To Score Goals in Field Hockey

How To Press Effectively To Win More Ball In Field Hockey

Tired of being in the wrong place and team mates and coaches shouting at you? In this video I show you how to press effectively to win more ball in field hockey, especially as a striker. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

July 05, 20241 min read

How To Press Effectively To Win More Ball In Field Hockey

How To Eliminate a Player In Field Hockey [Using The Inside Tuck]

If you're attacking down the right hand side of the field and the defender overcommits, what do you do? You use an inside tuck. Here is how to eliminate a player in field hockey using the inside tuck. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

June 07, 20241 min read

How To Eliminate a Player In Field Hockey [Using The Inside Tuck]

Avoid This Mistake If You're A Defender in Field Hockey

It's easy to get caught out in a static position, especially when you get a panic pass from a team mate when you're being high pressed. Avoid this common mistake as a defender in field hockey especial... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 31, 20241 min read

Avoid This Mistake If You're A Defender in Field Hockey

How Quickly Do You React To Turnovers & Umpiring Decisions?

We often put a lot of focus on our decisions when we're on the ball, but what about how we react to turnovers and umpiring decisions? The players that react the fastest will have an advantage in the n... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

May 17, 20241 min read

How Quickly Do You React To Turnovers & Umpiring Decisions?

Create An Effective Left Hand Side Attack in Field Hockey

Stop losing possession and wasting opportunities in attack. How to create an effective left hand side attack in field hockey that leads to an outcome in the circle. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 26, 20241 min read

Create An Effective Left Hand Side Attack in Field Hockey

How To Block A Reverse Stick Shot in Field Hockey

Do you know what to do as a defender when a striker starts to shape to shoot on their reverse? In this video I take you through how to block a reverse stick shot or tomahawk in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 19, 20241 min read

How To Block A Reverse Stick Shot in Field Hockey

How To Get Out Of a High Press in Field Hockey

Have you ever been high pressed when taking a free hit, with no clear passing options on? In the video below I go through how you can get out of a high press in field hockey, using the overhead which ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 12, 20241 min read

How To Get Out Of a High Press in Field Hockey

How To Defend Skilful Players in Field Hockey

How do you defend against skilful players that have good elimination and 3D skills? In today's video I take you through the fundamental principles of defending skilful players covering feet, body and ... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

April 05, 20241 min read

How To Defend Skilful Players in Field Hockey

Be Direct To Punish The Opposition in Field Hockey

Do you ever feel like you work really hard to win the ball back but then waste the opportunity to punish the opposition? In this video I breakdown how to be direct and punish the opposition in a turno... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 29, 20241 min read

Be Direct To Punish The Opposition in Field Hockey

How To Eliminate Players in a 1 v 1 In Field Hockey (Even If You're Not Skilful)

How to eliminate players in a 1 v 1 in field hockey. You don't need every skill in the book to beat players. The key is timing and deception to get your opponent moving in the wrong direction to creat... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 22, 20241 min read

How To Eliminate Players in a 1 v 1 In Field Hockey (Even If You're Not Skilful)

Steal The Ball Using Reverse Pressure To Create Turnovers in Field Hockey

Want to catch opponents off guard to steal the ball using reverse pressure to create turnovers in field hockey? Here's a great example of using reverse pressure to create a turnover which leads to a g... ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 15, 20241 min read

Steal The Ball Using Reverse Pressure To Create Turnovers in Field Hockey

5 Ways To Unlock Tight Hips As a Field Hockey Player

Tightness in your hips or back as a field hockey player? Hip mobility is crucial so that we can get into the low positions required in field hockey. Here are 5 essential exercises for field hockey pla... ...more

Fitness ,Injury prevention

March 09, 20241 min read

5 Ways To Unlock Tight Hips As a Field Hockey Player

Not Sure What To Do When You Get The Ball? Try This!

Not sure what to do when you get the ball in field hockey? Try this pre-scan drill that will help you to make better decisions in field hockey and to make a bigger impact in games. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

March 01, 20241 min read

Not Sure What To Do When You Get The Ball? Try This!

Win The Ball Using The Jab Tackle In Field Hockey

How to win the ball back after a mis-trap using a jab tackle in field hockey. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 23, 20241 min read

Win The Ball Using The Jab Tackle In Field Hockey

How To Get Out of a Tight Midfield Pocket in Field Hockey

How to get out of a tight midfield pocket in field hockey when outletting. Here are two examples of how to do it successfully. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 18, 20241 min read

How To Get Out of a Tight Midfield Pocket in Field Hockey

Add This Receive To Your Game To Be An Effective Forward in Field Hockey

Become an effective forward in field hockey by adding this receive to your game, so that you can be more of an attacking threat. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 09, 20241 min read

Add This Receive To Your Game To Be An Effective Forward in Field Hockey

Prevent The Opposition From Stealing The Ball From You in Field Hockey

How to prevent the opposition from stealing the ball from you in field hockey by keeping the ball out of contact and having patience in build up play. ...more

Skills ,Tactical

February 01, 20241 min read

Prevent The Opposition From Stealing The Ball From You in Field Hockey