Want to trick the opposition to give you the ball and then send them the wrong way?

Enter the skills of anticipation and deception.

An effective way of winning possession is to create fake space in the press and then anticipate the pass to create a turnover.

Then once you've won the ball, you want to capitalise on this.

When you turn the ball over in the press chances are you have may a defender to beat around the top of the D, this is where deception can be useful to give yourself the best possible shooting angle.

In today's video we look at an example of how to use anticipation and deception to win the ball and score goals in field hockey.

Use Anticipation & Deception To Win The Ball And Score Goals In Field Hockey

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