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5 Coaching Ideas for Individual Hockey Defense

 


INDIVIDUAL-DEFENSE

The individual hockey defense, has become an extremely important part of the game. We saw an Australian team that won the last Hockey World Cup by being extremely successful in recovering the ball and pressing the opponent in order to re-initiate offensive actions. This example serves us well to conclude that nowadays, in order to become an offensive powerhouse, we need to recover the ball as soon as we lose it.

These are just a few tips which I use at training sessions while instructing players on how to do a better defensive job. There are many more things to be discussed in this aspect and for sure, this list can be developed into more detail. I just wanted to share a few of my ideas.

Pablo Mendoza
A Hockey World

 

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By Pablo Mendoza

Pablo Mendoza is an FIH Hockey Academy Educator and the owner of A Hockey World. Contact: pablo@ahockeyworld.net