field hockey playbook ux w triangle attacking patterns

Field Hockey PlaybookDerek E. Pappas

Derek E. Pappas Copyright © 2009

Moving the ball

Roll the ball

Lift the ball


Pass to the open man

Possess the ball by always finding the open man

Attack in triangles

The triangles can overlap one another

One triangle can feed another triangle with some of the same players


Percentage passingDo not put the player receiving the ball under pressure

Always break the press by moving the ball away from the defenses majority (avoid the parts of the field where the defense has a numerical advantage)

Pass the ball on the ground and to the players stick with no spin.

Frustrate the other team by keeping the ball away from them for long periods of time.

If you do not have a pass get a foul and start the passing all over again.


Team Ball movement patterns

W

Z

V

X

U

Triangle

C’s


Team Ball movement-W


Team Ball movement-ZIn order to transfer the ball across the field three movements are required to get through the defense in the middle of the field. A direct transfer across the field is not possible.


Team Ball movement-V The off the ball movement in the opposite direction of the first pass.


Team Ball movement-XFront stick to front stick


Team Ball movement-Moving vFront stick to front stick


Team Ball movement-Udefensive passing around the back


Team Ball movement-trianglePossession is established in a triangle. The exit pass from the triangle is made from the back where the passer has a view of the entire field.


Team Ball movement-b aseline attackmid field build up

Fix


Style

Play like Barcelona/Brazil

Don’t play like ManU/Argentina


Barcelona FC/Brazil National Football team

Tough defense

Control the ball

20 passes in a row-frustrate the other team

move the other team around-make them work

Move the ball around the midfield away from the other team’s midfielders

Use wall passes to move the ball quickly

Create a pattern in the passing so that your team


Don’t play like Argentina/ManU FC

No rough play

Messi is the exception not the rule.

No negative play

field hockey playbook ux w triangle attacking patterns

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