Field hockey Counter Attacks

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Field Hockey Playbook:

Counter attacksDerek E. Pappas



Derek E. Pappas Copyright © 2009
















































Diagonal hit into circle

Set up the hit with your stick work










Conter attacks

Use yoru stickwork to eliminate players.

Use your speed to move into space



















































































Counter attack









































Dive to score in front of the




Dive to score in front of the

goal



















P i h b ll




Protecting the ball

Hi h lb




High elbow



Eliminating the right




Eliminating the right

defender











P t ti th b ll




Protecting the ball

Maintain possession by running away from thedefender

Curl to use your body to protect the ball







Running fast without the ball




Running fast without the ball

Hold the middle of the stick in your right hand





Running wide to receive the




g

ball

The receiver runs wide to receive the ball and then runs

back along same path which uses the defender’s

momentum to force the defender to over run the play



















Moving the ball out of




defense

Left to right transfer

Up the right line

Right to left transfer above the circle

Note the the center forward runs backwards to receive

the ball


























Counter attack




Counter attack























































Attacking the circle




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