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This revised edition is designed in the first instance for trainers and coaches - even those without any experience of hockey - students, exercise leaders and club trainers in the school and youth sectors. ... Read more

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Score more goals and shut out your opponent! In Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics, Olympic gold medalist Claire Mitchell-Taverner presents the skills and offensive and defensive systems that helped the Hockeyroos dominate the world stage for nearly a decade and revolutionize the game of field hockey.

Elevate your trapping, receiving, passing, dribbling, and shooting by learning the finer technical points of each attacking skill. Perfect your defensive techniques in anticipating opponents' moves and intercepting passes, making strong tackles, and creating eliminations to regain possession and set up additional attacks. And gain firsthand insights for the communicating and decision making required for excelling as a team.

Citing the aggressive attacking and defensive moves that the Hockeyroos used to win gold at every major international tournament over a 9-year span, Mitchell-Taverner places emphasis on applying the press, using man-to-man marking, and zoning up. She also teaches the keys to setting up breakaways and 2-on-1s; maintaining possession of the ball; and executing set plays like penalty corners, free hits outside the circle, and long corners.

Higher-level skill development and savvier play are a winning combination against tough competition. Use Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics to boost your performance and expand your knowledge of the game. ... Read more

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Field hockey is an incredibly enjoyable sport for young players, but it gets even more fun when players can skillfully handle the hockey stick and ball, and when they have mastered the important techniques for passing, defence, dribbling and - of course - scoring goals. "Learning...Field Hockey" is packed with practical hints, tips, and exercises that will help young players with all the skills they need to really enjoy the game. Also included in this volume are interesting facts about the game itself, tips on health and nutrition, as well as a number of quizzes and exercises to help youngsters practice what they have learnt. This will become an invaluable resource for children who love hockey, and parents and coaches who want to keep kids active and motivated. ... Read more

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Women began to play organized field hockey - which was originally developed as a men's game in Britain in the 1800s - in the late 19th century, overcoming demonstrations, name-calling, and other unpleasant challenges to organize their own association. Today, field hockey is one of the top five sports played by female high school students, and of the 100,000 field hockey players in the United States, 98 percent of them are girls under the age of 21. Winning Field Hockey for Girls is the only easy-to-use guide to the sport written specifically for the people who play the game and their coaches. Like other titles in the Winning Sports for Girls series, Winning Field Hockey for Girls offers chapter-by-chapter coverage of all aspects of the game, including rules, equipment, key skills, playing strategies, and more. Tips from members of the U.S. national team and scholastic and collegiate coaches help players and coaches develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of the game, and approximately 85 photographs and more than 25 diagrams illustrate plays, positions, and drills. ... Read more

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Beth Anders, a two-time Olympic player and all-time winningest college field hockey coach, teaches you the skills and tactics to take command of the field! In 10 progressive steps, you will learn how to

• develop better footwork and body balance while handling the stick;

• establish solid passing and receiving skills;

• improve ball control and dribbling;

• win the ball cleanly while tackling opponents;

• employ successful attacking and defensive tactics;

• score more goals by developing better shooting techniques;

• become a solid goalkeeper through correct positioning andthe use of key skills in and around the net; and

• support teammates using effective attack, defense, andfield spacing strategies.

Accompanying Anders’ instructive text and drills are more than 110 detailed illustrations to promote learning and performance. By following the clear and proven step-by-step teaching progression, your skills will improve rapidly, and you will enjoy greater success each time you step onto the field! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Improving Your Field Hockey Game
I purchased this book for my Granddaughter (Age16) who is exceptionally good at the sport. While still in the 10th grade, she was elevated directly to her High School's Varsity. When she entered the 11th grade, she became Co-Captain, although not a Senior. She has told me that the book was a great help, and that even with her current knowledge, she has picked up pointers that have helped her improve her game.

Excellent guide for coaches and players
I played field hockey about 9 years ago and recently my arm has been slightly twisted to coach middle school hockey.I had forgotten all the basics of the game and this book is a quick to the point guide.I like the pictures it provides and the drills.My goalie coach who had never even seen a game before has been able to use the book and apply it to coaching my goalies.I definitly recommend this book whether you are a coach who is looking for a break down of skills or a player looking to improve your game.

it gave me an edge on my playing
it gave me the winning touch!!!!! I want to reccomend this book for every field hockey player in the world! ... Read more

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A Good Start
This book is good for people who are learning the basics or for FH parents who nod along while other parents are discussing the game :).It provides helpful information about plays, gear, the field, positions, etc.I started playing field hockey last year and for the first season I didn't have an idea what was going on!If you're planning on trying out for a team for the first time and don't want to look like an idiot this book is good for you.However when I read this book I had been playing for a year so I knew almost everything it had in it.The layout of this book isn't anything special and the pictures are black and white and not very clear.This book is a good information guide to knowing the sport, but if you want to get good at field hockey I would pick up a book on FH drills and a stick.

This book helped me to get on the varsity field hockey team!
At the beginning of the summer, I had no idea how to play field hockey but I knew that I was going to be trying out for the team. So I bought this book. This book taught me almost everything that I needed to know about field hockey! Now I am the only freshman on the varsity field hockey team!!! I highly recomend this book to anyone who wants to learn about this sport. ... Read more

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Allison discusses her experiences learning the basic rules and techniques of field hockey. ... Read more

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Very informative and easily understood.
Wow,what a great book! This is the perfect book for understanding every part of field hockey. From equipment to skills, it offers lots of information and has some good pictures with examples. I would advise thisbook to all who are starting out in this sport. ... Read more

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Roller hockey is the hottest new team sport, and this book is your chance to learn how to be one of the game’s hottest players. Winning Roller Hockey will give you the edge on the competition.

Expert coaches Dave Easter and Vern Stenlund teach you all the important skills and strategies. Through 68 practice drills, you’ll develop your skating, puck control, passing and receiving, and shooting techniques. There’s even a special chapter on goaltending! Additional chapters include offensive, defensive, and transition strategies, plus inside tips for competition.

The best players know when to take advantage of opportunities. Winning Roller Hockey is a great chance to score big! ... Read more

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great for breaking down the game of roller hockey
As a collegiate roller hockey player and youth hockey coach this book was very helpful. It does a good job of breaking down the skill sets that are necessary to exel at roller hockey. The book also has many detailed drills specified for different team and individual goals. Would recommend to begining players, advanced players, and coaches alike.

A useful part of any coaches library
Although I have never played hockey, I coach a youth roller-hockey team and I find the descriptions and drawings of basic skills extremely useful for improving my ability to explain the core techniques of the game

Very Helpful
This book in my opinion is very helpful to first time players and people who are learning about the game. It has pratice techniques and different drills for all positions of the game which I find to be helpful. If you're a first-timer in the game or want something to give you ideas for drills this book is for you.

it is a great learning book for new players
it is the best book ive readfor learning to play hockey it teaches you everything

This book is a very drill-orientated book.

Overall, I was diappointed with this book. The
main focus was on drills and I wasn't aware
of it.The drills in it are great.They have
many drills for each individual skill.
However, the text wasn't that good.It seems
like it was written from an ice hockey
player's view point.There was little
consideration for the difference between
roller and ice hockey. ... Read more

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Make-A-Play, ErasablePLAYBOARD
If you are the parent of a Youth Hockey player, you can gain some insight into the traditional plays you see used by the NHL or other 5-on-5 teams.When your done reading the book and making up plays with your child, youmay start to recognize plays the next time you watch a game. ... Read more

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Mastering the Net describes the basic skills and concepts along with drills and situations for a field hockey goalkeeper. This book will help the beginner to intermediate goalkeeper succeed in the game and move to another level of play so that they can have proper technique and the confidence to execute those techniques in the game.Mastering the Net breaks down each basic skill with text and illustrations.It includes information about equipment, basic proper technique, and drills to enhance the skills that are described in the text.In addition, this book includes team drills and some advanced skills that can be taught and learned through practice and growth.Suitable for players, parents and coaches. ... Read more

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Goalies gone wild!
Great descriptions of the goalie's role.Lots of drills for conditioning and goalkeeping, many that include the whole team.

goalie basics
A very useful book for new goalies and coaches who are not goalies. I was a goalie but find the book useful for helping my inexperienced goalies as well as suggesting drills and workouts for goalies. Too often goalies are neglected and even a coach with no goalie experience can create a template of drills and workouts for their goalies. ... Read more

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Zafar Iqbal (born June 20, 1956) is an Indian field hockey player. He wore Indian blue jersey number 11. Iqbal was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics field hockey team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal for India. He has captained Indian squad in various international events, among them being Asian Games, in 1982 and 1983 Champions Trophy, and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Iqbal is remembered for a strong attack as well as for missing a goal, in front of an open goal against West Germany, that would have placed India a semifinal spot in the 1984 Olympics. Iqbal was awarded the Arjuna Award, the highest award given in sports by India. He has served as Chief National Coach for Indian hockey from early 1993 to October 1994. Iqbal currently works as manager for Indian Airlines and is a National selector for Indian hockey team. ... Read more