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Enter the game with confidence, knowing you've mastered the essentials with Field Hockey: Steps to Success. The text combines a comprehensive, progressive approach with in-depth instruction, illustrations, and 86 drills.

Master coach and field hockey legend Elizabeth Anders details the step-by-step program that will teach you how to develop these skills:

• Score more goals by developing better shooting techniques.

• Improve ball control and dribbling.

• Establish solid passing and receiving skills.

• Develop better footwork and balance for improved stick handling.

• Employ attacking and defensive tactics.

• Become a better goalkeeper through correct positioning and increased awareness in the net.

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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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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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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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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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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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Field Hockey is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field hockey-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round field hockey-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other field hockey book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing speed, strength, agility, and stamina resulting in improved scoops, flicks, and hits. By following this program you will improve your game considerably and will have the endurance to go strong all the way until the final whistle.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20. ... Read more

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Great Guide
I'm on my highschool field hockey team and I love this Guide. I followed this during the season and the offseason and it kept me in excellent shape! If you love field hockey and would like to become a better player get this book.

An Essential
This book is a must-have for serious field hockey players.It provides all the information you need to get in shape and stay in shape.It provides instruction and advice that every field hockey player should know about training.Field hockey isn't just about the game, it's about the months of practise and training leading up to it as well.If you are serious about the sport, I would buy it. ... Read more

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Learn the basics of field hockey in 10 minutes! What is the difference between a flick, hit, push, and scoop? What is a bully? What causes a free hit, penalty corner, or penalty stroke? The SportSpectator Field Hockey Guide answers these questions and more! This overview will enhance your enjoyment as a spectator, whether you're a novice to field hockey or a longtime fan. This high-quality, laminated guide folds to a 8.5 x 4 inch brochure to fit easily into a pocket or purse, and expands to 8.5 x 20 inches to reveal a wealth of information. The content includes the history of field hockey, field diagrams, player roles, basic field hockey rules and strategies, referee signals, and a glossary of useful field hockey terms-the essentials to understand and enjoy field hockey. ... Read more

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Next to Useless
This is not a book, just a laminated, folding pamphlet. The title does indicate it is a "Basic" guide, but being new to field hockey, I assumed it would still be helpful. What a joke.The basic information includes such facts as (1) The players wear uniforms and use a stick and ball (2) The object of the game is to score goals and the team that scores the most goals wins and (3) the refs make calls. It has a section titled "Common referee signals", but does not illustrate the signals nor describe them! Don't waste your time on this next to useless "book".

Informative, if skimpy
I bought this for my mother, who comes to watch all my games. I was a little disappointed because it isn't as substantive as it looks on Amazon.It does still have a clear lay out of the field and basic information.

Starting from scratch
This guide cuts to the chase--just the basics.After I absorbed the information, I went to the SportSpectator website and continued to learn.I was quickly informed about a sport I knew nothing about and have always been curious since I first saw matches played on the East Coast.I continue to be impressed by the SportsSpectator guides! ... Read more

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Youth Field Hockey illustrated teaching and instruction book for kids and parents. Many drills and exercises to help young kids learn to play field hockey. Lots of pictures to illustrate exactly how to master the necessary skills to be successful playing Field Hockey. ... Read more

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Field hockey is an incredibly enjoyable sport for young people. Once you have mastered the basics of the game, how can you improve further? Do you concentrate on shooting techniques, do you try and refine your defence and control skills, or is there a better way to do it all? "Training Field Hockey" is the perfect companion for kids of all ages who want to improve their endurance, strength, speed, and skills. Accompanying the engaging text and easy-to-understand illustrations, are cartoon characters who offers practical advice, fun games and quizzes, as well as the chance to record and review your progress. This will become an essential resource for children who love hockey, as well as parents and coaches who want to keep kids active and motivated. ... 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

Customer Reviews (5)

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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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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Become a Field Hockey expert!
Aimed at players, umpires, and coaches, and sets out clearly and concisely the rules and skills involved in the game.It also includes information on the field of play, dress and equipment, scoring, play systems, and coaching hints. ... Read more