Coaching Article: The Need for Deception   x11
Why is it that the players of today get exposure and are encouraged to be creative with their bodies at such a young age in almost every sport but... 
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Coaching Article: Set Plays  x11
I had the opportunity to experience a coaching seminar that I wish all coaches were able to participate in. The seminar was directed by Bill Gaudette...
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Coaching: Formation: GK 2-3-3-2. Trick or treat ? x25
This formation is a tricky one. The main problem or difficulty is the role of the double line in the middle...
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Coaching: PENALTY STROKES - Strategy and Practice x21
There are many effective approaches to taking a penalty stroke. To be successful you should find an approach that focuses on aspects that are in...
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Coaching article: The Zonal Defence x25
A game of hockey can be separated into 2 phases, Firstly when your team has possession, and secondly when the opposition has possession. To be a successful team you must...
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COACHING: Reverse Stick Shooting - "the double whammy" - by Greg Nicol
by GREG NICOL
The biggest reason for trying to perfect the reverse stick shot is to add another dimension to all strikers' methods of finishing...
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The indoor hockey SC circuit x62
An easy way of improving stamina + different skills in the same session is the hockey SC circuit...
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Indoor Hockey: Thoughts from Jools. x19
There were articles on Off the Crossbar about indoor hockey, my article today is about indoor hockey. There might be some similar things...
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OTC Coaching: Keeping your head up while controlling the ball x15
Having good vision while controlling the ball is a very important asset of the top class field hockey player. However, it is a biomechanical movement that can be learnt...
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NCAA and CIAU: Building champions or holding us back? x11
Recent discussion in the PlanetFieldHockey.com chat forum has focused on collegiate field hockey in North America. The following paper is intended to provoke discussion. Tell us what you think!
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? Introduction  x5
By Al Mattei
The United States has some 250 collegiate and more than 500 scholastic varsity field hockey programs. Some are more successful than others, whether by dint of hard work or talent, or by the misfortune of injury or tactical errors.
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? Preparation x3
Preparation is always good for any sports team: field hockey, especially, since your opposition can use any number of different tactics to try to win games. Also, there are more than four times as many skills which need to be mastered as opposed to other
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? Approach to the Season x2
Field hockey is a game in which its best athletes can cover up to three or four miles over the course of a game.
Many coaches have therefore emphasized fitness as a key to success. The emphasis, however, has often been oversold on most players.
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? Game Day
Ideally, the well-prepared field hockey program is one in which players are so well-prepared that they don't even need any reinforcement once the game starts. Rare, however, is the program which is made up of 11 "wind-ups" players who can react correctly
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? The "in-betweens" 
What accounts for the success of a field hockey program is not always determined in between the white lines on game days.
Indeed, those days in between games are often more important, especially in the ways things are done off of the field.
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM GREAT? What's Next?
By now, you have read a lot of ideas as to how to improve your field hockey team. Depending on your area of the country, you may have an easier or harder time adopting these principles than others.
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The Mechanics of Trapping & Pushing x11
Trapping & Pushing is a skill that is fundamental to field hockey and I consider it one skill, a possession skill. During a game, a player will probably execute the trap and push together more than any other skill.
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Developing Your Field Hockey Skills - Indoor Basics 1 - Individual Skills x24
Off The Crossbar Coaching Article Indoor hockey is a fast exciting game in its own right, however it skills and tactics aren't particularly unique or different from...
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MORE TIME and SPACE to make HOCKEY more ATTRACTIVE x18
HORST WEIN
Before one considers how to promote hockey in the future, it's not only necessary to know the game but also to discover why people like or dislike a sport...
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The Elite Athlete Is Measured In Practice x4
Off The Crossbar Coaching Article Series
So you want to be an elite athlete or you believe you are one already...
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Choosing the Right Stick x137
There are many kinds, types & styles of sticks on the market. One can choose by brand, by material, by size, by weight and by shape...
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Coaching Yourself in a Game x6
Off The Crossbar Article Series
Even if you play on the national team for a major field hockey country, you probably do not have...
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Measuring the Coach Fairly x4
Off The Crossbar Article Series
The Women’s Pan Am U-21 World Cup qualifying tournament took place recently in Barbados...
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Being Successful in a One on One x3
Off The Crossbar Article Series
Being successful in a one-on-one is a very rare experience unless you are an elite player going up against a recreational club player...
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Reading a Successful Forward Pass
For a forward pass to be successful, both the person passing the ball (the “passer”) and the person receiving the ball (the “receiver”) need to have an understanding. This understanding is defined by three items...
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An Introduction to the 3-3-3-1-1 Method of Play x13
We encourage coaches to use this article as is or enhance it for their own team's application of the 3-3-3-1-1 system.
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Developing your Visualization Skills x2
Off The Crossbar Coaching Series
Visualization is way of thinking that allows you to:
- view (in your mind) an activity from your perspective
- view yourself carrying out...
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Successful Tackling x6
Off The Crossbar Coaching Series
Tackling must only be thought of as a skill in the context of a game situation. Successful tackling is about getting...
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Controlling the Speed of the Game
Off The Crossbar Coaching Series
To be successful, a team must control the speed or pace of any game. This is very important as we can speed up the game or slow it down...
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Watching Off the Ball
Off The Crossbar Coaching Series
In all team sports, it is paramount that each player is fully aware of the circumstances around him at all times. Examples are...
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