There is no question that the game of hockey has changed and improved tremendously in the past two decades – especially in the following areas:
Circulating the ball in the back
Total team possession- passing and receiving on the run
Intelligent off-the-ball running, to create quality goal scoring opportunities
Execution of set plays
At the same time, there is a [...]
BACKGROUND
Field hockey is the second most popular participatory team sport in the world, with only the beautiful game – football – ahead of it, as number one. In terms of popularity, football is way ahead of hockey all over the world. If you compare technique and flow, football has the following advantages over hockey:
Simplicity of [...]
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During the early 1990s, the No Obstruction rule came in to play. This had a huge impact on the way the game was played, especially the way forwards/midfielders received the ball, compared to the era before this rule was introduced..
First let’s look at the positive changes that the No Obstruction rule has enabled:
Fewer turnovers by [...]
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