Hockeyexercise: basic principles of the bowl
Suitable for the following techniques: positional play
Basic principles of the bowl
Formation
- 4 defenders in the bowl play the ball around without pressure.
- 2 midfielders and 3 forwards are positioned.
- 3 defenders from the opposing team and a goalkeeper are in the circle.
- The 2 midfielders offer themselves from the axis to the back where the ball is going.
- If not played, move to the line and back to the axis.
- Avoid offering on the long pass line.
- Upon a pass, open up and then play to the hanging striker or the wing striker.
- After passing, continue to offer in the guard position.
- The 2 wing strikers offer themselves on the 23-metre line.
- The hanging striker positions at the top of the circle in attack.
- The wing striker on the support side seeks a scoring position at the far post.