Field Hockey patterns of play

1. 1
2
4
3 Aus Attack
4
4
5
5
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

2. Italian Soccer
Team midfield
transfer
2
B A
1 Right to left
4
C transfer
D
3
3
C D
4 Left to right
1
B transfer
A
2
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

3. 7
G
F
8
a
H G 6
7
2
b F 6
G
5
D
E
4
1
A
B
2 D
4
C
B
2
3
Chinese right side C
attack
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

4. 1
3
2
4
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

5. Dutch Free hit
C
3
2
B
A
1
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

6. 4 runs to the right to
create space
5 runs to receive ball
1
2
3
a b
4 5
a
b
4
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

7. England
1
A
B
2
3
C
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

8. Deliberately miss
the ball to let the
pass continue
a
b
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.

9. 8
6
7 5
4
3
2
1
Air pass
Ball around man
Run without ball
Run with ball
Ground pass Man around ball
Lift ball
Change position
Offensive front stick Stop with rs pass with fs
Offensive reverse stick
Deffensive front stick Stop with fs pass with rs
Defensive reverse stick
© 2007 Derek Pappas. All Rights Reserved.