Field Hockey · Taso 4: Keskitaso · Alataso 4.3
Attacking the Circle
10 testiä · 100 faktaa · päivitetty 30. lokakuuta 2026 · markdown
Where strikers stand and run in the circle, entries from the sides, deflections and rebounds, flat and aerial balls into the goal area, outnumbering the defence, shooting under pressure and one against the goalkeeper.
Jokainen alla oleva testi koostuu kymmenestä Insporta-kysymyksestä. Testin alla oleva luettelo kertoo, mitä kysymykset tarkistavat: yksi fakta kysymystä kohden ja lähde, josta kysymys on kirjoitettu. Lukekaa se ennen testiä tai palatkaa siihen väärän vastauksen jälkeen.
Testi 1The front of the goal mouthTee testi
In the circle occupy the area ahead of the goal mouth.
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Close to goal, a deflection or touch is enough.
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Five-yard area: aerial and flat balls.
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The centre back marks the centre striker.
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A ready stick turns crosses into goals.
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Late movement gets the striker free.
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Defenders must watch ball and striker.
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Position, cross, set, touch.
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The closer to goal, the better the touch.
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The striker occupies the goal-mouth area.
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Testi 2The far-post leadTee testi
Make a high baseline lead when the attack is down the left-hand side.
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The far-side striker attacks the far post.
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Ball-watching defenders lose the far runner.
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If the ball is with a wide striker, stretch the field by leading to the baseline.
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Arriving early lets defenders pick the runner up.
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A cross past the near post finds the runner.
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In the correct direction, tempo and space.
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Wide, lead, cross, finish.
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Near, middle, far.
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The far-post lead aims to meet the cross.
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Testi 3Stretching to the back-lineTee testi
Leads stretch the defence to create space.
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From the back-line the ball can be pulled back.
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A pass pulled back into the circle from the back-line.
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Defenders facing their own goal struggle to stop it.
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Attack space or the reverse stick side of the last line of defence.
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Unintentional by a defender: restart on the 23-metres line.
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Runners must be there for the pass back.
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Reach, arrive, pull back, shoot.
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Receive, beat, drive, return.
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Passing back from the back-line: a cut-back.
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Testi 4Circle entries from the sidesTee testi
From the edge of the circle: left, right and centre.
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The ball must be in the circle for a goal.
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Cut inside as soon as possible: shortest way to goal.
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Diagonal hit from left and from right of circle.
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Width spreads the defence.
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Right-side entries are on the front stick of the carrier.
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A goal is scored when the ball is played within the circle by an attacker.
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Receive, beat, enter, finish.
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Left, centre, right.
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Getting into the circle from the side: an entry.
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Testi 5Deflections at the postTee testi
L1, L2, R1, R2 are pass options or tippers.
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Run in to deflect a shot or collect a rebound.
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A touch near goal wrong-foots the keeper.
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Close to the posts, on the line of the shot.
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A firm angled stick sends the ball goalwards.
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Deflections may raise the ball to any height if not dangerous.
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A hard low ball needs only a touch.
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Ball, move, set, touch.
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From a brush to a strike.
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A touch at the post: a deflection.
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Testi 6ReboundsTee testi
Hit and move for rebounds.
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The push-out injects and covers the short rebound on the keeper's right.
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The hitter and stopper cover the rebound ball in the middle.
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After the hit the player follows the ball in for the long rebound.
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After a save, defenders are out of shape.
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Quick scoring under pressure.
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Clearing the ball quickly gives less chance to score a rebound.
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Save, spill, follow, finish.
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Short right, long right, middle.
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A loose ball off the keeper: a rebound.
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Testi 7Aerial and flat balls into the circleTee testi
The guide trains both lifted and flat balls into the five-yard area.
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Scoring: from a lifted pass.
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Flat balls across goal invite deflections.
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Receiving raised balls on the front and reverse stick.
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Getting to the drop zone first wins it.
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Lifting the ball must not be dangerous.
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Variation in the attacking options.
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Lift, read, control, shoot.
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Ground, low lift, high.
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A ball lifted high into the circle: an aerial.
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Testi 8Outnumbering the defenceTee testi
Out-number defenders in the circle and score.
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From a one-two combination and from a positional interchange.
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Late runs from midfield add a player.
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Committing the defender frees the team-mate.
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Play until you score.
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Spread players give passing angles.
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One defender cannot cover two.
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Arrive, overload, release, finish.
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The fewer defenders, the better.
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More attackers than defenders: an overload.
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Testi 9Shooting under pressureTee testi
Under pressure with a player running back to tackle the ball carrier.
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Quick scoring under pressure.
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No time for a big swing: push or short grip.
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To adjust and score.
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Waiting lets the tackle arrive.
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Low shots by the posts are hardest to save.
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Match-oriented exercises build it.
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Receive, sense, shoot, follow.
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No backswing is fastest.
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Scoring with a defender coming back.
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Testi 10One against the goalkeeperTee testi
1 v 1 with the goalkeeper.
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The goalkeeper makes the goal smaller by moving off the goal line.
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A keeper off the line can be rounded or chipped.
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An early decision beats the keeper's approach.
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Read the keeper's balance and go the other way.
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Shots into the pads are the keeper's easiest saves.
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Shoot-outs are 1 v 1 runs from the 23-metres line.
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Approach, read, beat, score.
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The closer the keeper, the smaller the goal.
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Go the other way from the keeper's weight.
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Lähteet
KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, USA Field Hockey 101, NFHCA notes, FIH history and official results; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Field Hockey - Rules of Hockey).
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide26
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 219
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks14
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 113
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side5
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Set up4
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Penalty corners4
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers2
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 8.12
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Basic defensive rules1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 7.4b1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 13.3m1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan1
- FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.81
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Short grip hit1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Summary1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills1
- FIH, The history of FIH & hockey1