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Field Hockey · Level 2: Elementary · Sub-level 2.5

Shooting and First Goalkeeping

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 30 October 2026 · markdown

Shooting with the push, hit, slap and reverse, looking before the shot, deflections and rebounds, then the goalkeeper's stance, the two-leg stop, clearing to the side, coming off the line and organising the defence.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Shooting with a pushTake a test

  1. Without a backswing the shot comes with no warning.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · recall

  2. The goal scoring skills start with the push.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · recall

  3. Quick and accurate, the push suits close-range chances.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. Focus on the goal box.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  5. To score a goal: first from a stationary ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  6. Long contact steers the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Push · recall

  7. The bunt is also listed as a goal scoring skill.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · recall

  8. Set, aim, shoot, follow.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · recall

  9. Still ball, own dribble, then from a pass.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · applied

  10. No backswing, close to goal: a push shot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · applied

Test 2Shooting with a hit or slapTake a test

  1. Smaller backswing, quicker release.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Short grip hit · recall

  2. Its flat sweep keeps the ball skimming low and fast.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Slap · recall

  3. Diagonal hit from left of circle; diagonal hit from right of circle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  4. Ball in line with the left foot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hit · recall

  5. A full swing needs room and is easy to block.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. Contact with the bottom section of the shaft.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Slap · recall

  7. At contact the face points in the direction of play.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hit · recall

  8. No swing, short swing, full swing.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills · recall

  9. Grip, low, sweep, strike.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Slap · recall

  10. A full backswing at the circle edge: a hit.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hit · applied

Test 3Shooting on the reverseTake a test

  1. The back lift is short, about 20 cm.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · recall

  2. A short lift of the right hand scoops the ball up on the reverse.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · recall

  3. The ball is played from the front right foot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · recall

  4. A shot from the left side gives the goalkeeper little warning.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. Flat side turned upwards: the pancake grip.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Flat reverse · recall

  6. The flat reverse hit meets the ball well out from the body, about a stick away.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Flat reverse · recall

  7. The upper part of the body twists to the left.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · recall

  8. Set, open the face, lift back, flick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · recall

  9. Pancake grip, low knee, a flat sweep, and contact just above the hook.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Flat reverse · recall

  10. Light 9 scoops a rising shot at goal from the left: the reverse flick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick · applied

Test 4Look before you shootTake a test

  1. Awareness of the goalkeeper's positioning.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  2. Shooters aim at space; looking at the keeper draws shots at them.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  3. Shots low and wide of the keeper are hard to reach.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. First look up, then shoot at goal.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  5. Aiming across the keeper to the far post.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. Moving keepers leave space low or high.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. A steady head helps a clean strike.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Control, look, read, shoot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  9. Wide and low is hardest; straight at them is easiest.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. Aim at the space the keeper has left.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · applied

Test 5Deflections and reboundsTake a test

  1. Saved shots often fall loose near goal.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  2. Clearing the ball quickly gives the attacking team less chance to score a rebound.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  3. A touch near goal changes the direction too late for the keeper.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. A deflector waits near the posts on the line of the cross.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. An angled stick redirects the ball towards goal.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. A low, hard cross needs only a touch.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. Following in early wins loose balls.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Cross, run, set, touch.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Shot, save, loose ball, second shot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. A touch that changes a cross into a goal: a deflection.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

Test 6The goalkeeper's stanceTake a test

  1. Stationary stance when saving the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  2. First take a good position with regards to the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  3. Hands forward keep the gloves ready.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. Forward weight lets the keeper move to the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. A set, still keeper can push off in any direction.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  6. It is vital the goalkeeper has helmet, leg guards, chest pad and kickers.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  7. To run and move with leg guards.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  8. Base, knees, weight, hands.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Position, set, watch, save.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  10. Set and still: ready for the shot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · applied

Test 7Stopping with both legsTake a test

  1. Stop the ball with two legs.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  2. Two pads together leave no gap.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  3. Getting in line puts the pads behind the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. Stop ball with two feet and kick clear to the side.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  5. Kicking of a stationary ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  6. No gap means no ball through the legs.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. A soft stop kills the rebound.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Line, close, stop, clear.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  9. From moving in kit to clearing a moving ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  10. Both pads behind the ball: a two-leg stop.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · applied

Test 8Clearing to the sideTake a test

  1. Kick or clear the ball away to the side of the circle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  2. A clearance up the middle can land at an attacker's stick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  3. Kick moving ball away to the sides.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  4. A ball loose near the goal is cleared at once, out to the side.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  5. Kickers cover the feet for kicking.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  6. A fast clearance takes the ball away before attackers can shoot again.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  7. Six-a-side goalkeeping adds defending a short corner.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  8. Save, see, clear, recover.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Hard and wide is safest; the middle is riskiest.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  10. Clearing wide to the side is the guide's advice.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · applied

Test 9Moving off the lineTake a test

  1. The goalkeeper makes the goal smaller by moving off the goal line.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  2. Movement off the baseline decreases the attackers' scoring angle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 1 · recall

  3. Angles: the angle of the shot covered and how the keeper moves to cover the goal.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · recall

  4. On the ball-to-goal line, the posts look closest.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. Far out, the keeper can be beaten by a lifted shot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. As the angle changes, the keeper shifts with the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. Moving off the line is done before the shot, then the keeper sets.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan · recall

  8. Read, step, set, save.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Off the line covers most; out of position covers least.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · recall

  10. Stepping out makes the target smaller.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · applied

Test 10The goalkeeper's voiceTake a test

  1. The goalkeeper coordinates defenders in the defence of the goal.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  2. From the back the keeper sees every attacker.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  3. Verbal, eye, hand or stick signals given by one player to another.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · recall

  4. Short calls are heard and understood in play.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. Organising before danger arrives prevents chances.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. A clear call stops a clash with a defender.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. Keepers set the corner defence.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive penalty corners · recall

  8. See, name, instruct, set.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Organise, press, then claim the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

  10. Pointing and calling to defenders: organising.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · applied

Sources

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 Guide36
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill plan18
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 19
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side8
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Goal scoring skills6
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Reverse flick6
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Slap3
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The hit3
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Flat reverse3
  • USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025)3
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary2
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Push1
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Short grip hit1
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive penalty corners1