Field Hockey · Livello 4: Intermedio · Sottolivello 4.2
Midfield and Transition
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What midfielders do in attack and in defence, reading turnovers, switching from defence to attack and back, the centre midfielder as the pivot, and keeping the team's shape when the ball changes hands.
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Test 1Linking the linesFai un test
Midfielders link the defence line to the striker line.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Midfield leads give defenders clear lines to pass along.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
The central midfielder serves as the pivot.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · richiamo
Early leads give the defence a safe outlet.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Outletting · richiamo
Responsible for good connecting passes to the striker line.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
The triangle gives depth and two options.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Without midfield links, the team has to gamble on long balls.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · richiamo
Win, show, receive, release.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Back, middle, front.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · applicazione
The midfielder offers the link between defence and attack.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · applicazione
Test 2Connecting passes to strikersFai un test
Deep supporting leads to players in the striker line.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
A good connecting pass reaches the striker in a usable way.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Receive on the front stick side whenever possible.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 2 · richiamo
Lose the opposition marker to become open.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Forwards bounce the ball back to a midfield player.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Outletting · richiamo
Full vision lets the passer see the leads.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Full vision passing · richiamo
Assist forward attacking tactics.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Lead, see, pass, follow.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Front stick in space is safest.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 2 · richiamo
Midfield to striker: a connecting pass.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · applicazione
Test 3Penetrating runsFai un test
Make penetrating attacking runs into the space created by the high players.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Strikers lead to create space for team-mates.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Can add width to attacks on the sides of the field.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Late runners arrive unmarked behind the strikers.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · richiamo
Runs forward need cover behind.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Systems in hockey · richiamo
Penetrate the opposition's defensive line.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Timing makes the run hard to track.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 2 · richiamo
Create, run, feed, finish.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Wait, time, go, get.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 2 · richiamo
A run from deep into created space.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · applicazione
Test 4Defending space after a clearanceFai un test
Responsible for spatial defence between the strikers when the opposition clears.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Spatial defence intercepts the next pass.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Must make a defensive decision: man-on-man or zonal.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Winning it in midfield keeps danger away.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · richiamo
A loose clearance can be intercepted for a second attack.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Systems in hockey · richiamo
A quick second attack meets a disorganised defence.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary (counter-attack) · richiamo
Strikers cut parts of the field with zonal marking.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Clear, close, cut out, go.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
The higher, the better.
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Waiting between the strikers to cut out the clearance.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · applicazione
Test 5Marking the opposite midfielderFai un test
Responsible to mark, channel and tackle the opposite midfielder.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Eliminating key opposition players through tight defensive marking.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Defensively overloading the opposition.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
Channelling first, then tackling.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Concentrate on channelling the opposition attack left.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Restrict 1 v 1s in the middle: too high a risk.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Between the opponent and the goal.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Basic defensive rules · richiamo
Find, position, steer, win.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · richiamo
The middle duel is riskiest.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Tight goal-side marking of the opposite midfielder.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the midfielders · applicazione
Test 6Reading turnoversFai un test
Turnover of the ball can be unexpected.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance · richiamo
Players with good insight and experience read the game better.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance · richiamo
Midfielders need good reactions to these situations.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance · richiamo
Just after a turnover, players are out of position.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
The full press aims at winning the ball in the turnover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Full press · richiamo
Loose touches and forced passes are the moments to step in.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Systems in hockey · richiamo
A turnover starts the next attack.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
Error, step, win, go.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance · richiamo
Right after the turnover is the weakest moment.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
Winning a loose ball: a turnover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance · applicazione
Test 7Dalla difesa all'attaccoFai un test
A fast attack after the opponents' corner breaks down or after a turnover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
After the breakdown of the opponents' short corners.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
It draws opponents out and allows space behind them for the counter.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mid-field press · richiamo
Speed makes a counter work.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
Leave a few players at midfield so the ball has someone to go to.
Fonte: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner · richiamo
The defence must be beaten before it recovers.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · richiamo
Intercepted passes lead to a counter in the space behind.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Half court press · richiamo
Win, release, run, finish.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
Fastest after a high turnover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · richiamo
Sprinting forward as the opponents' corner collapses: a counter.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary · applicazione
Test 8From attack to defenceFai un test
Must get behind the ball immediately after loss of possession.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Quick reverse press, or fall back to the own half.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Pressure on the ball buys time for the rest to recover.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Systems in hockey · richiamo
A good system allows easy transfer from attack to defence and back.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · richiamo
Recover goal side, behind the ball.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Basic defensive rules · richiamo
Players stuck high leave the defence outnumbered.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · richiamo
Quick reverse press on opposition defenders and midfielders.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers · richiamo
Lose, press, recover, set.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
The closest react first.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applicazione
Pressing and recovering after a turnover: transition to defence.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · applicazione
Test 9The pivotFai un test
The pivot between attacking and defensive play.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · richiamo
Responsible for the triangular shape in midfield.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Lead to encourage passes from the defensive zone.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
The central midfielder acts as a pivot for the left and right midfielders.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Midfield line · richiamo
From the middle, the pivot can switch the attack.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Full vision passing · richiamo
Create depth to the striker attack.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Get, open, switch, follow.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Midfield line · richiamo
Recover, steer, win, show.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · applicazione
Turning play from one side to the other in the middle: the pivot.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · applicazione
Test 10Keeping shape in transitionFai un test
Good systems let players move from attacking to defending roles smoothly.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · richiamo
All players must know and understand their positional roles.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Summary · richiamo
Shape gives options in attack and cover in defence.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Shape is lost and space opens.
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Strikers back off behind the ball giving defensive width.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side · richiamo
Join the attack on the ball side and drop defensively on the help side.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
The general tactic is decided and communicated before the match.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive presses · richiamo
Lose, press, recover as lines, re-shape.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks · richiamo
Lines together give most cover.
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Dropping in lines keeps the team's shape.
Fonte: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side · applicazione
Fonti
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 Guide, Role of the midfielders24
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Individual tasks15
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide9
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary9
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Eleven-a-side7
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Role of the strikers6
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turnover and dominance5
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Phase 24
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Systems in hockey4
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Outletting2
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Full vision passing2
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Basic defensive rules2
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Midfield line2
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Glossary (counter-attack)1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Full press1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mid-field press1
- NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022), Defensive corner1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Half court press1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Summary1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Six-a-side1
- KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive presses1