Talking Hockey

A slap is a hit made with a long pushing or sweeping movement before contact.

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A flick is a push that lifts the ball off the ground.

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A scoop puts the head of the stick under the ball and lifts it.

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An aerial is a ball lifted high to travel over players.

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In a sweep the stick is lowered almost parallel to the ground for a powerful pass.

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The drag-flick is a specialist penalty-corner shot, powerful yet without a backswing.

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The bunt is a short pass with little or no swing, listed among the guide's skills.

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A push stays on the ground, a flick lifts it, an aerial goes highest.

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No backswing, a short sweep, then a full backswing.

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The player gets under the ball and lifts it: that stroke is the scoop.

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The block tackle uses the length of the stick close to the ground.

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The lunge reaches the ball with a long step and an extended stick.

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With the attacker on the defender's left, the stick is turned over for the tackle.

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Defenders shepherd attackers wide, away from goal.

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Hitting or obstructing an opponent's stick when going for the ball is stick obstruction.

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Stealing the ball is one of the defending skills in the guide.

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Defenders read the pass and step in to cut it out.

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Close, channel, tackle, play on.

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Interceptions happen at range; block tackles up close.

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A quick one-handed poke is a jab.

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The circle is nicknamed the D for its shape.

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'The 23' is short for the 23-metres line or area.

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The top of the circle is its straight front edge, facing the field.

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Play near the corner flags is said to be 'in the corner'.

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Flanks or wings are the wide areas near the side-lines.

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The midfield is the middle third between the 23-metres areas.

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Coaches split the field into defensive, midfield and attacking thirds.

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Defence, midfield, attack.

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Circle, the broken line 5 m beyond it, the 23 and the centre.

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The shaded band runs across the middle of the field: the midfield third.

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Forwards push play towards goal and convert chances.

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Midfielders are a first line of defence and move the ball to the forwards.

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Defenders stop forwards getting into scoring positions.

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Some formations use a sweeper behind or in front of the back line.

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USA Field Hockey's 4-3-3 has four forwards, three midfielders and three defenders.

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Players move all over the field: defenders score, forwards defend.

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Goalkeepers see the whole field and coordinate the defence.

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Goal, defence, midfield, attack.

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3-3-3-1 lists the lines from the front, with a sweeper at the back.

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The players furthest forward are the forwards.

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Players often call the penalty corner a short corner.

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When a defender plays it over the back-line by accident, play restarts on the 23-metres line; US players still call it a long corner.

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A free hit restarts play after an offence, opponents at least 5 metres away.

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The free-hit taker may keep playing the ball without another touch.

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A penalty stroke is a one-on-one shot from the penalty spot.

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A centre pass starts each half of quarters and restarts after a goal.

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The injector plays the ball from the back-line to start the corner.

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The stroke is from 6.4 m, the corner shot from the top of the circle, the free hit further out.

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Inject, stop, bring it back into the circle, shoot.

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Defenders behind the back-line, attackers round the circle: a penalty corner.

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Two umpires control a match, each mainly in one half.

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A green card suspends the player for 2 minutes of playing time.

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A red card is a permanent suspension from the match.

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The carded player goes to the designated place and the team carries on with ten.

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'Foot' is the common call when the ball hits a player's foot to their advantage.

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Crossed forearms in front of the chest is the obstruction signal.

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Umpires play on when a penalty would not help the team that was fouled.

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Green for 2 minutes, yellow for 5 or 10, red for the rest of the match.

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Whistle, card, the player goes to the designated place, the team plays short.

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The yellow card is a temporary suspension of 5 or 10 minutes.

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Goalkeepers kick the ball clear to the side of the circle.

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Young keepers learn to stop the ball with two legs.

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Rebounds off the goalkeeper give attackers a second chance.

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A one-on-one pits the goalkeeper against an attacker in a duel.

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Stepping towards the shooter reduces the target they can see.

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At a defensive corner a post player stands near a goal-post to cover the goal.

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Goalkeepers also save with the stick, often for wide shots.

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Set, align, save, clear.

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The KNHB/SAHA plan starts with moving in the kit, then stopping and kicking.

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Both pads together form a double-leg save.

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Pulling the ball left and right with quick stick turns is the 'Indian dribble'.

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A dummy fakes a move to wrong-foot the defender.

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Drags move the ball left or right to beat a defender.

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3D skills take the ball off the ground to beat a defender.

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Turns on the forehand and reverse are taught as elimination skills.

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Passing and getting the ball back beats a defender with teamwork.

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The chop is one of the guide's elimination skills.

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Fake one way, go the other.

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Give and go: pass, run, receive.

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Pass, run, return pass: a one-two.

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'Man on' warns a team-mate of pressure.

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'Time' tells the receiver they can take a touch and look.

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Show the ball carrier you can receive.

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Teams huddle to share plans and lift each other.

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Markers stay close to an opponent to deny the ball.

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Teamwork and communication matter more than positions.

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The captain leads on the field and answers for the team's behaviour.

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Recover, listen, rally, return.

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See, warn, move, call.

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Players gather in a huddle to talk before play.

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'Back stick' is called when a player plays the ball with the rounded back of the stick.

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Field hockey is played on a rectangular field called a pitch.

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US players often call the goal the cage.

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Field hockey is just called hockey almost everywhere.

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The name came from cricket, where a bowler who took three wickets in a row was once given a hat.

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Commentators use 'the D' for the circle.

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Keeping a clean sheet means conceding no goals.

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Arrive, warm up, play, cool down.

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Space first, then pressure arrives, then the chance to shoot.

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Three goals by the same player in a match is a hat-trick.

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