Talking Hockey

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Hit) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Flick) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Scoop) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, The Bunt · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Scoop) · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Defenders shepherd attackers wide, away from goal.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Stealing the Ball · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Interception Tackle · wiedza

Close, channel, tackle, play on.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · zastosowanie

Interceptions happen at range; block tackles up close.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

A quick one-handed poke is a jab.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · zastosowanie

The circle is nicknamed the D for its shape.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive Presses · wiedza

Defence, midfield, attack.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive Presses · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

Forwards push play towards goal and convert chances.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Defenders stop forwards getting into scoring positions.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Goalkeepers see the whole field and coordinate the defence.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Goal, defence, midfield, attack.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

The players furthest forward are the forwards.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · zastosowanie

Players often call the penalty corner a short corner.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Injector) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022) · wiedza

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

Źródło: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022) · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 11.1 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.1 · wiedza

A red card is a permanent suspension from the match.

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.1 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.2 · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Umpiring 4.5 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 12.1 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.1 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.2 · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 14.1 · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · wiedza

Young keepers learn to stop the ball with two legs.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · wiedza

Rebounds off the goalkeeper give attackers a second chance.

Źródło: NFHCA, Penalty Corners: Positions and Basic Tactics (2022) · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Stepping towards the shooter reduces the target they can see.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Defensive Penalty Corners · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Set, align, save, clear.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · wiedza

Both pads together form a double-leg save.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Dummy to the Left · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Drag Left · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Turn (Forehand) · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Chop · wiedza

Fake one way, go the other.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Dummy to the Left · wiedza

Give and go: pass, run, receive.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

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

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Show the ball carrier you can receive.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · wiedza

Teams huddle to share plans and lift each other.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Markers stay close to an opponent to deny the ball.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

Teamwork and communication matter more than positions.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 3.4 · wiedza

Recover, listen, rally, return.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

See, warn, move, call.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · wiedza

Players gather in a huddle to talk before play.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · zastosowanie

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

US players often call the goal the cage.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Field hockey is just called hockey almost everywhere.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Commentators use 'the D' for the circle.

Źródło: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · wiedza

Keeping a clean sheet means conceding no goals.

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

Arrive, warm up, play, cool down.

Źródło: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Training Principles · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · wiedza

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

Źródło: General field hockey reference · zastosowanie