Skills

Question 1

S1 Slap hit/pass

Answer 1

Coaching points:
- Bent knees (flexion), leading leg
- Correct grip, both hands near top of stick ( right hand lower than left), stick flat to ground
- Flexion at elbow
Overall effect on performance:
- Creates good transfer opportunity, allowing play into open channels
- Can be misleading (if disguised slap)
Content:
- ATP/PC system (less than 3 seconds)

Question 2

S2 Dribbling

Answer 2

Coaching points:
- Initial leading run into space
- Protecting ball with stick, use of backhand is helpful
Overall effect on performance:
- Makes major headway on oppo causing them to back up and defend giving advantage to their team
Content:
- Knee flexion, Plantar & Dorsi flexion, engaged core, elbow flexion acute hip flexion
- ATP/PC system - initial leading runs
- Glycolytic system - running up pitch

Question 3

S3 Jab tackle

Answer 3

Coaching points:
- 2 hands on stick until ‘jab’, extension of leading elbow - very fast pace displacing ball from oppo potentially causing them to stick tackle you - turn over ball
Overall outcome:
- Ball is won turning over play, increasing goal scoring opportunity.
Context:
- Confidence, modern tech - shin pads, gum shield

Question 4

W1 3D skills

Answer 4

Coaching points:
- Gives ability to lift over oppos stick, allowing continuation of dribbling.
Overall outcome:
- Allows movement up the pitch and around players faster, increasing goal scoring opportunities
Context:
- Transfer, for/backhand (bilateral) - slightly different
- Golf may give negative transfer

Question 5

W2 Push

Answer 5

Coaching points:
- Fundamental skill, to pass of whilst dribbling only viable option
Overall outcome:
- Ball distribution will be poor from her leading runs when dribbling wasting her energy and potentially losing the ball
Context:
- Newton’s 1st law will be applied as ball won’t move without contact from the stick.

Question 6

W3 Block tackle

Answer 6

Coaching points:
- Requires SC-state confidence for this skill but maintains SC-trait confidence for the majority of skills.
Overall outcome:
- Keeps ball from entering 25yd danger zone at defending goal if strong tackle is played out in the mid.