Elimination skill Tutorial: Lift and Tap | Hockey Heroes TV

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Make this minor change to your dribbling for a big impact. Head up and easier 3d skills.

Make this small adjustment to improve your backhand consistency 🏑

We saw do it so we did it 💁🏼‍♀️🏑
We love finishing off hitting class with a fun little “out of the air” drill, so this was perfect to try this week!

Build explosive speed off the line
Stay low + balanced through the push
+ deliver a perfect, flat pass

The 5 key drag moves you need to work on to be effective on the pitch

Drag flick development session with Craig

Aerials practice with a rocking motion

How to hit a Tomahawk

10 Penalty Corner Variations You Should Try

How Elite Defenders Stay in the Tackle

Why the Ball Keeps Bouncing Off Your Stick

Learn This Hockey Street Skill in 20 Minutes

Slider Deceptive Slap Tutorial: The Fake Slap Pass Nobody Reads

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Grip, Ball Position, Distance, Swing

Scoop Tutorial: 3 Progressions to Learn It Fast

Squeeze Shot

Keep the ball connected to the stick longer by adjusting the stick face.
A face that is too open or too closed loses power early.

Point the right index finger down the stick, feel the ball on the stick head, and experiment with stick angles before trying for distance.

Receive away from the defender's line of pressure to create time for a pass, carry or shot.

Practise the reverse-stick tomahawk for a more consistent strike.

A match example of carrying the ball past a defender under pressure.

Stay low, keep the ball connected to the stick, accelerate through the motion, and release ahead of the front foot.

An overview of the grip, movement and technique used for an aerial pass.

Practise keeping the ball aloft on the stick while moving.

A lateral movement warm-up for vision, quick hands and fast feet. Work for 20 seconds, repeat three times, and rest 60 seconds between rounds.

Technique pointers for sending overhead passes farther.

Drive at angles with the head up, create space, then accelerate into it.

A variation of the wide-base receive that creates a passing option without moving the feet. Focus on precision and speed.

Improve the reception so the next movement or pass can happen smoothly.

Stickwork around cones that can be practised anywhere, including inside-of-body pulls.

Practise a V-drag, a short drag into a long drag, and controlled 3D lifts in a small space. Accelerate after each change of direction.

Use a body feint to move the defender before changing direction.

A field hockey slap flick demonstration with the sound of the strike.

Five first-time passing techniques to practise, beginning with an upright pass.

Coordinate the hands and body to generate speed and power in the hit. Practise the adjustment and compare the result.

Practise receiving the ball while moving, then control it for the next action.

Show & go elimination skills for all sideline players, ever feel stuck when you receive the ball in the outlet, receive the ball on the move, track on a diagonal and drag across your body

Change this one thing about your push pass to see more consistent results

July 29, 2026

Backhands - Common Mistakes | Field Hockey

RECEIVING WITH A DEFENDER ON YOUR BACK 👣👊

Set the ball wide. Hands low. Spin on your left foot.

Things to remember when doing your V-Drag:
1) Keep your hips facing forward as you pull forward then back (let it feel awkward at first).
2) Always plant with your inside foot. This is what helps DISGUISE where you want to go
3) Use a quick change of speed when pulling forward and back
4) Sprint into the new space that you created

The ball and stick should feel glued together. When you are lifting the ball.

Get that ball moving on your reception ✨💫Such an attacking reception, the ability to play forward at speed will ensure you dominate in attack. A textbook skill from Olympian 🇺🇸 🎉

Most players carry with the ball stuck in their feet…so they end up looking down the whole time.Get it out in front. Left hand down to your knee.Now you can actually see the game.

You want the ball in line with your right foot. Ball too far in front and you hit the ground first, then catch the ball with the back of the stick.
Ball too far behind and you hit the top of the ball, or pull it way left.In games the ball is moving, so the real skill is this: Move the ball on the correct line before you strike.
Pick your target in the goal. Imagine the line from the ball to that target. Your stick angle needs to be perpendicular (90°) to that line.
So when you set up, your touch should move the ball along the same line your stick needs to be on. If you get the line right, the backhand becomes automatic.

This is such an effective elimination.Here are the stages you need to follow in order master it!Practice. Progress. Perform.

Wide drag coaching

Want to hit the ball better? Then do this

The biggest mistake most players make when defending is believing they have to win the ball to be considered a good defender. That simply isn’t true.There are actually four key outcomes that can be considered a defensive success: 1. Winning the ball – the obvious one, but not the only one. 2. Stopping the attacker’s movement – forcing them to a standstill. 3. Making them turn their back – cutting off forward options. 4. Forcing a pass – especially a backwards or sideways one.Great defenders don’t always win the ball — they make the attacker’s job harder in every possible way

Improve your slap hit!

There’s just a couple of small changes that turn push passes into flicks. 1. Move the ball from the middle of the stance to in front of the left.2. Follow through high. That’s how I get my players to flick the ball in under 2 minutes.

1. Keeping in line, and not getting past the ball, otherwise then you are having to work your wrists around the back. Super tricky.
2. Don’t roll the ball and crab, you will find yourself not being able to shoot cleanly.
3. No daylight between hands - this reduces power.

How to Air Dribble in 20 Minutes: 5 Step Field Hockey Tutorial

Field hockey aerial

Try these out!

Most players think power comes from swinging harder.That’s exactly why their tomahawk flops. The real power comes from the rotation through the hips. Fix that… and then watch how much harder you can hit it.

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The First Touch Fix That Stops You Getting Closed Down

Backhand Power Secret: Add Rotation, Not Just a Swing

Backhand Ball Position: The Fix for Cleaner Contact and More Goals

Why Your Drag Flick Has No Power (The Whip Explained)

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Learn how to sweep the ball with international hockey player Kerry-Anne Hastings

Master These Elimination Skills At Home⚡️🐸

Hit the ball at max extension and don’t open up your chest until you rotate through the shot

I’ll be scoring top bins (and less backsticks) in no time

The real secret to power in the hit!Hitting the ball is the most powerful technique in hockey. We need to build up power in the stick by delaying our delivery of the stick to the ball.Stick and arms should be 90 degrees when arms get to the ball which is when the hands rip through the power zone!Stay low, stay balanced and follow through 🤩

Throw BIG BOMBS 💣💣💣

RONAN TAGGART "Most players think hitting is all about the swing.It isn’t. Better distance from the ball gives your body room to work, your legs room to generate force, and your strike becomes far more consistent.Small adjustment. Big difference.Save this for your next session.