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By Jude Felix Sebastian Published on: Tue Mar 8, 2022
Elimination is basically evading a defender to set up a goal-scoring opportunity. Tap the ball to the left and control the tap with the reverse blade to dodge the defender. Alternatively, you could tap the ball to the right with the reverse blade, control on the forehand, and then continue to run towards the goal.
Former Indian National Team Captain, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awardee, your coach has capped over 250 matches, including 2 Olympics, 2 World Cups, 2 Asian Games, and 3 Champions Trophy tournaments. He is the founder of Jude Felix Hockey Academy and brings 22 years of coaching experience.
Having read up quite a bit about the push, pass, hit and other techniques, it’s time to learn how to evade or eliminate a defender and create goal-scoring opportunities. There are two scenarios. The defender may walk and attempt to tackle while the attacker tries to run past. Or he may run normally while the attacker tries to get past him. So how does one manage to evade the defender while playing field hockey?
There are three sets of elimination skills that the attacker can employ while running with the ball. Read on to know more about the first of these skills in hockey.
This is usually practiced with the help of a marked cone ‘A’ placed on the ground. To begin, the player runs with the ball, keeping it in front by using the blade of the stick to tap the ball forward. On reaching the marked cone ‘A’, player taps the ball to the left, controlling the tap with the reverse blade, and then continues back straight on the same line.
Next, the player runs again with the ball, keeping it in front by using the blade of the stick to tap the ball forward. On reaching the marked cone ‘A’, player taps the ball to the right with the reverse blade, controlling on the forehand, and then continues back straight on the same line.
Ensure you don’t get too close to cone ‘A’ as it will hinder your tap to the left and right. It is usually advisable to be at least 2 feet away from the cone when executing the tap. This skill can also be done with multiple cones positioned to form a diamond shape – tap left + reverse blade control, tap right + forehand control.
For the main practice exercise, you’ll need four cones placed on the left and right to form two makeshift goalposts. Basically, the attacker has to get past the defender and cross into either of the two goals with the ball.
In case children are the ones doing this exercise, the defender needs to walk and defend while the attacker can run to either of the goalposts. Wasn’t that an interesting field hockey skills tutorial? In the upcoming posts, we’ll continue exploring elimination skills.
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