With the increasing popularity of the field hockey, and through the pioneering efforts of the Association's early touring teams, the U.S. continued its rise to international prominence. In 1975, the U.S. appeared in the first I.F.W.H.A. World Championship of women's field hockey in Edinburgh, Scotland (10th), and five years later earned an invitation to the first women's Olympic Games tournament in Moscow. The U.S. boycott of the 1980 Games prevented the national field hockey team from competing in Moscow. Under legendary coach Vonnie Gros, the USA captured the bronze medal four years later at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The team would continue its Olympic tradition with appearances in Seoul in 1988 and Atlanta in 1996.
featuring Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Field Hockey Coach, 2004 NCAA Field Hockey Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive NCAA Field Hockey Final Four Appearances
Join Coach Beth Bozman as she maps out her highly successful field hockey practice routine using marker board instruction and extensive on-field demonstration. Coach Bozman shares her insightful, seasoned coaching field hockey approach to: pre-practice warm-up drills, practice organization, practice planning, strength and conditioning, game preparation, scouting, season goals, focus points, and core skills in this all-encompassing instructional field hockey DVD. Bozman diagrams and demonstrates over 30 effective field hockey drills that are designed to improve your players' passing, attacking, ball control, and defending. The major points of emphasis with coaching these field hockey drills consist of game-like competition, layering, attention to detail, and success/rewards. She presents over 10 planning strategies including an in-season plan, pre-practice, game week and daily plans with specific focus on conditioning day, practice, competition day, and tapering opponent specifics. These unique field hockey coaching practice plans and drills can be modified to your wants and needs in order to be a dominant coach in your games.
with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Field Hockey Coach; 2008 National Field Hockey Champions; 7X National Field Hockey Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Field Hockey Coach
Coach Missy Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her practice sessions translate into success coaching on the game field. Coach Meharg discusses the value of coaching competition in practice sessions and what it can contribute toward confidence, increasing the intensity of practice sessions, and creating an environment of competition that fosters quality, teamwork, and unity. She breaks the video dvd into four sections: skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). Coach Meharg outlines several drills in each section that are useable for field hockey teams at any level and also suggests drills that will inspire countless variations for teams at any level. Teach your team "How to Battle" before they take the field.
with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Field Hockey Coach; 2008 National Field Hockey Champions; 7X National Field Hockey Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Field Hockey Coach
Coach Missy Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her field hockey practice sessions translate into success on the game field. Coach Meharg discusses the value of competition in practice sessions and what it can contribute toward confidence, increasing the intensity of practice sessions, and creating an environment of competition that fosters quality, teamwork, and unity. Coach Meharg breaks this field hockey video dvd into four sections; skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). Coach Meharg outlines several drills in each section that are useable for field hockey teams at any level and also suggests field hockey drills that will inspire countless variations for field hockey teams at any level. Teach your team "How to Battle" before they take the field.
with Alan Stein, Professional Basketball Strength Coach and owner of StrongerTeam.com; Strength & Conditioning Coach, Montrose Christian (MD) High School
Females are four to eight times as likely to tear their ACL as their male counterparts. The highest rate of incidence occurs with young women from 15-25 years of age that play sports that require quick change of direction, pivoting and jumping. Coach Alan Stein's ACL injury prevention program focuses on safety, technique/form, footwork, low athletic stance, slow movement strength training, repetitions, time efficiency and productivity. Stein believes that agility and footwork training - proper landing, jumping, starting and stopping mechanics - can prevent injuries. When an athlete lands, the weight needs to be equally distributed within the foot, promoting soft landings. Other key items to watch for are enhanced balance, body/joint awareness, movement technique, and muscle strength (especially the hamstring). There are two main non-contact mechanisms that have been identified; planting/cutting and straight knee landing. Dynamic flexibility and plyometrics are the ideal way to prepare your athletes for competition, and reduce injury. Next is a look at exercises in the weight that add strength and durability in athletes. Stein also shares various symptoms of ACL injuries; guidelines are the same for women as they are for men.
with Coach Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Field Hockey Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national field hockey championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant field hockey coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Field Hockey Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of Field Hockey World Camp USA.
Coach Tjerk Van Herwaarden diagrams and explains 30 drills for field hockey in the areas of basic skills, defense, team basics and goal scoring. Coach Van Herwaarden discusses a variety of things to emphasize in your field hockey training: developmental phases for building skills, how to improve your players' technical skills and how to determine your coaching emphasis. Beginning with the basic skills, Coach Van Herwaarden guides you through field hockey drills in the areas of dribbling and passing. Van Herwaarden follows that with field hockey defensive drills that work on channeling, jabbing, tackling, double teams and team defense. Building on these elements, Coach Van Herwaarden shares drills for field hockey team basics featuring 2 vs. 1 and 3 vs. 2 drills. Van Herwaarden wraps up this instructional field hockey DVD with goal scoring drills that work on the reverse hit, footwork and scoring, endline scoring, bridge scoring, 1 vs. 1 scoring and rebound scoring. With the theory and explanation of these great field hockey drills, you will be able to build your practices to coaching your field hockey team into a championship team.
with Coach Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Field Hockey Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national field hockey championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National Field Hockey team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Field Hockey Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of Field Hockey World Camp USA.
Join the only current field hockey coach in the country to have won national field hockey championships in NCAA Division I, USA Field Hockey (USAFH) Women's High Performance and the USAFH Men's National Championship as he leads you through advanced field hockey tactics to accelerate the speed of play. In his demonstration of coaching principles for acceleration, Coach Van Herwaarden teaches the keys to acceleration, space creation, taking advantage of open space, eight ways to accelerate the game, overloading, backfield positioning and open space game acceleration. He uses Powerpoint and game footage to clearly teach and coach these tactics. Disorganize your opponent's defensive structure and creates numbers up situations for your offense to the goal.
with Coach Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Field Hockey Coach.
Helped coach Maryland to three national field hockey championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National Field Hockey team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Field Hockey Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Using on-field demonstrations, Coach Tjerk Van Herwaarden shows you 16 drills to coach handling skills, receiving skills, passing skills and special skills. He breaks each area down by showing the proper stance, stick position and body position that will allow your athletes to improve their performance. Coach Van Herwaarden's passing skills include the push pass, sweep pass, reverse sweep pass and the hit. He also covers other special skills like the reverse hit, quick hits, one-on-one defense and two-on-one defense and more. With Van Herwaarden's instruction and demonstrations your players will improve their skills and help them become the best field hockey players they can be.
with Coach Tracey Griesbaum, University of Iowa Head Field Hockey Coach, 2008 National Field Hockey Semi-Finalist; Back-to-Back-to-Back Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Champions (2006-08); finished the 2008 season ranked 8th nationally in goals per game (3.30), over 100 career wins, former head coach of USA national field hockey Under-23 and Under-21 teams
Coach Tracey Griesbaum coaches you through over 20 field hockey drills to improve your athletes' ball control, passing, receiving and shooting. Starting with field hockey ball control drills, Griesbaum demonstrates drills that you can use to improve your players' dribbling speed, ball placement, change of direction and vision. Learn passing drills that will improve passing strength, accuracy and reception-to-pass time. Discover field hockey scoring drills to work on shooting in a variety of situations including controlled shots, receiving and shooting, forehand shots, backhand shots, shot placement, swing on a loose ball and more. All of these drills can be adjusted to address weaknesses in your field hockey team. Coach Griesbaum's team finished 8th nationally in goals per game in 2009. Now, with Griesbaum's coaching, you can improve the skills needed to create a high scoring offense.
with Coach Tracey Griesbaum, University of Iowa Head Field Hockey Coach, 2008 National Field Hockey Semi-Finalist; Back-to-Back-to-Back Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Champions (2006-08); finished the 2008 season ranked 8th nationally in goals per game (3.30), over 100 career wins, former head coach of USA national Under-23 and Under-21 teams
Coach Tracey Griesbaum coaches you through over 15 field hockey drills to build your run stifling defense from the ground up. Coach Griesbaum explains defensive responsibilities for each position and demonstrates drills that can be used for every player on your team. From defenders to forwards, each of your players will learn how to apply pressure to create turnovers and reduce goals scored on your field hockey team. Starting with on-ball pressure, Coach Griesbaum demonstrates fundamental drills that build the foundation for a solid defender. Moving into defensive simulations, Griesbaum teaches you field hockey drills that simulate game occurrences so your players are prepared when it comes game time. Coach Griesbaum also takes you through intercepting drills to help coach your players how to break up passing lanes to force turnovers. Finally, Griesbaum shows a series of field hockey drills for your forwards to help them apply pressure on your opponent's back line. With this instructional field hockey video DVD, you will be able to build your team's defense, just like Coach Griesbaum's 2008 top-10 field hockey defensive team.
featuring Coach Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Field Hockey Coach, 2004 NCAA Field Hockey Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Field Hockey Final Four Appearances
In the 2004 field hockey season, Coach Beth Bozman's dominating defense held opponents to just 33 goals for the entire season. In this video dvd, Coach Bozman coaches and demonstrates her overpowering and unique defensive system. Bozman shares with you her six principles for building an effective defense that can be implemented into your daily practice routine. The six principles include: 1) Drop pass, 2) Covering the passing lane, 3) Eliminating options, 4) Support on the ball, 5) Communication, and 6) Cutting the field in half. Each principle is demonstrated thoroughly on the marker board along with extensive on the field demonstration. These principles can be used with any field hockey team, at any level. Coach Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your field hockey team to be a successful defensive machine. In addition, she coaches, demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a dominating defense.
by Coach Beth Anders, Old Dominion University Head Field Hockey Coach, 9X NCAA Field Hockey Championship Coach
In this book, Coach Anders presents the techniques, tactics, and physical training essential to field hockey success. In Field Hockey: Steps to Success, she provides a progressive coaching scheme for developing field hockey skills and game tactics. In 10 easy steps, she teaches how to: Develop better footwork and body balance while handling the stick; learn solid passing and receiving skills; improve ball control and dribbling; win the ball cleanly while tackling opponents; employ successful attacking and defensive tactics; score more goals by developing better shooting techniques; become a solid goalkeeper through correct positioning and the use of key skills in and around the net; and support teammates using effective attack, defense, and field spacing strategies. Accompanying Coach Anders' instructive text and drills are more than 110 detailed illustrations to promote learning and performance. By following the clear and proven step-by-step teaching progression, field hockey players will improve skills rapidly, and enjoy greater success each time they step onto the field!
featuring Coach Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Field Hockey Coach, 2004 NCAA Field Hockey Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Field Hockey Final Four Appearances
Coach Beth Bozman coaches, teaches and demonstrates her potent, attacking offense. Coach Bozman shares with you her seven principles of offensive strategy that can be implemented into your daily field hockey practice routine. The seven principles include: 1) Getting numbers above the ball, 2) Repossess and pass, 3) Reading your first defender, 4) Breaking the gain, 5) Motion, 6) Lead option, and 7) End line option. Each principle is demonstrated thoroughly on the marker board along with extensive on-field demonstration. These principles can be used with any field hockey team, at any level! Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your field hockey team to be a successful offensive machine. In addition, she demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a successful offensive attack.
with Coach Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Field Hockey Coach; 2008 National Field Hockey Champions; 7X National Field Hockey Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Field Hockey Coach
Utilizing chalkboard diagrams, a simulated field, and demonstrators on the practice field, Coach Missy Meharg shares her thoughts on how her Maryland field hockey team practices building an effective attack out of the back. Using the 5-3-2 formation, Coach Meharg details, position-by-position, an overview of where everyone needs to be to optimize the offensive attack as the ball moves from the defensive third of the field to the middle third of the field and into the offensive third of the field. This excellent presentation will show you how to coach, organize and maximize a successful team attack.
with Coach Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Field Hockey Coach; 2008 National Field Hockey Champions; 7X National Field Hockey Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Field Hockey Championship Coach
In this excellent presentation on building and practicing a successful team defense set-up, Coach Missy Meharg uses visual aids on the chalkboard, on a simulated field, and on the practice field with demonstrators to show how she sets up her defense in each third of the field. Using the 5-3-2 formation as a guide, Coach Meharg explains the position and responsibilities of each area and the decisions a coach needs to consider. This is an excellent presentation that will show you how to organize effective field hockey team defense.
A 2 Video Set Featuring 6X National Field Hockey Coach of the Year Missy Meharg of the University of Maryland
Tape 1: Team Attack
Utilizing chalkboard diagrams, a simulated field, and demonstrators on the practice field, Meharg shares her thoughts on how Maryland practices building an effective attack out of the back. Using the 5-3-2 formation, Meharg details, position-by-position, an overview of where everyone needs to be to optimize the offensive attack as the ball moves from the defensive third of the field to the middle third of the field and into the offensive third of the field. This excellent presentation will show you how to organize and maximize a successful team attack!
56 minutes.
Tape 2: Team Defense
In this excellent presentation on building and practicing a successful team defense set-up, Meharg uses visual aids on the chalkboard, on a simulated field, and on the practice field with demonstrators to show how she sets up her defense in each third of the field. Using the 5-3-2 formation as a guide, Meharg explains the position and responsibilities of each area and the decisions a coach needs to consider. This is an excellent presentation that will show you how to organize effective team defense!
