Ernst Baart

Owner @ thehockeysite.com , thehockeysite.live , thehockeysite.app & assistant.hockey

May 29, 2026

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Mental

Masterclass

Team. Trust. Culture.

What can we learn from those teams and team leaders in real high pressure situations to apply to our field hockey teams. We asked Cedric De Vlieger from the Special Units in the Federal Police.

May 28, 2026

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Tactical

On Ball

Creating and exploiting overloads

About recognising the overloads and the numbers game in attack

May 26, 2026

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Development

Tactical

Game Intelligence

Stop ball-watching. Start defending

Why your U12s all chase the ball, and how to slowly, patiently, get them to defend as a team

May 21, 2026

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Penalty Corner

Off Ball

Smarter PCD

Penalty Corner Defence: Organising Your Last Line

May 19, 2026

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Practice

Coach less. Teach more.

Stop explaining. Start designing. A practical guide to constraints-led coaching, with the scoring trick that does the work for you.

May 14, 2026

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Technical

Tactical

Attack the left foot

Where the stick can't reach: building attacks on the defender's weak side

Youth Hockey: From Small Pitch to Big Pitch

May 12, 2026

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Development

Youth Hockey: From Small Pitch to Big Pitch

From 6 or 7 or 8-a-Side to 11-a-Side: Helping Young Players Navigate the Tactical Jump

May 7, 2026

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Practice

Periodisation for Club Coaches

Planning a Season on Two Sessions a Week

Halftime Research, Realities, and Coaching Best Practices

May 1, 2026

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Mental

Masterclass

Halftime Research, Realities, and Coaching Best Practices

Halftime Conversations: Practical Strategies for Field Hockey Coaches by Jennifer Wright 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Apr 30, 2026

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Development

When to Stop Coaching and Let Them Play

The Hardest Skill in Youth Coaching Field Hockey

Success 😁 and failure 😩 are both impostors. What matters is how you approach what comes next.

Apr 28, 2026

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Mental

Success 😁 and failure 😩 are both impostors. What matters is how you approach what comes next.

Part 4 in a series of 4 articles based upon the lessons from Coach K 🇺🇸 🏀 and several field hockey 🏑 experts sharing insights about fun, talent, culture and legacy.

Apr 23, 2026

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Practice

Development

Youth SSG that translate to real games

About small-sided games that actually transfer to match day for youth coaches

Apr 21, 2026

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Development

Mental

Build The Jealous Free Zone 🚫

Part 3 in a series of 4 articles based upon the lessons from Coach K 🇺🇸 🏀 and several field hockey 🏑 experts sharing insights about fun, talent, culture and legacy.

Building the Engine Room: Key Principles for Field Hockey Midfielders

Apr 17, 2026

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Tactical

Game Intelligence

Masterclass

Building the Engine Room: Key Principles for Field Hockey Midfielders

Field Hockey Midfield Insights by Fede Tanuscio: Tactics, Scanning, and Game Understanding

Apr 16, 2026

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Development

Technical

Mental

Tactical

Solo or Team Play in Youth Hockey

From Individual Skill to Team Play: Helping Young Players Make the Transition in Field Hockey

The 4 most powerful 💪 words in talent development: “I believe in you”

Apr 14, 2026

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Development

The 4 most powerful 💪 words in talent development: “I believe in you”

Part 2 in a series of 4 articles based upon the lessons from Coach K 🇺🇸 🏀 and several field hockey 🏑 experts sharing insights about fun, talent, culture and legacy.

Apr 10, 2026

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Analytics

Tactical

Masterclass

Review of the 2026 EHL

Todd Williams is reviewing some of the EHL games this year through the eyes of a coach

Apr 9, 2026

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Transition

Tactical

Off Ball

Turning Pressure Into Opportunity

Scanning, decision-making and the art of making the press against you, work for you instead.

Fun lights the fire 🔥 Without it, nothing else sticks!

Apr 7, 2026

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Fun lights the fire 🔥 Without it, nothing else sticks!

Part 1 in a series of 4 articles based upon the lessons from Coach K 🇺🇸 🏀 and several field hockey 🏑 experts sharing insights about fun, talent, culture and legacy.

Apr 2, 2026

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Mental

Connections Before Tactics

Why relationships between players matter more than your game plan in field hockey

Mar 31, 2026

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Mental

Coaching the Quiet Player

Getting the Best from Introverts on Your Team. Especially for Youth Coaches

Mar 27, 2026

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Technical

Tactical

Masterclass

Rediscovering the Hit Pass

Why classic skills still matter in today’s field hockey according to Fede Tanuscio

Mar 26, 2026

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Transition

Tactical

Dominating Midfield

Midfield dominance — what it really means, how to build it through transitions, off-ball intelligence, and numerical superiority, and how to train it into your team.

“Choose Easy” First: A Smarter Way to Train GRIT in U12

Mar 24, 2026

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Development

Mental

“Choose Easy” First: A Smarter Way to Train GRIT in U12

Training & Coaching GRIT in your U12 field hockey team

Mar 20, 2026

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Technical

Tactical

Masterclass

Aerials → why, when and how

Field hockey aerials explained by Tin Matkovic: skill development, decision-making and risk-reward