# The Hockey Site

> Built for field hockey coaches who'd rather understand the game than copy someone else's session plan.

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## Posts
- [Good defending is the five seconds before the tackle](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/good-defending-is-the-five-seconds-before-the-tackle): How to coach the five seconds before the tackle in junior field hockey
- [How to do a basic analysis from your opponent from video](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/how-to-do-a-basic-analysis-from-your-opponent-from-video): Five situations, a whiteboard and double playback speed: Robert Noall's basic method for turning match footage into a plan for the return fixture.
- [Flat on gameday? Fix your training week, not your fitness](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/flat-on-gameday-fix-your-training-week-not-your-fitness): How club coaches keep the engine running through +20 weeks of fixtures without overcooking their players
- [Do penalty corners win games?](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/do-penalty-corners-win-games): Real analysis is about more than showing and adding up numbers says Simon Blanford. What can we learn from the data collected at the 2026 field hockey world cup for women?
- [The 3, 5, 7, 9 learning ladder](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/the-3-5-7-9-learning-ladder): How many repetitions does a player need before a new pattern sticks? The three, five, seven, nine ladder explains why one session is never enough in field hockey coaching.
- [Carlos Retegui on players who see three plays ahead](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/carlos-retegui-on-players-who-see-three-plays-ahead): The legendary coach from Argentina answers your questions. Talk in Spanish with English subtitles.
- [How to stop young players quitting hockey](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/how-to-stop-young-players-quitting-hockey): A coaching philosophy and some session plans that build fun, grit and life skills into an ordinary hour of training
- [Should I let kids play every position?](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/should-i-let-kids-play-every-position): Should we fill every player's toolbox, or train the skills their position needs most? Somewhere between the two sits a whole season.
- [Keep us in your main inbox](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/keep-us-in-your-main-inbox): Just a small reminder to help avoid we end up unseen
- [Why your small-sided games are not working](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/why-your-small-sided-games-are-not-working): A few design mistakes that stop field hockey training from transferring to match day for youth teams
- [Protect the middle first](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/protect-the-middle-first): Defending the 6 to 8 seconds after a bad turnover in your own half, when the shape is gone and the opposition has numbers.
- [Changing & developing a culture](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/changing-developing-a-culture): A masterclass by David Passmore 🇮🇪 on team culture in field hockey
- [Talent development done differently](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/talent-development-done-differently): A different way to run talent development in field hockey. A masterclass by Bernardo Fernandes. 
- [Protect a lead](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/protect-a-lead): Sit low or play possession. Two proven ways to protect a lead in field hockey and how to pick the right one for your team
- [Sprinting is not the risk. Skipping it is.](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/sprinting-is-not-the-risk-skipping-it-is): What the Dutch national teams' S&C coach fits into fifteen minutes of warm-up
- [Strength first, but never on its own](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/strength-first-but-never-on-its-own): What Belgium's physical trainer would keep if he coached your club side
- [Pre-season conditioning, kept simple](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/pre-season-conditioning-kept-simple): Your players don't need a gym to get fit
- [How to transfer key hockey principles when kids switch to full pitches](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/how-to-transfer-key-hockey-principles-when-kids-switch-to-full-pitches): Masterclass by Fede Tanuscio 🇦🇷 about what to remember when we're moving young field hockey players up to a full field.
- [2 ways to break a low block](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/2-ways-to-break-a-low-block): Breaking down a low block with overloads and weak-side switches
- [The video never lies](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/the-video-never-lies): A coach-to-coach take on Robert Noall's masterclass for The Hockey Site on individual video analysis.
- [Quarters, Halves and Hydration breaks](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/quarters-halves-and-hydration-breaks): A comment on hockey going back in time
- [Practical Approaches to Building Mental Toughness in Field Hockey Teams](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/practical-approaches-to-building-mental-toughness-in-field-hockey-teams): Coaching resilience when the season is on the line. What Tin Matkovic's masterclass reveals about preparing teams for the do-or-die moments
- [What is game intelligence](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/what-is-game-intelligence): How to develop and train game intelligence
- [No GK coach? No problem!](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/no-gk-coach-no-problem): A field hockey coach's guide with some ideas to developing junior goalkeepers without a specialist on the touchline.
- [Why your best players still need to train the basics](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/why-your-best-players-still-need-to-train-basic-skills): What a masterclass on technical skills teaches us about mastery, motivation, and the coach's real job.
- [Start with their hands](https://subscriber.thehockeysite.com/p/start-with-their-hands): Why grip, the left hand and ball carrying are the quiet foundations every junior skill is built on according to these field hockey coaches