Tips from intelligent players

Tips from intelligent players is not just the title of the latest book by Andreu Enrich. It’s also the topic for our masterclass at Friday January 12, 2024 with the Spanish coach, living and coaching in Mannheim, Germany.

Andreu Enrich (1984) comes from the famous hockey city of Terrassa near Barcelona. As a player he played for Spain, his club or origin Atlètic Terrassa but also in the Dutch, German and Belgian leagues.

Following his playing days he became the head coach for the German top club Mannheimer HC. Previously Enrich was involved in masterclasses about Tactical dilemmas, about the Pygmalion effect (together with David Harte & Ric Charlesworth) and about small sided games.

His latest book and our masterclass is about tips from intelligent players. If you have been following this hockey coach and author you will know he wrote a first book in this topic in 2021. In 2023 he came out with a new volume with 50 more tips from intelligent players. We thought that was a good enough reason to get him talking about this with you.

So first buy the book – not mandatory of course but recommended nonetheless 🙂 Next enjoy the video above ↑

The session revolved primarily around a handful of hand-picked tips from Enrich’s “Tips from Intelligent Players: Volume 2,” with each serving as a springboard for in-depth discussion. Enrich shared not just technical advice, but also the underlying psychological and tactical concepts that define intelligent play. This write-up distills the rich conversation and Q&A that unfolded, offering advanced coaches nuanced strategies to apply in their daily practice.