with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2008 National Champions; 7X National Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Coach
Missy Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her practice sessions translate into success on the game field. Coach Meharg discusses the value of practice session competition 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 into four sections; skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). She outlines several drills in each section that are useable for 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.
6 Principles & Practices for Building a Dominating Defense DVD
featuring Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Field Hockey Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Final Four Appearances
In the 2004 season, Coach Beth Bozman's dominating defense held opponents to just 33 goals for the entire season. In this video, Coach Bozman teaches 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 team, at any level. Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your team to be a successful defensive machine. In addition, she demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a dominating defense.
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with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Tjerk Van Herwaarden diagrams and explains 30 drills for field hockey in the areas of basic skills, defense, team basics and goal scoring. Van Herwaarden discusses a variety of things to emphasize in your 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, Van Herwaarden guides you through drills in the areas of dribbling and passing. Van Herwaarden follows that with defensive drills that work on channeling, jabbing, tackling, double teams and team defense. Building on these elements, Van Herwaarden shares drills for 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 drills, you will be able to build your practices to turn your team into a championship team.
with Lisa Cellucci, University of Iowa Women's Field Hockey Associate Head Coach; 3X All-American (University of Iowa); U.S. National Team member (1999-2000); US Junior National Team Camp Coach and US HPTC Midwest Coach
Coach Lisa Cellucci draws upon her extensive playing experience to coach the finer points of playing in the goal. The first segment comprises a series of warm-up drills that focus on footwork, quick change of direction, and hand eye coordination. A variety of kicking drills teach proper technique in the goal, as well as "V" kicking, accuracy clearing, close-range accuracy clearing, wide-range accuracy clearing and end line balls. Cellucci demonstrates the components of proper lunging technique, including drills that are done at various distances. Other skills that are taught include fielding aerial balls, the standing block, defending penalty corner shots and more. Cellucci goes into great detail when teaching and includes drill work to fine-tune each skill.
with Beth Anders, Head Coach,Old Dominion University, 9X NCAA Championship Coach; member of the United States Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame
With demonstrations by the 2000 National Field Hockey Player of the Year, Marina DiGiacomo, Beth Anders takes you through her methods of teaching the four fundamental attack skills that can be used to control the ball, keep possession of the ball, and penetrate the defense. In each area, Anders goes through the fundamentals like: grip, body position, and also shares the drills she recommends to allow continued improvement in each one of the essential skills. The four fundamental attack skills covered are receiving, ball control, pushing, and hitting. Whether you are a coach looking to learn or improve an understanding of the fundamental attack skills or a player looking for additional help in fine-tuning your skills, this video will give you the essential ingredients to succeed.
with Lisa Cellucci, University of Iowa Women's Field Hockey Associate Head Coach; 3X All-American (University of Iowa); U.S. National Team member (1999-2000); US Junior National Team Camp Coach and US HPTC Midwest Coach
Coach Lisa Cellucci draws upon her extensive playing experience to coach the finer points of playing in the goal. The first segment comprises a series of warm-up drills that focus on footwork, quick change of direction, and hand eye coordination. A variety of kicking drills teach proper technique in the goal, as well as "V" kicking, accuracy clearing, close-range accuracy clearing, wide-range accuracy clearing and end line balls. Cellucci demonstrates the components of proper lunging technique, including drills that are done at various distances. Other skills that are taught include fielding aerial balls, the standing block, defending penalty corner shots and more. Cellucci goes into great detail when teaching and includes drill work to fine-tune each skill.
with Marybeth Freeman, University of Maryland Field Hockey Associate Head Coach/Goalkeeper Coach, `05, `06& `08 NCAA Champions; 2X NCAA Champion goalkeeper for Old Dominion University!
Marybeth Freeman is one of the most accomplished goalkeepers in NCAA history. Now the goalkeeper coach for one of the most successful NCAA programs, she shares her "trade secrets" for technique and tactical success at the goalkeeper position. These tips are helpful for aspiring goalkeepers and coaches alike! The bottom line is to find a way to always be in position to make a save on the ball. She shares her techniques to get the ball to the easiest zone/angle on the field and a variety of useful and essential techniques to become a champion goalkeeper! Techniques covered in detail include: jab, lunge, splits, dives, drop step, punch clear, strokes. Learn from the best to become the best goalkeeper you can be.
with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Tjerk Van Herwaarden diagrams and explains 30 drills for field hockey in the areas of basic skills, defense, team basics and goal scoring. Van Herwaarden discusses a variety of things to emphasize in your 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, Van Herwaarden guides you through drills in the areas of dribbling and passing. Van Herwaarden follows that with defensive drills that work on channeling, jabbing, tackling, double teams and team defense. Building on these elements, Van Herwaarden shares drills for 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 drills, you will be able to build your practices to turn your team into a championship team.
with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Join the only current field hockey coach in the country to have won national 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 principles for acceleration, 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 these tactics. Disorganize your opponent's defensive structure and creates numbers up situations for your offense to the goal.
with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Join the only current coach in the country to have won national championships in NCAA Division I, USA Field Hockey (USAFH) Women's High Performance and the USAFH Men's National Championship as he coaches you through basic tactics for field hockey. Tjerk Van Herwaarden leads you through tactical fundamentals for your field hockey team and teaches his proven philosophy and strategy along the way. Van Herwaarden starts by discussing outletting, as well as different backfield setups such as the bowl and diamond shapes out of the 4-4-3. From there he moves on to the press. Van Herwaarden diagrams how to force your opponent to make mistakes and create interceptions. He includes different styles of the press, including the full field, half field and fall away presses. He concludes with overall team strategies to tie everything together. With this overview of basic tactics, you can put your team in the best possible position to be successful.
featuring Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Final Four Appearances
Join Coach Beth Bozman as she maps out her highly successful practice routine using marker board instruction and extensive on-field demonstration. Coach Bozman shares her insightful, seasoned 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 DVD. Bozman diagrams and demonstrates over 30 effective drills that are designed to improve your players' passing, attacking, ball control, and defending. The major points of emphasis within these 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 practice plans and drills can be modified to your wants and needs in order to be dominant in your games.
with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2008 National Champions; 7X National Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Coach
Missy Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her practice sessions translate into success on the game field. Coach Meharg discusses the value of practice session competition 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 into four sections; skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). She outlines several drills in each section that are useable for 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 Coach; 2008 National Champions; 7X National Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Coach
Missy Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her practice sessions translate into success on the game field. Coach Meharg discusses the value of practice session competition 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 into four sections; skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). She outlines several drills in each section that are useable for 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 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 Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Tjerk Van Herwaarden diagrams and explains 30 drills for field hockey in the areas of basic skills, defense, team basics and goal scoring. Van Herwaarden discusses a variety of things to emphasize in your 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, Van Herwaarden guides you through drills in the areas of dribbling and passing. Van Herwaarden follows that with defensive drills that work on channeling, jabbing, tackling, double teams and team defense. Building on these elements, Van Herwaarden shares drills for 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 drills, you will be able to build your practices to turn your team into a championship team.
with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Join the only current field hockey coach in the country to have won national 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 principles for acceleration, 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 these tactics. Disorganize your opponent's defensive structure and creates numbers up situations for your offense to the goal.
with Tjerk Van Herwaarden, University of Maryland Technical Director/Coach.
Helped lead Maryland to three national championships in four years (2005-08); USA Men's National team assistant coach (2009 Pan American Games silver medalists), Coached current World and Olympic Champions during his tenure in the Netherlands; owner and co-founder of World Camp USA.
Using on-field demonstrations, Tjerk Van Herwaarden shows you 16 drills to teach 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. 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 Tracey Griesbaum, University of Iowa Head Coach, 2008 National Semi-Finalist; Back-to-Back-to-Back Big Ten 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
Tracey Griesbaum coaches you through over 20 field hockey drills to improve your athletes' ball control, passing, receiving and shooting. Starting with 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 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 team. Coach Griesbaum's team finished 8th nationally in goals per game in 2009. Now, with Griesbaum's teaching, you can improve the skills needed to create a high scoring offense.
with Tracey Griesbaum, University of Iowa Head Coach, 2008 National Semi-Finalist; Back-to-Back-to-Back Big Ten 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
Tracey Griesbaum coaches you through over 15 drills to build your run stifling defense from the ground up. 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 team. Starting with on-ball pressure, Griesbaum demonstrates fundamental drills that build the foundation for a solid defender. Moving into defensive simulations, Griesbaum teaches you drills that simulate game occurrences so your players are prepared when it comes game time. Griesbaum also takes you through intercepting drills to help teach your players how to break up passing lanes to force turnovers. Finally, Griesbaum shows a series of drills for your forwards to help them apply pressure on your opponent's back line. With this instructional field hockey DVD, you will be able to build your team's defense, just like Griesbaum's 2008 top-10 defensive team.
featuring Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Final Four Appearances
In the 2004 season, Coach Beth Bozman's dominating defense held opponents to just 33 goals for the entire season. In this video, Coach Bozman teaches 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 team, at any level. Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your team to be a successful defensive machine. In addition, she demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a dominating defense.
by Beth Anders, Old Dominion University Head Coach, 9X NCAA 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 training 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 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, players will improve skills rapidly, and enjoy greater success each time they step onto the field!
featuring Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-Up Coach, Four Consecutive Final Four Appearances
Coach Beth Bozman 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 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 team, at any level! Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your 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 Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2008 National Champions; 7X National Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Coach
Utilizing chalkboard diagrams, a simulated field, and demonstrators on the practice field, 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 organize and maximize a successful team attack.
with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2008 National Champions; 7X National Coach of the Year; 5X NCAA Championship Coach
In this excellent presentation on building and practicing a successful team defense set-up, 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 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!
