Lacrosse (Field), Wide midfielders should be able to attack down the wings with pace, driving deep into the opposition half when on the offensive. International field hockey formations 1. In this system the players generally stay in their positions. Then account for the opposition's possible playing system in view of your defending and attacking strategies. Explanation: When explaining a formation in hockey the first number represents the number of attacks, the second is the midfielders, the third is the defense, and sometimes a fourth number is used if the system involves a sweeper. The image above also shows how the 235 became the 442 and shows us why positions are linked to numbers. 5-3-2-1 System Explanation: The 5-3-2-1 system is the traditional system of field hockey. Lets first look at the structure . It is important for the wing forwards to be quick, and accurate passers to set up goal scoring opportunities, and it is vital that the inside center forward knows the way to goal, and has confidence in their own scoring abilities. A player playing in any of these positions should have a good coordination with the fellow attackers as well as the midfielders. 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header{ background-color: rgba(3,122,221,.88);} Because football is the dominant sport across the world, many hockey people use the football terminology when describing positions and whilst a position can be called anything you want to call it and whatever makes sense to a particular group; I want to explain the history and why different terms relate to different positions in hockey and football. This fast-moving, exciting game is played between two teams of 11 players each. Simply click the "Save local" button to have the code create a text file with all the army formation code in it, then click on the download link to download it directly to your computer. October 30, 2014 no comments, 2014 Australian Mens Masters Hockey Championships wrap up and beyond, How did your hockey season go? Although football uses squad numbers now and numbers are more down to players personal preference, commentators and pundits still associate positions and the type of player that performs that role with a number. Wingbacks would generally look to be higher up the pitch when attacking than fullbacks, but would also need to get back and defend when the opposition is attacking. 1-goalkeeper. They may be left, centre or right, they may be high or deep. Including for statistics & to power our ads. .wp-block-pullquote{font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} That means there are 11 hockey positions, which we will break down in this article. TeamPro is a free, simple, intuitive and awesome looking way to organize your sports team and events. Easily drag and drop players to change their positions, or simply choose a football formation template. Manchester City and Liverpool can be used as modern-day examples. In this system defenders will normally stay in their starting positions and pick up the player that takes up a position in their area, rather than man-to-man mark a specific player. Each position was linked to a number, much like it still is in rugby. You could argue they may be used depending on the pressing shape, thats if it were a zone used, but from a with the ball point of view the use of screen is a poor choice. Sponsorship who can get it? You'll probably have to push and flick harder on a grass pitch. Now whatever sport your club plays you can create a perfect lineup for your match days. } They should remain wide as an outlet when their defense has the ball as an option to spread the play. David Smith Coach, New Zealand. Wingers; the right wing and left wing players are essentially a more advanced version of the wide midfield. It also gives more connected layers to play through. GB men have over the last few years tried to employ a 3232 zonal defensive structure, but having 4 lines when defending often leaves you short and stretched somewhere. He also Umpired at the 1956 Melbourne and the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. The 3-3-3-1-1 system is one of the most popular is field hockey. But, there are many positional terms that are incorrect and what is referred to as something in hockey, is totally different in football. 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