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By Jude Felix Sebastian Published on: Tue Mar 8, 2022
The main difference in this second elimination skill is using a double tap on the ball instead of a single tap to the left or right. While running with the ball, the player taps twice to the left to clearly get past the defender. Alternatively, you could tap the ball twice to the right with the reverse stick.
Former Indian National Team Captain, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awardee, your coach has capped over 250 matches, including 2 Olympics, 2 World Cups, 2 Asian Games, and 3 Champions Trophy tournaments. He is the founder of Jude Felix Hockey Academy and brings 22 years of coaching experience.
Elimination skills are always handy in order to evade the defender and possibly set up a winning goal. While you’ve read up on one set of elimination skills in hockey, that’s never enough. Here’s another that can help you effectively evade the defender and get closer to the goal.
The main difference in this elimination skill is that the attacker uses a double tap on the ball to ensure a clean elimination while running past the defender. The first tap is usually a smaller tap while the second tap is a longer one. To practise this, four marked cones are placed on the ground in the shape of a diamond. One set of opposing edges is labelled ‘A’ and the other set ‘B’.
Player runs with the ball, keeping it in front by using the blade of the stick to tap the ball forward. On reaching the marked cone ‘A’, the player taps the ball twice to the left to clearly get past the defender ‘B’, and then returns to the line proceeding to the second cone ‘A’. Alternatively, the player runs with the ball, keeping it in front by using the blade of the stick to tap the ball forward.
On reaching the marked cone ‘A’, the player taps the ball twice to the right with the reverse stick, to clearly get past ‘B’, and then returns to the line proceeding to the second cone ‘A’. Remember that one shouldn’t get too close to cone ‘A’ as it will hinder the double tap to the left and right. It is usually advisable to do the double tap at least 2 feet away, before reaching cone ‘A’.
The main practice exercise involves four cones placed on the ground, to the left and right, to form two makeshift goal posts. The attacker has to get past the defender and cross into either of the two goals with the ball.
In case children are the ones doing this exercise, the defender needs to walk and defend while the attacker can run to either of the goal posts. There’s only one elimination skill remaining in this hockey training. It’s advisable to practise and perfect the first two before you continue reading.
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