Pam Bustin's Coaching Field Hockey 2-Pack

FHD-04388A: with Pam Bustin, Duke University Head Coach;
2011 ACC Coach of the Year; 2011 Womensfieldhockey.com National Coach of the Year;
Assistant Coach for the United States National Under 19 Team; former Assistant Coach for the US National Team at the 2008 Olympics; former University of Louisville Head Coach; 5x Big East/MAC Champions; 3x Big East/MAC Coach of the Year

Duke's Pam Bustin presents the fundamental skills of field hockey and then challenges those skills in many different ways. In this DVD you will learn how to better prepare your players and challenge their basic skills through the following drills:

• Flow Drill encompassing passing ball from varied points on field.
• Influencing play through "1v1 Defensive Technique"
• "Shots, Rebounds and Deflections" Ball control through passing and receiving techniques
• Offensive progressions / Defensive progressions
• 1v1 and 2v2 strategies

Practice is initiated with the Flow Drill, a six position drill designed to work on various shooting and passing techniques from around the field. The drill develops into increased movement of both the passer and receiver encouraging the passer to be aware of their partner's location and direction of their movement. The fundamentals of redirecting passes, staying down on the play, stick work and foot work are all concepts challenged in this exercise. This drill concludes with Coach Bustin critiquing the actions taken and reinforcing the strategy she is trying to encourage and improving the experience of the drill by soliciting the player's feedback.

The "1v1 Defensive Technique" section concentrates on the defenders skill to delay and influence the play through careful defensive techniques. Bustin shows you key concepts for challenging the offensive player through simple tips such as close quickly and breakdown when you trap, keeping your feet under your hips. Run to close and drop [step] to get under the ball carrier to challenge the offense from moving the ball.

Using two players attacking the goal, the "Shots, Rebounds and Deflections Drill" shows how to position offensive players to receive passes, intercept the rebounds and score with deflections from passes originating from higher on the field. Focusing on play within the circle, this drill encourages increased movement in an effort to make something happen in front of the goal. Though this drill focuses on offensive movement, the defense also benefits from the challenge of defending against an offensive with an advantageous field position.

Coach Bustin gives you a variety of drills designed to prepare your players for game situations and build upon foundational skills. Game speed shooting drills provide both offensive and defensive players with the opportunity to focus on their fundamental skills and challenge each other to a higher level of performance.

88 minutes. 2013.

FHD-04388B: with Pam Bustin, Duke University Head Coach;
2011 ACC Coach of the Year; 2011 Womensfieldhockey.com National Coach of the Year;
Assistant Coach for the United States National Under 19 Team; former Assistant Coach for the US National Team at the 2008 Olympics; former University of Louisville Head Coach; 5x Big East/MAC Champions; 3x Big East/MAC Coach of the Year

Pam Bustin shows you a competitive small games practice that is effective in isolating specific skills for players to develop under game conditions. Through small games competition you will learn how to challenge your player's fundamental skills using the following competitive drills:

• 4 Goal Game
• 3 v 3 Diagonal Attacking
• 3 v 3 Diagonal Defending
• 3 v 3 Half Court
• 6 v 4 Continuous

The 4 Goal Game forces players to quickly develop attack and defense awareness by limiting the playing area. Developing each player's vision is at the heart of this drill. By effectively creating game speed midfield play, passing accuracy, being able to see your target early, seeing lanes, scanning, pre-scanning for passes are some of the core fundamental skills that will be challenged and developed in this small-game drill.

The 3v3 Diagonal small game drills are effective in creating game speed transition tempo. In a 3 v 3 format each team works to attack a goal in front of them as well as a goal to their right. Therefore each team is responsible for protecting a diagonal space and attacking a diagonal space. Since the space is limited, it is essential for players to develop the ability to quickly scan and pre-scan so that their first touch is on target. This drill will translate in improving your game performance in many key areas, including: tracking, long hit, side in possession, the ability to move the ball, and to keep possession and break out against a higher number of defenders.

The 3v3 Half Court to goal drill utilizes the goalie as well as three attack and three defenders. One of the strengths of this drill is that it facilitates communication between the defenders and their goalie. Possession will alternate between each team thereby ensuring the goalie will be communicating with each group of players, as determined by possession. Transition, tipping, goalie communication as well as shooting on goal are some of the key development features of this drill.

The Small Game Competition practice concludes with "6 v 4 Continuous" game. Using only half of the field this drill is intended to encourage offensive possession and strategies. For example this drill will help the attack to see where and how be in position to tip or get the ball off the defender. The offense can keep the ball speed up in order to shift the defense and create opportunities.

Coach Bustin has done an outstanding job creating exercises that will challenge and build players skills at any level of Field Hockey.

66 minutes. 2013.