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Winning the position inside the circle and stepping by front of the defender

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Take a look at this still, you will see how the player with the ball is clearly trying to find the space in order to generate a potential goal situation. On the meantime, the goal scorer is “hiding” behind the opponent while visually connecting with her teammate:

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When the player with the ball found the space to turn and starts making the body movement for a pass, the goal scorer steps in front of her opponent winning the position and allowing herself the chance to score:anticipation2

By Pablo Mendoza

Pablo Mendoza is an FIH Hockey Academy Educator and the owner of A Hockey World. Contact: pablo@ahockeyworld.net