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The first touch on the ball, an skill that needs to be mastered if you want to score more

The first touch off the ball, for any attacker, is something extremely essential skill that needs to be mastered in order to find the space to shoot inside the circle. Hockey has become a very defensive game and the time inside the opponent’s circle is very short and the space, very small. Take a look at the first touch that the goal scorer makes which allows him to put the ball on his right side in order to take a reverse shot.

By Pablo Mendoza

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