Great Britain Hockey 93026 GBH Talent Development Framework Booklet | Page 19

Attacking Principle
The best option to go forward and score
Defensive Principle
Stop their go forward by denying space
There is an appreciation
that moment by moment a
Principle could flicker from
one to another with any given
circumstance.
Players that understand the
Principles of the Game can
link these to the decisions they
make on the pitch.
Often the best players can
single out and execute the
appropriate skill action based
on a Principle of the Game
in an unconscious reaction to
what they see happening in
front of them.
How the Principles of the Game
be used?
• To provide a framework for
key questions for players and
coaches to:
– Help understand what are
you trying to achieve as
an individual.
– Help understand what are
you trying to achieve as a
team.
• As a coach, how you ask
questions/communicate with
a team and individuals.
• Support the development of
practice design – i.e. what
are the problems you are
trying to solve that relate
back to the game?
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