Annual Report 2007 - Glebe District Hockey Club

Second Grade Metro Women’s Report
“ It doesn’t matter how fit you are if you cannot trap and pass in the game of hockey, it won’t
matter how fast or far you run you won’t win games”.
Harry Wark Snr
I would say my uncle was correct in his assessment of a hockey team that is either at the top or
the bottom of the table.
One of my goals at the start of the season was to have Metro B (2 nd grade) be able to put
pressure on 1 st grade, so as to lift their standard of play. Things didn’t go the way I planned, first
of all I found that our basic fundamentals were not up to the level of the grade we were playing
in e.g.: Hitting the ball flat, trapping and positional play.
Another problem that we encountered was the turnover of players thru the team for one reason
or another, which made it difficult to play a style of game in which players would learn to be at
certain points of the field in relation to were the ball was.
Having said that Metro B (2 nd grade) never gave up. Their were times we got hammered in
games, by not giving up and not playing, but trying to hard and not doing the role in which we
were playing and leaving ourselves open at the back. Metro B(2 nd grade) when I look
back over the season our game came apart in the last 10-15 minutes of the second half, up till
then we were competitive, so from that, handling pressure and mental toughness aspects of our
game needs to improve. A lot of the time we made the same mistakes often two, three and even
four times and didn’t realize that we made them.
Everyone contributes to the success or failure, players need to keep thinking how can I help the
ball carrier and what options do I have when I receive the ball. We need to have a plan for every
step of the game.
If we can learn from this year and improve on having a better base of basic fundamentals you
can reach the semi’s but we have to take it one step at a time and then not to forget that step
while achieving the next goal.
One of the main contributions that can be improved on is communications it can help to deny
opposition having options if players talk to players in front or encouraging fellow team mates
after they chased back after a mistake by you initially.
You see it is the little things that end up making the big picture. To many times we made passes
that didn’t need to be made when other simpler passes were there to give, because no one
demanded the ball or gave advice to where the next pass was available.
I learnt a lot from coaching this year, there are things I would change in training drills and games
thru to the comp games on the weekend. I hope that the players of Metro B( 2 nd grade) enjoyed
playing for Glebe with me as coach and that I have assisted you with aspects of improving your
game so as to better yourself one grade up and beyond.
To the players who received awards for their contribution to this team. Well done thoroughly
deserve.
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