Off Ball Skills by Ben Bishop

The former coach for the Australian U21 - and he has been in the role for many years - will be talking about off ball skills.

Bishop took charge of the U21 squad for Australia in 2015. The most important part of any junior coach in national team programmes is to develop players able to integrate their national team ready for the demands of international hockey and contribute to their team from the get go. So U21 coaches have a keen insight in developing the skills needed to perform at the highest level.

Off ball skills

We all know we spend less time on the ball and more off ball during games. The off ball skills might not be the most sexy for the fans or the media. But they're crucial for winning games as we all know.

Bishop take a look at the reasons, the stats and what we should learn from this with some great examples from among other the Tokyo Games… Do we take this into account when selection youth? How to recognise momentum. He talks about hierarchy, hockey IQ, character as well as several tactical moments in the game.