Defensive Tips | ft.Eddie Way

How-to: Improve your defending as a field hockey player.
A tutorial with Crown Hockey's sponsored athlete Eddie Way, giving you his top tips when defending.

Here are the chapter times:

0:00 Super Cool Intro
0:30 Direct the Attacker
0:58 Get within a stick's reach
1:26 Always use your forehand
1:47 Get Low
2:01 Get close
2:30 Last resort defending
3:20 Outro

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Music by: SINY - Shinigami (Epidemic Sound)

[Njx]

Yeah in my years of field hockey I think these are the basics:
1. If you are supported by other defenders so that you’re not alone defending, alwaysss always put a lot of pressure on the attacker without like hitting their stick. Just kinda like stay in place and when the right moments there, you just scoop the ball away from the attacker.
2. If there’s a 1 v 2 stop looking at the ball and focus on the player that’s behind you. Keep your distance from the attacker who has the ball and really stay in between the two players so that you won’t get outplayed.
3. And this counts for a lot of players, if you’re too exhausted you’re either doing something wrong or you don’t have basic stamina. Now of course you need to run a lot but when you’re too exhausted you’re doing to much and you’re focusing too much on the ball. Look for opportunities to get the ball from the attacker, or if you are the attacker look for teammates and outplay the other team even if you’re with lesser people

[johndeane]

Such a good video thoroughly deserves 100k views

[pierscopeland]

First. Keep these vids up. Loving this stuff from Eddie and the guys

[jakeflak]

sorry but i aint paying $800 for two sticks to pkay with a friend

[Lauren_]

U made it look easy but u cant catch it that easily u have to position urself but tysm I’m trying out for my schools A team for my last year after i played from gr1.-6 on my last yr in middle school

[chantell]

Okay so I'm currently in 11th grade and I haven't played hockey since 5th grade and I have a very important gane tomorrow because I agreed to fill in for an injured player. I have to plat defense and I can't remember shit. I've never been this scared in my life. I hate disappointing people and I have to learn everything ASAP!!!!

[iq]

My new crown stick just arrived, feels so different to my previous adidas and I’m liking it so far 😁😁

[jellyidk]

I just got selectes for the hockey team, and I am best on defense so this is very useful!!

[antonomedina]

Me gusta, la enseñanza también se aprende mirando, gracias saludos Bolivia.

[CraigBurton]

Encouraging counter attack defence via deliberate kicking of the ball, stick checking etc. Sorry, but not cool.

[yochirii]

Just got selected to play for provincials since I won my league my defending improved cause of this vid

[ricdark]

If you don't mind cheating go play football.

[CHIRAG-ss]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ great video nice explanation ❤️👍

[akuilasaukuru]

Been through a dozen "defensive tips" videos but this hands down takes the cake! So real the "either man or the ball, but not both of them to go past"🤝🏾

[pierscopeland]

Hi crown, on a side note For your new ultra lightweight grip do you put it over an existing silicone backed grip or on its own. Cheers

[nikhilgamingytnikhilgaming]

Sir I am also hockey player I need your stick

[theminigamer]

Going to a hockey tournament soon hope this helps

[muhammadahmed-xbhu]

i have a question when attacker turns his back towards you then what should a defender do ??i mean attacker coming at uh and then turn his back towards uh what should a defender do??anyone??

[madeshrk]

I have a question: when we defence the attacker he try to hit the ball to our body to get foul
Then how we defend it?

[Ariluvsdti]

I have a hockey match tomorrow and I’m best playing defence so I hope I’m a defender😂 -so thank you for these tips❤️ wish me luck in my match!🤞:)