Circle Behaviour – a masterclass by Alyson Annan
The topic chosen by Alyson Annan for her masterclass is circle behaviour. No surprise there, since she was a prolific striker herself in her playing days.
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Circle behaviour
The goal of the game is to win. That means scoring at least one time more than your opponent. Because this is hockey, that requires certain behaviour in the circle or D. So who better than Alyson Annan to explore the circle behaviour that gets us this winning goal…
Alyson Annan
Annan was a striker for Australia between 1993 and 2001. Winning two Olympic gold medals, 2 World Cup gold medals and many others in an era of domination by Australia in women’s hockey. In 2000 she moved to the Netherlands where she played for Klein Zwitserland before she became a coach. She has coached both men and women teams in the Dutch hoofdklasse before she became the head coach for the Dutch women in 2015. Coached by Annan the Dutch women won a silver medal in Rio 2016 and gold in Tokyo 2021. Today she is the head coach for the women of China.
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Circle behaviour
A masterclass by Alyson Annan about circle behaviour. Not so much about skills and drills, but rather about actual behaviour with the goal of scoring more goals.
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Alyson AnnanCoachAnnan was a striker for Australia between 1993 and 2001. Winning two Olympic gold medals, 2 World Cup gold medals and many others in an era of domination by Australia in women’s hockey. In 2000 she moved to the Netherlands where she played for Klein Zwitserland before she became a coach. She has coached both men and women teams in the Dutch hoofdklasse before she became the head coach for the Dutch women in 2015. Coached by Annan the Dutch women won a silver medal in Rio 2016 and gold in Tokyo 2021. Today she is the head coach for the women of China.
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