Tag: learn from other sports

Basketball has given him the most, particularly how players win position, which he relates directly to strikers working for front position in the circle, and how presses operate on a small court. Football is the other source: Shane studies presses that begin zonally and collapse into man to man marking, and he reckons the crossover would be even closer if football lost the offside rule. Watch the full masterclass: Ask Me Anything with Shane McLeod.

Swap the hockey ball for a tennis ball or a basketball, Lisa suggests, and keep the same ideas going: still hunting 2v1s, still working on leading. She likes opening a session that way, and rates frisbee or kicking a football as options too. For little ones the multi-sport exposure matters, especially in Belgium where children rarely play anything outside their club sport. Watch the full masterclass: Basic skills through Small Sided Games.