Archive for August, 2016
Remco Hartgers
22/08/2016
Zhang’s shoot-outs
Our nr. 1 player is Zhang. He is creative, smart and very fast. During the final of the Chinese Championships he had to take 3 shoot-outs. The first shoot-out he decided to take a direct shot with his backhand. 5 minutes later, the shoot-outs still did not decide the game, it was his turn again. Now, […]
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18/08/2016
26 shoot-outs before losing the final
In the women’s semi-final of the Rio Olympics, the match between Germany and the Netherlands was decided after 14 shoot-outs. Last year, the Chinese Championship was decided after 26 shoot-outs! Yes, it took 26 shoot-out before the final for the Chinese Championships between Guangdong (orange) and Liaoning (blue) was decided. All 5 players of both teams […]
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16/08/2016
Tip-in corner
Sometimes the penalty corner is not going the way you have planned. It is still results in a goal, no one is complaining. Certainly not after this fantastic and brave tip-in action.
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15/08/2016
The warming up experience
As in most Asian countries, in China the warming up is seen as more than just getting your body prepared for training or a match. In China they speak about the “warming up experience”! It is hard to show this in a short video. You have to see it, feel it, do it, experience it. […]
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13/08/2016
Topgoal Guangdong vs. Jilin
“If we have the ball, the opponent can not attack!” Dominant hockey is in my DNA. It means that our team needs to keep the ball in possession. We speed up if we recognize space in the opponents defense. This needs, besides excellent basic techniques, good positional play of players around the ball-possessor. It is also important […]
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