Managed to get across to Oxted to watch their game. As usual, I was late, so missed Teddington's first goal (I'm so late getting to watch matches it's getting unfashionable, will probably be late to my own funeral as they say, but that's another story)... Anyway, am hoping to take analysis in a different direction, and with Teddington with a new goalkeeper 'between the sticks', thought it would be interesting to take a look at his style and approach.
In the game, new goalkeeper Adam Williams wasn't particularly troubled by Oxted's offence but may have rued his clearance that led to Oxted's comeback goal. Phil Carr however at the opposite end was regularly tested and effectively stood on his head to help out his team mates and keep the score as low as possible.
Style:
Williams was happy to react from his feet at short corners, staying up and patient before reacting to push out driving the appropriate leg forward to block and cover. He preferred to deal with high flicks from a standing position, but also chose to dive across when facing the need to cover low and wide at short corners. Oxted had multiple PC opportunities but failed to capitalise.
What was also noticable in his playing style, was how high he would set up in the D in order to deal with a breakway rush into the goal. Breaking through the defensive lines, he acted a lot more like an indoor goalie in the sense of coming off his line and preparing for an interception low with his stick; stepping up to cut the angle of the intended pass. This showed a lot of confidence as well as awareness in reading the game to a high level since positioning wrongly would result in a goal and a bit of embarrasment.
He was also happy to step up off his line to rush in with a slide to block when needed; forcing the shooter high, and in this case wide, when he went out like this. Making use of his defenders' channeling, he combined the timing of his run with a suitable angle to make this technique as effective as possible.
The one thing that stood out was his rebound control in the closing stages of the end. He managed to get behind the ball well enough, but the clearance on the save-clear wasn't as accurate as could have been. In the sense that, had he got it clear to the side line, then potentially he would not have faced the scoring opportunity that took place following, or angled his kicker to get it to safety, out of the reach of an offensive player. Instead, the goal was scored.
In football goalkeeping terms, this is called a 'second phase' mistake. And the same can be applied looking at hockey technique. The first stage is making the save/block, the second is making a suitable clearance. Here, the save was totally fine, but the second stage i.e. getting the ball away from danger, was not. As a result it's a constructive area for self improvement to stop silly mistakes/easy goals at this level.
Phil Carr was stuck dealing with a free attacker for goodness knows how many times and did all he could to stop the scoreline racking up. He made some great stops sliding in to block and get behind the ball, but could not do much about the follow-up. Here, his defenders needed to be tighter defensively and communicating clearly between goalkeeper and team could see this resolved. He also make a great three or four save stop after the ball richoted off the crossbar in a weird bounce, getting across to cover and keep the score 2-0 at the time.
Without Phil having a good game, Oxted clearly can't compete, which would make the season tough on any goalkeeper's mentality going forward.
In the game, new goalkeeper Adam Williams wasn't particularly troubled by Oxted's offence but may have rued his clearance that led to Oxted's comeback goal. Phil Carr however at the opposite end was regularly tested and effectively stood on his head to help out his team mates and keep the score as low as possible.
Style:
Williams was happy to react from his feet at short corners, staying up and patient before reacting to push out driving the appropriate leg forward to block and cover. He preferred to deal with high flicks from a standing position, but also chose to dive across when facing the need to cover low and wide at short corners. Oxted had multiple PC opportunities but failed to capitalise.
What was also noticable in his playing style, was how high he would set up in the D in order to deal with a breakway rush into the goal. Breaking through the defensive lines, he acted a lot more like an indoor goalie in the sense of coming off his line and preparing for an interception low with his stick; stepping up to cut the angle of the intended pass. This showed a lot of confidence as well as awareness in reading the game to a high level since positioning wrongly would result in a goal and a bit of embarrasment.
He was also happy to step up off his line to rush in with a slide to block when needed; forcing the shooter high, and in this case wide, when he went out like this. Making use of his defenders' channeling, he combined the timing of his run with a suitable angle to make this technique as effective as possible.
The one thing that stood out was his rebound control in the closing stages of the end. He managed to get behind the ball well enough, but the clearance on the save-clear wasn't as accurate as could have been. In the sense that, had he got it clear to the side line, then potentially he would not have faced the scoring opportunity that took place following, or angled his kicker to get it to safety, out of the reach of an offensive player. Instead, the goal was scored.
In football goalkeeping terms, this is called a 'second phase' mistake. And the same can be applied looking at hockey technique. The first stage is making the save/block, the second is making a suitable clearance. Here, the save was totally fine, but the second stage i.e. getting the ball away from danger, was not. As a result it's a constructive area for self improvement to stop silly mistakes/easy goals at this level.
Phil Carr was stuck dealing with a free attacker for goodness knows how many times and did all he could to stop the scoreline racking up. He made some great stops sliding in to block and get behind the ball, but could not do much about the follow-up. Here, his defenders needed to be tighter defensively and communicating clearly between goalkeeper and team could see this resolved. He also make a great three or four save stop after the ball richoted off the crossbar in a weird bounce, getting across to cover and keep the score 2-0 at the time.
Without Phil having a good game, Oxted clearly can't compete, which would make the season tough on any goalkeeper's mentality going forward.
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