Penalty Corners

CAPITAL HOCKEY
PENALTY CORNER
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Contents
Penalty corner attack (PCA)
1. Important points for PCA
2. Basic PCA set-up
3. Key points for PCA positions
4. Basic PCA options
Penalty corner defence (PCD)

1. Important points for PCD
2. 3:1 PCD set-up and roles
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Important points for PCA
• Crucial opportunity to score a goal –

converting a PCA can be the difference
between winning and losing a game
• Must be able to execute PCA well under
pressure
• Even if you aren’t receiving the ball you need to act like you are – this
ensures that the defence don’t know which option your team is going to
take
• Every player needs to develop PCA skills to ensure we can always fill all
of the positions
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Basic PCA set-up
1. Injection 6. Right post

2. Trap 7. Back up
3. Hit
4. Left lay off
5. Right lay off
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Key points for PCA positions
1. Injection
- Needs to be flat, accurate and fast
- Low body position and weight
transfer are important for generating ball speed
2. Trap
- Two different ways to trap – either hands together or apart
- Trap ball as close to the line as possible and then bunt forward
3. Hit
- Timing between the trap and the hit is crucial
- Hit must be flat and powerful, aiming for corners of the goal
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1. INJECTION COACHING POINTS:
• The injection should be one movement on a straight line to the target not
a double movement curving around the body.
• Players must have their right foot outside the field of play and their left
foot pointing at the target at the top of the circle
• Players need to have a low body position and have their right foot, hips
and shoulders in line with the target
• Left hand at the top of the stick, and right hand a third of the way down
• Ball is placed on the baseline, then is gathered in the hook of the stick and
dragged for as long as possible
• The left forearm acts as an extension of the stick, and the follow through
of the stick needs to run in line with where you want the ball to go
• Transfer of weight from the back foot to front foot is necessary in order to
generate power
• If issues with accuracy – place your stick on the toes of your front foot and
back foot when positioning for an injection and draw an invisible line to
the target. If your invisible line is connected to your stick between your
two feet your injection should follow a straight line to your target. If it
doesn’t – need to adjust feet to be in line with target.
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2. TRAPPING COACHING POINTS:
• Hand position on the stick (either together or apart) depends on
personal preference
• Body and arms need to stay steady and eyes must follow the ball
onto the stick
• Do not jab your stick forward to trap the ball – you need to have
soft hands to “catch” the ball with your stick
• Stick face should be at a right angle to the line of the ball, and
slightly tilted forward to trap the ball cleanly with the shaft
• It is important to trap the ball as close to the line of the circle as
possible, and to trap it off the right foot to allow the hitter a view of
the ball
• Once the ball has been trapped, use the head of the stick to softly
bunt the ball forward for the hitter to step on to and hit towards
goal
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3. HITTING COACHING POINTS:
• The player striking the ball needs to have the correct approach –
they should do the three-step grapevine and then move into the
box hit technique (with left foot pointing at the target)
• The three-step grapevine starts with left foot stepping forward
towards the ball, followed by right foot crossing behind, then left
foot taking the final step forwards before making contact with the
ball
• The most complicated part of the striking action is getting the
timing right – the less time between the ball being bunted forward
and the striker making contact with the ball the better, as this gives
the defenders less time to get a touch on the ball
• To begin with just encourage players to get the ball going goal
wards. Once they have got good timing then they can start to aim
for the corners of the goal, where it is harder for the goalkeeper to
save
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Key points for PCA positions cont.
4. & 5. Right & Left Lay off
- Lay off – quick shot aiming for players on the post or corners of
the goal
6. Right post
- Must get to the right post quickly and be prepared to dive
- Angle of the stick is important when making the deflection
7. Back up
- Prepared to trap the ball if there is a mistake with pull out/trap
- Watch how the defenders run to see where the space is – this
will help your team determine the next PCA option
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Basic PCA options
Right
Straight post
shot deflec-
tion
Right Left
lay off lay off
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Basic PCA options cont.
Back to
the
injector
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Important points for PCD
• The goal of PCD is to prevent the opposition from scoring a goal
• We want to regain possession and clear the ball wide to our players who
are running back from half way (ensure at least 2 field players occupy a
wide position when running back from halfway in order to receive the
ball).
• The main PCD formation for small sticks level is 3:1
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3:1 PCD set-up
• GK – Takes a few steps forward off the goal line
• 1st runner – Runs straight to the top of the circle
• 2nd runner – Runs out until they are just in front of the spot, outside the
line of the left post
• 3rd runner – Moves a few

steps forward, staying goal 1
side of the spot, outside the

line of the right post 2
• 4th defender – Stays on the 3
left post, level with the GK,
facing slightly outwards of 4 GK
the goal to deflect the ball
out of the goal. 13
3:1 PCD roles
• GK – Must be prepared to save the initial shot, and needs to direct the
ball low and wide to prevent another shot at goal
• 1st runner – Tries to disrupt the battery and block the direct shot
• 2nd and 3rd runners – Responsible for stopping layoffs and players getting
deflections or rebounds near the spot. 3rd runner to be weary of the
injector becoming a deflection option.
• 4th defender – Responsible for making save on the line and clearing the
GK’s pads
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Penalty corner defence (PCD)

• Crucial opportunity to score a goal –

1. Injection 6. Right post

• 3rd runner – Moves a few

side of the spot, outside the

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