Hockey

If the first field hockey book of this series "Hockey: A Philosophical Game" was written for general fans and the previous one "50 Tips from Intelligent Players" was targeted to players; this book "Tactical Dilemmas" is clearly addressed to coaches. A dilemma is a situation in which apparently you have to choose between two possibilities, both of them being, a priori, plausible and equally desirable. I decided to use the format of "dilemmas" in order to express the crucial value of tactical decisions: choices that we are in charge of making. In this book I have tried to empty all my current knowledge and experience. In the first person I often had to face these dilemmas and its consequences, for good or ill. Besides my reflections I will also share how we're facing these topics in Germany, where I'm coaching the men's team of Mannheimer HC.

Contents of the Book:

Freedom vs Constraints / Players vs Team / Improve vs Innovate / Principles vs Structures / Actions vs Interactions / Erlebnis vs Erfahrung / Decisions vs Affordances / Acquisition vs Development / Successful vs Right / Homo Faber vs Homo Ludens / Discipline vs Responsibility / Attack vs Defense / Adaptability vs Persistence / Expertise vs Versatility / Player A vs Player B / Opponent vs Us / Positional vs Dynamic / Vertical Transitions vs Lateral Transitions / Counter-Press vs Counter-Defense / Symmetric vs Asymmetric / Man-Marking vs Zonal-Marking / Back 2 vs Back 3 / Low-Width vs High-Width / Low-Depth vs High-Depth / Pinning Intervals vs Pinning Individuals / Crowded Circle vs Open Circle / Drills vs Games / Clips vs Stories / Questioning vs Prescriptions / Indoor vs Outdoor

Andreu Enrich (Terrassa, 1984) is a former international field hockey player and currently a hockey coach. He played most of his time in Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club and also worked for the Spanish Hockey Federation. He also had hockey experiences in the Netherlands (Pinoké), Belgium (KHC Leuven and Royal Belgian Hockey Association) and Germany (Hamburger Polo Club and Mannheimer HC). He has published three other hockey books: "Small-Sided Games" (2019), "Hockey: A Philosophical Game" (2020) and "Hockey: 50 Tips from Intelligent Players" (2020).