Hockey

You are holding the second volume of "50 Tips from Intelligent Players," a field hockey book designed with the intention to promote your game intelligence and develop your skills. Within these pages, you'll discover 50 fresh tips that complement those in the first volume. These tips also encompass various facets of the game, including tactics, skill execution, mindset, training, scoring, and more.

These tips draw from my personal journey, beginning as a player and evolving into a coach across various countries and competitive levels. They're insights I've gathered firsthand and observed in the most intelligent players I've encountered on the pitch. Take these 50 tips as suggestions that you can adapt to your unique style and circumstances.

I hope that by reading this field hockey book, you will not only learn some useful tips, but also discover some new ways of thinking about the game, and about yourself as a player. I wish to help you in the development of your game intelligence and, most importantly, in your capacity to enjoy our beloved sport.

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 four other hockey books: "Small-Sided Games" (2019), "Hockey: A Philosophical Game" (2020), "Hockey: 50 Tips from Intelligent Players" (2020) and "Hockey: Tactical Dilemmas" (2022)