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Conceptual Thinking in the 4 Quadrants:Let’s learn how to drive the car in the different lanes of the field
And avoid making fatal accidents
By Shiv Jagday,
FIH Coach
L.W. C.F. R.W. L.I. R.I.
Purpose of this PP presentation is to develop;
•Positional & Situational Awareness, of the players on the field … so they are clear about;•Where I am – with or without the ball•Where I want to go•Risk & Rewards involved• Strategy & tactics to employ •Do’s & Don'ts•The following 4 slides are to develop Space Awareness
Direction of Play
Right Defensive Quadrant
RDQ
Right Offensive Quadrant
ROQ
Left OffensiveQuadrant
LOQ
Left Defensive Quadrant
LDQ
Various Zonal Departments of the field &
their importance.Play making
space is aGold Mine to make defense
splitting passes.Modern
players are not optimizing its
use
Scene 1.
What: Match between Canada and Argentina
Where: 2015 Pan am Games Final, Toronto, Canada
Game Situation: Canada taking a side line free hit in the Left Defensive Quadrant. LDQ
Result: Turn Over. TO.
Solution:
• Learn & Remember How to think & play in each quadrant
• Avoid Penetrating Dodges in the LDQ
Scene 1. See what happens when one is not aware of, in which quadrant one is and what – effective thing - needs to be done. Results in jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Counter attack is launched. Argies should play first time. Remember; Opponents are most vulnerable the moment the TO occurs
Scene 2.
What: Match between Canada and Germany
Where: 2014 WHL. Argentina
Game Situation: Germany Forward is approaching the Canadian circle, with the ball & being tackled by a Canadian defender in the RDQ
Result: Canadian defender tackles successfully, but later gives a TO
Solution:
• Learn & Remember How to think & play in the RDQ
• Avoid Penetrating Dodges – over dribbling - in the deep RDQ
What is the Canadian defender with the ball thinking? Will he jump into the hungry Lions roaring mouth?
Scene 3.
What: Match between Canada and Argentina
Where: 2015 Pan am Games Final, Toronto, Canada
Game Situation: Canadian player has the ball in his LDQ.
Result: Turn Over. TO.
Solution:
• Learn & Remember How to think & play in each and every quadrant
• Avoid unnecessary dodging -Penetrating Dodges
Possession skills under pressure are on test. Why are red shirt player’s teammates – deep defenders - not making a move to help him, while he is being attacked by 3 opponents?
Wide open space to pass the ball
or move to one’s strong side
Golden opportunity to score. A pass by Right Inner from the play making space to the leading Center Forward is wide open. Using the open stick near his left foot
Still a chance to make a Reverse stick pass. But the disease to dribble, is a self defeating prophecy
Why go from one’s strong - right side - to one’s left - weak side ? This powerful concept needs to be explained & understood by the current generation of players. Sadly, they are not aware of this, and get themselves into trouble time and again
Scene 4.
What: Match between Canada and Argentina
Where: 2015 Pan am Games Final, Toronto, Canada
Game Situation: Canadian player receives a pass in his RDQ, with no pressure & ample space & time to make a next pass
Result: Due to not releasing the ball in a timely fashion it results in a Turn Over. TO.
Solution:
• Learn & Remember How to think & play in each and every quadrant
• Avoid unnecessary dodging -Penetrating Dodges in the defensive quadrants
Scene 4. Intelligent players scan the field, before they receive the ball. Remember ABC.
A. Maintain a optimum angle
between a passer and the receiver.B. A good body
stance to receive the ball is important.
C. Check your shoulders to scan the field and be aware of your next move and passing options
C
Time to have a 2 way communication. Canadian player # 26 should have or might have called, his team mate under Argies Gang Attack. On top of this, he should lead at a 45 degree angle, to be in a better
position to be seen and receive a pass. Option # 1.
The timing to release the ball is critical. And so is Knowing when to hold or when to pass, especially the moment the TO occurs. Now is the time to quickly release the ball, as the reds are totally out of position. There is no red shirt in the Circle. Every step taken and second delayed is suicidal
Current generation of players have a habit of holding on, to the ball, a bit too long. Note the 2 red shirt defenders have recovered. Compare this slide to the previous slide
Comparative analysis. Matches are won or lost by making split second decisions. Pl refer to the second last slide
Scene 5. The mother of all blunders
What: Match between Australia and Germany
Where: 2012 London Olympic Games semi finals
Game Situation: Aussies are coming out of their RDQ, after absorbing the German raid
Result: Turn Over. TO. And a goal. Making the score 2 -2
Solution:
• Learn & Remember How to think & play in each and every quadrant
• Avoid taking unnecessary risk. Better safe than sorry
This decision cost Australia the 2012 London Olympic Games gold medal. It was an unforced error due to miscommunication and misunderstanding.
What is this world’s top class player thinking?Is he aware that he is in the Right Defensive Quadrant. RDQ?
The moment this TO occurred, it changed the whole phase of the game. It was the turning point. Yes, the gold medal chances of the Aussies started evaporating, as the panic button was self pushed
The Champ is floating like a
butterfly, while stinging his own team
like a bee
Usually this champ, stings the opponents, the way he stung the
Dutch in the 2014 World cup Final, with
his dazzling stick work, resulting in a PC and a goal. After that
Dutch could not recover & lost 6- 1.
A Timely counter attack is launched. Not like the examples given in the scenes 1 – 3. This is the difference between a gold medal winning team and
a team which does not finish at the top. The disease - pain - to dribble versus the joy of passing first time
Game’s turning point. Please see the score board. This is how the gold medal –Golden fish - slipped from Aussie’s hands
The moment a TO occurs, is the most vulnerable game situation for the defenders / opponents, as they are caught out of position. Never leave a enemy half dead
Defenders are caught out of position. I can sense these feelings as a defender, as it has happened to me so many times. It is like a fish – Shivi Shivering – out of water. And there is
nothing you can do. Except for curse your team mate, who helped - with a gift to - the opponents.
Aerial view. Pl note how the German forward is dragging the Aussie defender, with a decoy run & creating space for his teammate
Ball is crossing the goal line. Pl note how the German forward, who dragged his marker away, has floated back to the left post to deflect the ball, If needed
Scene 6. Let’s Fast Forward 4 years. How the mighty fall? Even the mighty Aussies, need to Learn from their past mistakes? What: Match between Australia and Korea
Where: 2016 London Champions Trophy
Game Situation: Aussies are coming out of their RDQ, after absorbing the Korean raid
Result: Turn Over. Which resulted in a PC. And goal was not scored
Solution:
• Even World Champs need to “Learn how to learn” from their past mistakes
• Ability to Recall & instantly recognize, which game situations are dangerous & which are not
• Develop sharp memory skills. Focus & Attention. Meta cognitive ability
Can you correlate Scenes 5 & 6 from the 2012 London Olympics & Scene from the 2016 London CT for comparative analysis
Great players have excellent memory skills and the Ability to Recall & recognize dangerous & not so dangerous, patterns of play
instantly. Cognitive Thinking
Game situation - Photo Analysis: The Aussie R.I. should have not run forward to receive the pass in this RDQ. He could have
easily back pedaled at a 45 degree angle - a banana curl- to receive a pass. As the Dutch have named it a GUARD Support. This way it would have also opened the lane for a TARGET Pass,
to the leading Aussie Forward, with a push or aerial. Just in case the Korean defender did not follow him, he could have received the pass with ample space to make the next move.
Scene 6: Why drive your car like a racing car in a crowded small lane? What: Match between Australia and Belgium
Where: 2016 London Champions Trophy
Game Situation: Belgium Player is coming out of their RDQ, after absorbing the Aussie attack. He runs fast with the ball
Result: Turn Over. TO. And PC.
Solution:
• One has to learn to not run fast with the ball in the crowded space, especially in one’s circle
• There is a smart strategic way of tactical thinking in these tight game situations
What’s wrong with these players, they dodge when they should pass & pass, when they should dodge? It was 1 –0 for Australia and this resulted in 2 – 0, for them
Strategic Thinking & Move: The Belgium player with the ball could have easily slowed down, while curling to his
left.And softly plant the ball in the feet of
the chasing Aussie, on his right shoulder. This is the missing link of soft
skills in our game.
Another view from the top. Study the sequences of play. Is it fair to say, that the lion in red was defeated by a bunch of Cheetah’s in yellow?
Here is a pep talk given by Al Pacino - regarding space creation - playing the role
of an (American) football coach in the movie "Any Given Sunday".
"You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game -
Life or Football - the margin for error is so small.
I mean, one half step too late or too early, and you don't quite make it. One half
second too slow or too fast, and you don't quite catch it.
The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the
game, every minute, every second.
On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone
else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch.
Because we know when add up all those inches, that's goanna make all the
difference between winning and losing. Between living and dying!"