Field hockey drag flicking from the warms ups at an international event at Amstelveen, Holland

1. Field Hockey Playbook
Drag Flicking
Derek E. Pappas

2. Trying to figure out the drag
flick
Is difficult if you look at a bunch of random pictures
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40. But if you break the
sequence down
You can figure out how to drag flick
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49. Drag flick broken down into
a sequence of steps
Setup
Preparation
Stop
Drag
Flick
Follow through
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50. Setup
Focus on the push out
It only takes a second
Be ready to adjust
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52. Push out before the ball
arrives at the stopper
Drag flicker looks at the spot on the ground where the
ball should arrive, and then at the ball being psuehd out
and starts moving towards the stick stopper
Stick stopper lines left hand on stick up with path of
ball
Note the grip used by the drag flicker
right thumb down right side of stick
left thumb down left side of stick
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54. Stopping ball
Stopper puts stick flat on ground to stop ball a few
inches outside of the circle
Stick stopper leaves stick on ball to kill the spin
Drag flicker
plants left foot near the ball, puts VERTICAL stick on
ball which is still on the stoppers stick
Both are still looking at the ball
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56. Start drag
Stick stopper lifts stick off of the ball
Drag Flicker
leaves the stick and ball in the spot where the ball
was stopped
right foot crosses behind stationary left foot
body slides left, elbows bent
Left elbow touching left side!!!!
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58. Preparing to flick
Drag flicker
plants left foot
steps with right foot towards the goal
bends upper body
head moves towards the ground
back is flat
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60. Dragging ball on the ground
Drag flicker
wrists are bent so that they can be released
through the ball later
Body is in a lunge position driving through the ball
NOTE Ball is 6 inches above the end of the stick!!!!
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62. Follow through
Drag flicker points stick at target and stays low
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64. Other examples
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