WORLD OF SPORT

Northern Advocate, 15 July 1933, Page 2

WORLD OF SPORT

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'!*-.*’ .. X ' ADVICE TO FORWARDS. «•' at V. ■ ■ ■ ■ • s >. ;• : The following interesting points on ?£Kdekey liave been contributed:— , It is noticeable .that in v ntpst; teams' idea of combined play amongst the ; ; ; is ; . not fully appreciated.' -lit Players strive too hard individually. 1 '■ a* (bully’ ’ makes strenu- ;; ous efforts," to t dribble the , ball past , ;!;the full-backs and get a shot in'. It is ;i Pertainly very tempting, especially s^wKe^loise ! to the circle,: but it is only {•position: two full-bapks and a “goal- ; against one attacker, and all to the, centre of- the field*The 1»jfull-bacS:l are. only- tpo pleased to let ;othe *‘bully” think that she can just ;|»get tliat"sliot in. The shot is spoilt, - bjand '(thinking she had '•ijibad luck, tries it with ’t'the same result. The " forwards, " and ? livespecially the centre, must realise that ” >?;brains count more than force. If the ;.’|4£bully” •flhds the'full-backs together, , ; ihat,ahouJbd-tell her several of her forwards' are in a position for a clear endeavour should . t pass to one of them. s>* ;v- To this position f; fully, % < just game in progress. Pick ' exit of forwards and look *at them may attack on the x fight—the* pass goes to the “ bully” ; near the’cifcle, and she takes the ball past dhe full-back info the circle, but before she recovers it properly the . shot. I No#;' gldhce quickly af the* inner left (linYleft ’wing,and you wifi see them standing in the circle with no one near , | theih.. ; You will' realise wMat a, silly h ,|' thing the “ bully ’ ’ has dorie—but sire

thought she could get a shot in. Now make up ypur mind what you will do next time, and talk it over with your other forwards—that’s how combination is attained.

It is also very noticeable that when a wing is taking a corner hit she waits until both attackers and defenders are in position, and then gives a preparatory swing of her stick. At once the defenders are over the line, only to be brought back by the referee. This happens again and again during the course of a match, and is not only a considerable waste of time, but most disconcerting to both teams. Wings are advised when taking a corner hit to hit the ball cleanly the first time the stick is swung.