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Field Hockey Positioning

There are multiple ways that we can position our players on the field hockey field. Here are a select few that many coaches have used in our league and found successful.

# 1 Standard 

X       X      X      X       - 4 forwards- left wing- left inner- right inner - right wing
 X          X         X         -3 Midfielders- left, center, right
      X              X            -2 Defenders- left & right
              X                     -1 Sweeper
            GK                   - Goalie


# 2 Diamond

    X       X       X        - 3 forwards- left wing- center - right wing
              X                   - 1 upper center midfielder
    X                 X        - 2 midfielders- left & right
              X                  -1 defensive center midfielder
    X                 X        -2 defenders- left & right
              X                  -1 Sweeper
             Gk               - Goalie


#3 Screens

        X         X             -2 Forwards left & right
              X                   -1 upper center mid
  X                    X       -2  Midfielders-left & right
          X    X               -2 screens- left & right
 X         X         X       -3 Defenders- left- center - right
           GK                  - Goalie

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