Devizes 1 Wootton Bassett 3

Well played girls. A good hard working performance.

There were some very encouraging signs particularly the way we defended once again. If we defend like that (as a unit) all season in our league we will be very hard to break down. There were also some very nice patterns of play particularly down the right hand channel. Short corners worked nicely but we will try and have two players at the top from now on - one to stop and one to hit.

They were a very good side but we need to improve our skill levels. That includes basic passing and control of the ball. We need to be patient and stronger on the ball - there are too many occasions when we give their players an opportunity to take the ball off of us. Finally, we must not run in a straight line. It is very easy for defenders to tackle us at the moment. We need to run diagonally or laterally with the ball and off the ball. When we do this we must try and keep our sticks on the ball virtually all the time because then if the defenders try and tackle they will hit our stick and concede a foul. We need to be much stronger in the tackle.

We will work on this in training

If you have any questions particularly about the formation please come and have a chat with me

Ollie