South Africa women’s indoor hockey captain Jess O’Connor works in the sleepwear industry, but you won’t find her napping on the court where her job is shutting down opposition attacks.
“It’s a different kind of fitness. It’s very high intensity. For the period that you’re on the fitness is way more intense whereas in outdoor even though the field is bigger and you might be running longer distances, it’s maybe not as intense. It’s not so short and sharp.”
The players are allowed to bounce the ball off the boards on the side of the pitch, which is smaller than the field used for the outdoor game.“That’s why not everyone can play indoor hockey. You use those angles [off the boards]. I love it, I will use the board as an extra player.“But some people don’t read the boards the correct way and I think that’s the difference between a great indoor player and someone who just plays.“It is quite technical and everyone has to be able to read the boards.
Though players have set positions, O’Connor said it was crucial to be able to play other roles. “Everyone should be capable to play in any position because at any time you can be rotated into that position.”The men, who have never been inside the top 10, play Australia on Sunday , Czech Republic on Monday , the US on Tuesday , Iran on Wednesday and Argentina on Thursday .
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