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article 16 March 2025

Hockey Lesson: Rebounding

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Rebounding is an important skill in hockey because it allows players to regain possession of the ball after a shot or deflection, giving their team an opportunity to score. Students will learn to react to the deflected ball and to gain an advantage by boxing out the defender when rebounding the ball.

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Jamie Kingstone

Director of Hockey at JK Hockey

Jamie has been involved in hockey from school level, as the Director of Hockey at Framlingham College, to international standard, as the England U21s assistant coach and England Hockey Scout. He now leads a coaching team of ex-international and Olympic hockey players at his own hockey club, JK Hockey.

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