I watched field hockey for the first time a couple years ago when a friend’s high level kid played. In the penalty area (similar to soccer) it’s a penalty shot from the dot if a defending player stops the ball with anything but the stick. Even if it’s an accident. So you get attackers shooting at defenders’ legs to try and get a penalty shot.
This is essentially a lot of his play. He’s not trying to get by half the time - he’s trying to draw a cheap penalty.
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