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The 1997 rule change in field hockey that removed the offside rule was, arguably, a watershed moment in the evolution of the game. Previous research sought to establish how this rule change had affected the way field-goals were being scored and coaches' philosophies towards practising that component of hockey. The Federation of International Hockey (FIH) 2011 Men's Champions Trophy tournament provided an opportunity to revisit that research. Conclusions were that six of the seven team coaches observed at this tournament employed a game centred learning (GCL) design for practicing field-goal shooting (FGS) and these practices reflected a representative learning design (RLD). Video analysis of FGS supported the coaches' interpretations of the coupling of player perception and action processes in this skill. Overwhelmingly, but not totally, in the space of a little more than a decade, FGS practice, as observed by the author, had moved from drilling of skills in closed-skill contexts using command structures, to small-sided GCL practices reflective of a representative learning design.

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