Criteria and categories of the observation instrument<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCriteria<\/td> Categories<\/td><\/tr> Player behaviours<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Laterality <\/td> Hand the player uses to grip the stick: right-handed\/left-handed.<\/td><\/tr> Feints before hit<\/td> Possibility of player simulating a direct strike on goal: feint before hit\/no feint before hit.<\/td><\/tr> Continuity of movement<\/td> The player can execute stick and ball movements without stopping during the direct free hit: there is continuity\/there is a pause and no continuity\/pause and no continuity.<\/td><\/tr> Technical skill of the player (TSP)<\/td> Technical action by the player to shoot at goal: hit\/drag or stab\/dribble.<\/td><\/tr> Final direction of movement<\/td> Final direction by the ball to the player\u2019s stick before it is struck from the taker\u2019s standpoint in dribbling: from right to left\/from left to right.<\/td><\/tr> Finalisation zone of the action (ZFA1 and ZFA2)<\/td> ZFAF1= zone of the rink from which the ball it hit: Z1\/Z2\/Z3\/Z4\/Z5 and ZFAF2 = right zone\/left zone\/FD point (Figure 1).<\/td><\/tr> Goalkeeper behaviours<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Initial position of the goalkeeper (PI)<\/td> Stance the goalkeeper takes before performing the technical skills: squat (SQ)\/kneeling (KN)\/half-screen (HS)\/stretched out on the ground (SG)\/other initial positions.<\/td><\/tr> Technical skill of the goalkeeper (TSG)<\/td> Technical action employed by the goalkeeper: screen (SCR)\/closing step (CS)\/opening legs\/arm movements (AM)\/pulling the mitt from the stick (PMS)\/other technical skills.<\/td><\/tr> Final location of the goalkeeper<\/td> Location of the goalkeeper on the rink at the time of the hit: in the goalkeeper area\/ the semicircle of the goalkeeper area\/in front of the goalkeeper area (Figure 3).<\/td><\/tr> Distance between goalkeeper and player<\/td> Separation between goalkeeper and player when the player hits the ball at goal: more than 1.5 metres\/less than 1.5 metres.<\/td><\/tr> Result of the action<\/td> Result of the hit: goal\/no goal.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n