Sunburst Flyers 15USpring season

Mila Sutton Development Report

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Coach Avery

Overall developmentTransition Stage

Mila's strongest signal: Upper Body Power & Core

Positioning and Strength & Power are already showing up as meaningful strengths in live attacking and transition sequences, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Stick & Ball Control.

Strength Signal

Upper Body Power & Core

Milestone

Competitive

Movement

Entering Competitive

Standout

Mila is doing well with upper body power & core, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.

Development Lever

Stick & Ball Control

Milestone

Consistent

Movement

Building through Consistent

Competitive

Mila has moved Stick & Ball Control from Capable into Consistent. Stick & Ball Control measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.

2 notes of evidence

Skills

skills tracked

Top

Upper Body Power & Core

Competitive milestone

Growth

Progressing

Stick & Ball Control: Building through Consistent

Plan

Stick & Ball Control

12 minutes block

Sessions

sessions tracked

Overall Stage

Transition Stage

overall development

Guide

How to Read this Report

Stages show the player’s broader development. Skill milestones show specific skill progression. Read more below…

Skill Milestones

Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.

Overall Development Stage

Stages describe the player’s broader development level. They are based on the average of all skill milestones in the report.

Skills may be at different milestones. The overall stage shows the player’s combined development over time.

Hover or tap any stage or milestone below for the parent-facing meaning.

Early StageOverall stageMilestones 1-2

The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.

Development Progression

Mila's Progress Over Time

How Mila's four skill groups are moving through milestones this season.

Technical

Tactical

Physical

Mental

Standout

Competitive

Consistent

Capable

Nov 3

Dec 1

Jan 5

Feb 2

Mar 2

Mar 31

Technical

Approaching Competitive

Tactical

Approaching Competitive

Physical

Entering Competitive

Mental

Approaching Competitive

Skill Profile

Where Mila Is Strongest

See how Mila's skills compare now with the starting point.

Selected Skill

Stick & Ball Control

Consistent milestone

Building through Consistent

FoundationAdvanced

Stick & Ball Control measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and...

Next Milestone

Competitive

Baseline (dashed)Current

Skill Development

Mila's Skills by Group

Open a group to see its skills. Open a skill to see its milestone, story, supporting evidence, and next unlock.

FoundationAdvanced

Skill Story

Mila has moved Defense from Capable into Consistent. Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.

Supporting Evidence

Mar 31

Defense held up more consistently in live play as the pace increased.

Coach Avery, session note

Feb 2

Mila showed clearer control in defense than at the start of the report window.

Coach Avery, session note

Next Unlock

Use defense with the same control as pace and pressure increase.

UpLVL Assessment

3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 8 skills interpreted for Mila's development

Mila is progressing through the Transition Stage, with Positioning and Strength & Power emerging as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Passing made the clearest movement while Positioning continued to set the standard. In recent live attacking and transition sequences, Mila showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows a developing profile becoming more reliable as the demands increase. The primary priority is Stick & Ball Control. Mila now needs to build control and timing before adding more speed and pressure. In the 3D Skill Introduction Circuit, Mila should introduce 3D ball control skills (lifting the ball off the ground) by practicing ball lifts and aerial touches in a circuit, with one standard throughout: cup the ball, scoop the stick face under it. Successful transfer will look like Mila using stick & ball control at full pace without losing control, timing, or awareness of the next option.

Supporting Evidence

Coach Notes Behind This Assessment

New observations and selected earlier context, combined with skill milestones.

5 notes

New in This Report

Coach AveryMar 31

Mila looked sharper in the middle of the field. Positioning and Strength & Power were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Stick & Ball Control and Passing so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.

Coach AveryMar 2

Stick & Ball Control and Passing are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.

Coach AveryFeb 2

Mila showed more control in Positioning and Strength & Power and stayed connected as the pace increased.

Earlier Context

Coach AveryJan 5

Mila began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.

Coach AveryDec 1

Mila established a useful starting point, with Positioning and Strength & Power already showing potential.

Train At Home

Mila's Skill Build: Stick & Ball Control

Your drill this week: 3D Skill Introduction Circuit

12 minutes1-2 Players

3D Skill Introduction Circuit

Stick & Ball Control

Legend

Player

Ball

Cone

Player movement

Ball path

How It Works

Introduce 3D ball control skills (lifting the ball off the ground) by practicing ball lifts and aerial touches in a circuit.

More drills

What You Need

field hockey stickfield hockey ballmini hurdles

Mindset Rep

Relax Into Control

A calm, unhurried mindset is what makes tight-space work feel natural — pressure is handled better when your mind is settled.

Your Focus

3D skills are among the most advanced stick and ball control techniques and are increasingly required at higher levels of field hockey.

Set Up

Station 1: lift ball over a flat obstacle using the stick face.

Run The Rep

Station 2: control a bounced ball from a partner using the stick face.

Station 3: juggle the ball 5 times on the stick face.

Check It

Cup the ball, scoop the stick face under it

Goal

Success is lifting the ball cleanly at least twice in the circuit, it goes up, you catch it, you keep moving.

Helpful Cues

Cup the ball, scoop the stick face under itKeep your wrists soft for 3D touchesHeight and control, not just height

UPLVL IT

String all three stations into a continuous sequence without stopping.

Source: USA Field Hockey Coach Education Program