Hockey Session (Foundation Phase): Session: Back to Hockey (Foundation)

Through the gates10 mins

• Set out several different coloured cone gates
• Every player with a ball carrying
• Every time the coach blows the whistle the players must carry through one of the gates
• The players are not allowed to go through the same coloured cone gate twice in a row.

Progression

Take awat half the balls, every time the coach blows the whistle the players must connect and make a pass through a cone gate

The players are not allowed to pass through the same coloured cone gate twice in a row.

Coaching Points

Look at carrying position (straight back hands on the stick in the right place

Heading up and looking when carrying

Scanning all the time with or without the ball

Make eye contact before passing

End Zone Shooting (Foundation)

Set Up:

- 2 teams, 4 to 7 players each

- Field with 2 halves

Rules:

- The aim is to hit the ball over the baseline of the opposition team to score a point

- Players are only allowed to stay in their half of the field

- Players are NOT allowed to move with the ball (they have to shoot it from where they trap it)

- Play to 5 or 10 points

- Add a 2nd or 3rd ball to increase challenge

Coaching Points:

- make sure players leave whoever shoots enough space so they don't get hit

- Players should spread out on the field to avoid conceding easy goals against

- when more than 1 ball is in the game players need to communicate to each other and be aware of more than one ball