Stick, ball, gumshield and shinpads needed. Traditional hockey match but with both teams having 2 goals to attack and score in. The marked out zone, the ball can not go through, but players are allowed to. Progressions: Add in a scoring 'D' Rotate goals around Manipulate the positions of the goals Conditions to consider adding in: Value of goals is equal to amount of passes made before the goal is scored Pyramid scoring system for when eiter team score (first goal = 1 point, second = 2, third = 3 etc etc) Bonus goals for specific acts, eg: forehand tackles.
Emphasis on movement off the ball and moving the ball on quickly. Actively discourage players standing 'in goal', pretending to be goal keepers.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."
The variety of sessions across sports - sometimes we steal session ideas from one sport and use them with another.
As we enter the business end of the competition, we take a look at the remaining eight teams and the key talking points surrounding each side.
