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Currently coaching years six to eight. 40 young lads - all keen as mustard but with different skill levels and experience.It would seem best to stream. But I am concerned this creates an elite divide...At this age is it enough to power through core skills e.g passing using slaps, pushes and clip hit exercises or should we be - in spite of numbers trying to coach technique one to one... The enthusiasm is great but so many youngsters need a broader brush approach which is concerning me...
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Bram van Asselt, England
Dear Mike I have always found that splitting the group is best done with the 1v1 competition. ( see attached) Always put a known good player on one of the lower pitches so when they get to one of the top pitches the exercise can finish. ( should take no longer then 20 minutes). After this you could play some 5 or 6 aside games in amongst each group and you can have a look if the groups work when it comes to the game. This should then have created the different levels of groups that you can coach them in. Each group will probably require to learn different skills. You can repeat the exercise every 6 weeks to re create the groups, this would show player that they will get a chance to move into higher groups. I hope this helps Bram
1 v 1 competition
DESCRIPTION
The aim of the game is to try and score goals from about 2m out. The length of the game is approximately 2-3 minutes long and starts on the first whistle and stopped on the second whistle. When the game is stopped it is important that there is a winner on each pitch. In the case of a draw the winner is decided on the throw of a stick (flat or round). Once every pitch has a winner all the winners move up one pitch (so if the player is on pitch 6 he moves to pitch 5). The losers do the opposite, they move one pitch down. The winner on pitch 1 and the loser on the lowest pitch have nowhere to move so they stay on their pitches. Once everyone has moved the game can start again.
1 v 1 competition
DESCRIPTION
The aim of the game is to try and score goals from about 2m out. The length of the game is approximately 2-3 minutes long and starts on the first whistle and stopped on the second whistle. When the game is stopped it is important that there is a winner on each pitch. In the case of a draw the winner is decided on the throw of a stick (flat or round). Once every pitch has a winner all the winners move up one pitch (so if the player is on pitch 6 he moves to pitch 5). The losers do the opposite, they move one pitch down. The winner on pitch 1 and the loser on the lowest pitch have nowhere to move so they stay on their pitches. Once everyone has moved the game can start again.
Hockey CoachCoach
Bram Thank you - will give this a go Mike
Bram van Asselt, England
Good luck let me know how you get on
Bram
