Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys team.
My womens team regularly plays with 8 players or less vs the oppositions usual 11, I was wondering if anyone had any formation ideas or any miraculous advice on how to stop conceding goals without playing 5 at the back! %3A)
Can you give me an idea of how to plan an 8 week pre-season, training twice per week?
Giving my age away there, but we are a rapidly growing club with an influx of Junior players threatening to overwhelm us. Can anyone give me advice as to how many children can be safely accommodated on a full sized hockey pitch? We hope to have a coach to player ratio average of 1%3A10, lower for younger age groups.
I'm not sure how to position my team and what to call the positions as I am used to playing 11 a side hockey.
What is the best way to position teams for 8 a side hockey?
For an assessment I need to develop a coaching plan for two groups of 8 juniors on circle entry. Any ideas please! I am concerned about keeping the players all active attacking one circle. Can I use another part of the pitch for one group of 8 whilst the others use the D?
I am coaching u10 BOYS this year for the first time, have only worked with u7-u9's, as I have it there are now 8 players per side. How do I determine which players to play in which positions and what format do I play? Do we have to play with a dedicated goalie or just backs? At this age do I pick the 8 most talented players and slot them in positions or do I pick players according to positions? Hope this makes sense...
With pre season looming can you give any advice as to the best training method for ladies hockey team
Hi, can you add white lines for example to focus in on the side of the pitch for a drill?
I have to teach a group of kids hockey which i dont know anything about myself. Im planning to do a warm up, driils/skills and a game of hockey but was wondering if anyone has some ideas of what works well with kids aged 8-10
You charged me for a membership and I can't print the drills it says I can print, it just keeps preparing pdf and not doing anything, I've printed maybe 8 drills so far total for a month of use, that's ridiculous, either fix it or I need to "speak" to someone about getting a refund, the whole point was to be able to print the drills I needed and you are literally taking money from me and not following thru on your membership benefits which is international fraud.
How should I set up my players for 8 aside hockey. They are u11. all suggestions welcome.
looking for the Coaching Basics 10 Progressive Plans all previous links send me to an expired page. Just starting to coach 5_8 year olds mostly beginners and looking for some good plans etc Stephen
Figure of 8: after a player completes figure 8 on a cone, should they proceed to another cone or do 2-3 repeatitions of the drill on that same cone
passing drills for girls age 8 to 12
does the figure 8 work in a game for a new gouly
What is the best way to position teams for 8 a side hockey?
I am coaching u10 BOYS this year for the first time, have only worked with u7-u9's, as I have it there are now 8 players per side. How do I determine which players to play in which positions and what format do I play? Do we have to play with a dedicated goalie or just backs? At this age do I pick the 8 most talented players and slot them in positions or do I pick players according to positions? Hope this makes sense...
I really have a big problem with my u/15 girls. They just can't play as a team. Any advice please. There's always a fight between someone. Mariette
Can anyone please help me with a full training program for mini hockey for 6 weeks. The kidz are in Grade 2(8 yrs old), practise 2 a week for 45 min and play league games 1 a week.
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Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys team.
I love using Sportplan. It's been a great help for co-ordinating hockey practice and being able to help tweak skills and getting the most out of my players!
Great site. An absolute must for coaches who are willing to change and learn new drills. Superb, simply superb.
Wow what a great website, I have found sportplan an important tool for me when planning my netball sessions with my netball team. There are alot of very helpful tips/ideas/skills that I can learn and teach to my team. Thank you sportplan I hope to continue to use your helpful tips and to learn more about improving my teams netball skills. Thanks again....keep it up....
I have been using Sportplan now for 3 years and can honestly say that I have never repeated the same session twice. My girls are always focused and are improving every year. Thanks Sportplan.
What a fantastic tool. The Chalkboard and session tools make an unbelievable difference in making training plans in both time and organization. I will be instructing all of my assistant coaches that this tool must be used for all sessions during the season, so that we may build a club coaching resource library.
I can't get enough of the Sportplan, It has given me back the enthusiasm i was starting to lose. My girls are so keen and are ready at 14 to take the next up in their game. Sportplan will help no end.
