Field Hockey: for beginners

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I just started coaching a group of beginners. I played?

I just started coaching a group of beginners and need help. I played for 12 years but have never coached. How do I encourage my little rug rats not to crowd each other while playing? How do I teach them not to just hack at the ball like they are all chopping lettuce??? HELP!!!

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What do I focus on when starting a league for 8-10 yr old beginners?

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Is thre a need for a goalkeeper training guide for beginners?

I'm doing an expo project on hockey goalkeepers and I want to know if there is a need for a basic training guide for beginers eg. goalies for dummies

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Coaching beginners

This is my first year coaching field hockey and I am coaching beginners, a U8 team. Any drills geared towards beginners?

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Goalkeeper sessions for juniors needed!

Any sessions for junior keepers would be appreciated. I started keeping at 40 and though I know the things I hated in training ... ie let us all come and kill the keeper, I need help putting together a session or two specifically geared at our under 13 keepers, and an extremely talented under 15 one.

Helen Hanley Coach, England

Best way to train 30 girls ahead of trials and get everyone involved?

Training 30 Girls as a group before trials. What drills are best to get everyone involved. Take into account ages between 14 and 17.

Glenn Hutchinson Coach, Australia

some ideas for hockey games for under 8 and 10s

Can you give me some ideas for hockey games for under 8s or under 10 beginners using 7 a side

Coach, England

1st ever training Session Structure?

I have been given my first team ever!! They are 11 year old girls and I wanted guide/ recommendation on how I should structure my one hour sessions? E.g. how long should I spend on a warm up, drill etc. .Cheers,Freya

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How to train indoor hockey beginners?

I new teach indoor hockey in senior high school, what drill type can help me to begin teach for my students ? please share me

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Looking for a beginner's session plan to use?

Am about to start coaching a new group of beginners and would like a progressive plan to work from, have you got something I can use?

Bill Tasker Coach, England

How to coach school team with novices and experienced players?

Hi,I perhaps naively, expected to have most of our team from last year carry over and only have a few new comers to integrate and get up to speed with the rest. However meeting the team at our first practice last night i find I have five players still at school from last year and the rest all new comers, most of whom had not held a hockey stick at all till practice.This being only my second season coaching (year 9 to year 13 boys) has left me feeling a little blindsided, and feeling quite unsure how to prepare practices that target both groups of boys. Do i lump them both groups together, keep them separate? What drills/exercises to best bring the new comers up to speed.I don't want to neglect either group, keep practice worthwhile for the experienced boys, but also bringing the new comers up to a level were they can mix in with the others and learn organically from them while practicing as a team. David

David Smith Coach, New Zealand

I need some drills for both category's

I don't know what to do, I'm coaching 2 teams at the same time same practice and they know. the problem is that one team is 5/6 advance and the other team is 5/6 beginners. I can't pull out of this and I need some drills that both can do...

Danni Coach, New Zealand

Hockey drills for children aged 3-5

What are some effective and fun hockey games and drills for children aged 3-5? Also should I use a regular hockey ball or use something different to start out with?

kourtney Coach, United States of America

Drills for beginners age 9-10?

HI, I'm an inexperienced hockey coach about to coach 9-10 year old kids at school. It's been 20 years since I played myself, so not always familiar with the drills I read here. Anyone has some tips for basic drills for kids to learn the basics? Thanks!

Judikje Coach, New Zealand

Beginner Coach NEED HELP PLEASE

I'm new to coaching and i'm coaching a team that barely knows how to even hold a stick properly. Where can i start with improving there skills and hockey kowledge ?

Liancke Laureti Coach, South Africa

Coaching Basics 10 Progressive Plans

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

Stephen Phillips Coach, England

Pull back for beginner | Sport...

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Kishor raj ojha Coach, Nepal

change sport to hockey | Sport...

I am a new user and probably I made something wrong at the beginning. My sport is Hockey and in the app appears Netball. I don't know how to change it. could you please change my sport to hockey? thanks.

Marc Ribes Coach, Spain

How to coach school team with ...

Hi,I perhaps naively, expected to have most of our team from last year carry over and only have a few new comers to integrate and get up to speed with the rest. However meeting the team at our first practice last night i find I have five players still at school from last year and the rest all new comers, most of whom had not held a hockey stick at all till practice.This being only my second season coaching (year 9 to year 13 boys) has left me feeling a little blindsided, and feeling quite unsure how to prepare practices that target both groups of boys. Do i lump them both groups together, keep them separate? What drills/exercises to best bring the new comers up to speed.I don't want to neglect either group, keep practice worthwhile for the experienced boys, but also bringing the new comers up to a level were they can mix in with the others and learn organically from them while practicing as a team. David

David Smith Coach, New Zealand

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