Hockey Training

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Hockey Training

My training session will take place on a full sized Astroturf hockey

pitch, in an ‘easy to get to’ area. There will be one training session

a week for 6 weeks, each session lasting one and a half hours, between

6:00pm and 7:30pm. Each person who is attending will be issued with a

letter, containing information on the days and times of the sessions.

Also it will contain the equipment needed. All participants should

being shin pads, Astroturf boots/proper hockey shoes, tracksuit in

case of bad weather, a drink of water and some money.

Objectives of the Training Sessions

All participants should:

· Have an understanding of the rules of hockey.

· Accurately be able to pass the ball (long and short pass), shoot,

dribble and tackle.

· Know where the positions are on a hockey field, thoroughly

understand own position.

Week One

Aims for Week One

· Learn the basic rules of hockey.

· Know why we do a warm up and how to perform a warm up.

· Learn a skill or technique, in this week’s case, push passing.

· Know why we do a cool down and how to perform a cool down.

Introduction to the Participants (6:00-6:10)

· Introduce myself and give a brief overview of what we will be doing

in the session.

· Explain the basic essential rules of hockey which must be known to

play, like the ball must not touch the feet, can’t use the back of the

stick.

Warm Up (6:10- 6:25)

The warm up will consist of static and dynamic stretches. Stretching

should be general and specific. General stretching of all of the large

muscles and specific stretching of muscles that are used heavily in a

hockey match.

Static stretches (unassisted stretches in a stationary position)

The participants will be asked to stretch neck, shoulder, arms, core,

upper leg, pelvic areas, leg and feet.

Dynamic Stretches (Stretches with movement)

Small steps, small skips, single knee lift, knees cross, side running,

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