Lesson Eight

The final lessons for this unit will take place in the form of a round robin tournament where each team plays each other once and the top two play off and the bottom two play off on the last day. The students will have been given some options for their warm-up routine and developed it the week previous. The routine would have to include an element of warming up the muscles and getting the blood flowing and practicing offensive and defensive skills. The final games will take place outdoors.

Lesson Focus:

Cooperation in play among peers

1. •Making Decisions
   

2. •Supporting the ball carrier
   

3. •Knowing when to pass, dribble or shoot
   

4. •Guarding and defending as a unit
   

Tactical Problem

1. •Penetrating the defence and attacking the goal
   

2. •Defending space and players – ultimately defending the goal
   

Introductory task/game:

Team Warm-up

Options may include:

1. •Lining up on sideline and running across field as the leader of the day has them perform commands such as high knees, side shuffle, jog, sprint, etc.
   

2. •Lining up in pairs and doing 1-2 laps of the field; either jogging or having the pairs at the end sprint to the front and so on.
   

Warm-ups should include some key stretching

Skill/Concept Development tasks/games:

Options may include:

1. •Shuttles, “square”
   

2. •3 v 2, crossing
   

Should include elements of dribbling, passing, shooting and game strategy

Game: 6 v 6 Field Hockey

1. •Students play in half the field with nets on original sidelines
   

2. •Students may line up however their team decides: 3-2-1, 1-2-3, 2-2-2, etc.
   

3. •While the object of the game is to score, students should focus on fair play and cooperation
   

4. •The teacher may ask the students to focus on a particular skill/strategy for the day, especially if they notice students struggling
   

Game Aim – penetrating the defence to score & cooperative play

3 rules

1. Can only shoot from within the circle – shots cannot be above the knee

2. When there is a free hit, players must be 5 yards away from the hitter

3. 3.When ball goes out of bounds, possession goes to the team that did not knock it out
   

Conclusion: 

1. •What tactical problems did your team encounter today?
   

2. •One thing you want to work on next game – team and individual
   

3. •Any modifications?
   

4. •Putting equipment away
   

Lesson One

Lesson Focus:

On-the-ball Skills

1. •How to handle a field hockey stick
   

2. •Dribbling
   

Tactical Problem

1. •maintaining possession
   

Introductory task/game:

Holding a Field Hockey Stick

1. •“right handed” – left hand top and firm, right hand bottom and loose
   

2. •Hold stick hips width apart
   

3. •Hold at hips or with stick on the ground, knees bent, standing on balls of the feet
   

“Follow the Leader” - partners

1. •STOP (teacher) and switch leader
   

2. •Cues to run with stick up and on the ground
   

Skill/Concept development tasks/games:

Dribbling – individual

1. •“Indian Dribble” – turning the stick, strong side/weak side
   

2. •“Push/Tap Dribble” – keep control & pace, gym vs. grass
   

3. •Keep the ball close to the stick
   

4. •Choose a pace that allows you to maintain control
   

“Keep Away & Score” – individual to partners…

1. •Must keep moving with the ball at all times
   

2. •Do not HIT the ball off anyone else’s stick
   

3. •Once a student’s ball is taken, they become the chaser
   

4. •Students who want to be challenged have the option of dribbling the ball around the space and “scoring” on the benches in each of the four corners
   

Game: 360 Field Hockey -- partners

1. •partners compete against other pairs to try to score as many goals in any of the 4 nets available
   

2. •focusing on dribbling to maintain possession and getting open for a pass…
   

3. •someone must always check the person with the ball
   

Conclusion: 

1. •what did they learn/notice (tactical problems)
   

2. • keeping possession – dribbling vs. passing
   

3. •what we will work on next day                                  
   

        how to pass/receive

        getting open for the pass

        play game again

1. •skill refinement/game modifications…
   

2. •putting equipment away