Safety Tips
A overview of strategies for implementing safe play during the lessons:
Three specific rules were laid out for the students through the floor hockey unit. These rules were to maintain a general level of safety because the equipment used in field hockey can be dangerous if not handled properly. The sticks are usually made of plastic and the balls are solid and capable of doing damage if they strike a student. The three rules were as follows:
1. No raising the ball in the air
2. No hacking other students sticks
3. No touching the ball with your feet
Integration Tips
Strategies for integration of students of different physical abilities:
To integrate students with special needs into the class room there are many different strategies to adapt the instruction to fit their needs. Some of the adaptations found on the BC Ministry of Education(1999) online IRP’s are as follows:
- adapt the task by using props, simplifying the task, or substituting skills
- adapt rules and scoring systems (e.g., allow kicking instead of throwing)
- adapt or modify equipment (e.g., smaller, softer, or lighter equipment)
- identify methods of providing assistance (e.g., peer or teacher assistants)
- provide opportunities for extension and more practice
- adapt success- measurement criteria to meet individual student needs
- modify activities by providing parallel ones for students whose special needs preclude participation
In floor hockey, sticks can be bought in different lengths, or as a left handed instead of right handed to accommodate different physical attributes. Softer balls are frequently used to avoid injuries during the beginning lessons.
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