Movement skills/concepts

Striking with a long implement (hockey stick), passing and moving space awareness, and relationships (with others).

Set-up

Hockey sticks, small balls. Two activities in a level grass or hard area.

Activity 1

Each group of four stands in a square formation: one player is the leader, two others have a ball, all have a stick.

One player with a ball pushes/hits it to the leader, who passes it to the player without the ball. The other player with a ball then passes to the leader who passes to the player without a ball. Continue, alternating the passes. Change the leader.

Activity 2

Each group of three works in a square defined by four markers. All players have a stick and each stands beside a marker. One of the players has a ball.

Player 1 pushes/hits to Player 2, then runs in the opposite direction to the vacant marker. Player 2 controls the ball, hits to Player 3, then runs in the opposite direction to where Player 1 started. Player 3 continues by hitting to Player 1.

Variations

Vary distance of markers: Place markers closer for pushes, further apart for hits.

Vary ball: Strike or throw a large ball.