Movement skills/concepts

Passing and striking with a long implement (hockey stick), intercepting or tackling space awareness, and relationships (with others).

Set-up

• Hockey sticks, balls, markers, team bands/bibs.
• Two even teams of approximately three children each.
• Markers are set up as a goal in the middle of a level grass or hard area.

Activity

Each team is given one side of the goal to score from. One team starts with the ball on its side at a distance from the goal and attempts to score. If the other team intercepts/tackles successfully, its players work together and move the ball around to their side to try to score. After a goal is scored, the non-scoring team restarts from its side.

• safety
• eyes up, looking around
• quick passing
• the ball kept on the ground

Variations

Vary rules: Play a continuous game, where there is no stopping after a goal.