Hooked on Fun: Coaching 6-9 year olds (2 hours)
This course provides the perfect introduction to coaches, parents and teachers coaching primary age children who are starting hockey for the first time. Whilst the course is designed for coaches working with 6-9 year olds or children of an older age starting hockey for the first time, it introduces a range of concepts that are relevant at an older age group. The course will demonstrate developing through fun and innovative games key fundamental physical literacy skills introducing them first in isolation but then with stick and ball using the basic skills of moving and passing a ball. The course culminates in an introduction to the Fun 4s Game. Participants receive a CD containing 15 session plans and video for areas covered on the course.

Exploring Play: Coaching 10-12 year olds (2 – 2.5 hours)
This course, is the perfect course for coaches, teachers and parents working in Clubs and schools working with 10-12 year olds (HookedforLife Phase 2) but would also cover players above that age who may be introduced to hockey for the first time. It details the key techniques, coaching points, games and exercises to be used with this age group as per the IHA HookedforLife Program. Super 6s game play including basic tactical understanding will be explained along with an overview of how to tackle the key considerations and challenges of early tactical awareness. Participants will receive a CD containing two presentations of the areas covered within the course including exercises and video from international match play that can be shown to the players you are working with.

Empowering Play: Coaching and Training for U14s (2 hours)
Finding stimulating training games and exercises to cover the core skills is often the greatest challenge for teachers and coaches working with this age range and ability. The course is designed for maximising the use of the Play-Practice-Play methodology to develop the awareness of the core techniques and the context in which they will be used in game play.

Sun 2nd Sept: Coaching 6-9yr olds, Three Rock Rovers, 10.00-12.00, €20
Sun 2nd Sept: Coaching 10-12yr olds, Three Rock Rovers, 12.30-14.30, €20
Wed 5th Sept: Coaching & Training U14s, UCD 19.30-21.30, €20

If you would like to book a place on these courses please email coaching@hockey.ie or phone 01 7163267