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Capital Community Hockey U11 HUB Coaching Resource

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CAPITAL

COMMUNITY

HOCKEY

UNDER 11 HUB

COACHING

PROGRAMME


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INTRODUCTION

Hello all! The U11 HUB Programme is back at ready to kick off. The 2019 U11 HUB programme enables

Wellington Hockey to offer a significant number of young players the opportunity to develop their basic

hockey skills over a period of seven weeks and then put these skills into practice in a festival day in Kapiti

and a weekend festival in the Wairarapa.

The U11 HUB will run in Maidstone, Fraser Park, Elsdon, NHS and Kapiti.

Each HUB will have a lead coach as main contact point for questions and who will arrange gear and allocate the trainers.

Importantly, the programme is also a great development opportunity for coaches and future umpires–

it is a chance for coaches in our community to extend their coaching skills with this age group. Also, we

encourage older siblings and parents to join in and give their umpiring skills a go. Both coaches and

umpires will have access to ongoing support, in an inclusive and supporting environment.

This programme is hugely important for Wellington and Capital Hockey, as it focuses on

introducing fundamental hockey skills required to play the game of hockey, aligned with the U11

curriculum of Wellington Hockey which focusses on the holistic development framework of the

Person, the Athlete and the Player.

Please find below the U11 curriculum, which outlines how we develop the person, athlete and

player and what you can expect from the coaches. The Character attributes and Development

protocols reflect on how we coach and what you as parents can expect from the trainers and lead

coach!

U11 Curriculum

Game Principles: Find Space

Game Concept:

• With the Ball (pass into space away from congestion),

• Without the Ball (move into space)

Playing Style: S.P.A.C – Scan, Pass & Connect (look, pass & move, look, pass & move)

Core Hockey Fundamentals:

• Body Position – feet at least shoulder width apart for stability & strength on the ball, knees bent, bottom

down, left elbow extended with stick away from feet to promote vision and ability to move without ball touching

feet.

• Correct stick grip for receiving, carrying & passing

• Vision (eyes up) before passing

• Soft Hands – ball to remain on stick from receive to pass – building ball control

• Agility, speed & coordination (fast feet, transfer of weight (to help with elimination technique, change in

direction)


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Technical Skills:

• Push Pass – static and on the move and off both feet

• Receiving – Forehand (encouraging forehand application improves agility) & with soft hands

• Ball Carrying – Forehand & at 1 O’Clock – left elbow extended to promote good vision

• Elimination – Forehand & Reverse

• Tackling – On the move – with stick on the ground at all times

• Hitting – stationary – short-handle application (safer and easier to execute)

• Goal-Scoring – focus on getting eyes up early and body in a position to take a shot on goal as soon as circle is

entered. Encourage either a push pass or a hit (not a sweep).

Character Attributes:

• Positive, Fun, Encouraging & Inclusive environment focusing on process (how the game was played) not outcome (winning etc.)

• Encouraging positive and useful/constructive communication among athletes both on and off the turf.

Development Protocols:

• Everyone rotates positions (very important for development that players know how to play as a defender, midfielder, attacker)

• Rotation of leadership opportunities – everyone needs to develop leadership skills/responsibilities

• Rotation of set-piece moves/opportunities – everyone needs to develop set-piece moves – attacking pc, defensive pcs, shoot-outs, strokes etc.


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SESSION FORMAT

Activity Time Coaching points Learning outcomes

Welcome

(Off turf)

2 minutes

Welcome all players, and give a quick

run-down of what skills you will cover in the session, why you are doing it and what you hope to achieve

Welcome and settle players

To make players aware of the activities planned for this session

Athlete development

20 minutes

A mix of drills focusing on fundamental movement skills:

- Agility - (Hand – eye

coordination) - Speed building - Motor skills - Core stability

How do we use our body efficiently and effectively

Player development

60 minutes

A mix of drills that delve into the curriculum:

- Passing (statically/dynamically)

- Receiving (statically/dynamically)

- Carrying - Gameplay - Hitting - Tackling

All drills start with a certain pattern, but we encourage and develop coaches on the spot in adding progressions to cater for all players.

Person development

10 minutes

Application of skills in game situations

To practice skills in fun and competitive games where the rules keep changing

What we coaches are cultivating is behaviors such as:

- Zero tolerance to blaming

- Elevating the person next to you


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- Players feeling safe to try new things

- Giving players equal opportunities in different positions.

- N.E.I. (never ending improvement)

Coach wrap- up

(Off turf)

2 minutes

Positive comments about the

session Reiterate the skills

you have covered Reminders

for next session

Encouragement to let players add their thoughts and goals for the next session

Dates and times

The U11 HUB Programme for Elsdon, Maidstone, NHS and Fraser Park are from 8:00-9:30 and

on the following days:

Session 1: Sunday May 26

Session 2: Sunday June 9


Festival day Kapiti: Sunday June 23


Session 5: Sunday July 7

Festival weekend Wairarapa: Saturday/Sunday 13/14 July

*Wellington Hockey will not be organizing accommodation for the U11 HUB Festival day(s) in Kapiti and Wairarapa.

The Wairarapa based players train from 9:00-10:30am, also

on Sundays The Kapiti based players train on Saturday from

3:30-5pm, starting May 25

For any questions, please contact Daan at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Price

The U11 programme costs $170 amount for participants at the Town, Hutt, Northern & Kapiti HUBs.

This covers the following; programme costs, gear, trainers and team T-shirt and turf costs.

Accommodation at Wairarapa will not be included this year.

*Note - this cost does not cover accommodation.

Content

Please find below the content planning, designed in line with the U11 Curriculum 2019.


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