Having Fun with Hockey

Learning Outcomes

Controlling a ball with a hockey stick, pushing and hitting a stationary ball, space awareness, body awareness, time and energy, and relationships (with others).

Description Of Activity

push the ball a short distance, follow and stop it

• push the ball to space, stop it, then push it to another space in a different direction
• push the ball as softly/rmly/quickly as you can
• push the ball in different pathways (forwards, backward, in a straight line, in a circle)
• push the ball with jerky/smooth movements
• hit the ball with everyone else, when all are facing the same way

In pairs with a stick each and one ball, can you ...?

• push the ball gently to each other
• move back, approximately 5 meters apart, and see how many pushes you can do in 30 seconds
• hit the ball to each other
• put a marker between you and push/hit the ball at the marker
• push/hit the ball to your partner, then move to a new place to receive the return

• hands together with left hand on top
• eyes on the ball and easy swing
• left shoulder pointing in direction of the ball
• hitting the bottom half of ball and follow-through

Variations

Vary equipment: Use different implements, (e.g. golf club or cricket bat). Accuracy: Include a variety of stationary targets for the children to aim for by either pushing or hitting the ball.

Equipment/Material Required

Small balls, (e.g. soft/tennis balls), hockey sticks, markers/cones.
Children are spread out in a dened level grass or hard area, each with a stick and ball.