Coach Education & Development Handbook
Many changes have been made to our Coach Education and Development structures. A copy of a handbook we have produced covering the changes is available for download.
Goalkeeping Skills DVD
England Hockey has produced an excellent DVD to help coaches with the often difficult subject of coaching goalkeepers. Suitable for all coaches responsible for coaching goalkeepers individually or as part of team coaching responsibilities, the resource, developed by England and GB Goalkeeper Coach John Hurst is invaluable to ensure that goalkeepers receive the coaching that they deserve and often don't get.
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Coaching Resources
We hope that the following downloadable documents will assist you in your coaching. It is recommended that all MS Power Point files are downloaded and saved to your computer before opening due to their size.
Agreed Learning Outcomes for Player Pathway
Passing Web detail (adapted from Jon Royce)
Nutrition
There is a lot of information around on nutrition, but the following have been put together specifically for field hockey. The player's info sheet is especially useful. Reproduced by kind permission of James Carter PhD. from Optimum Performance.
Pitch Plan
Team Defensive Structures and Principles
Delegates notes from Malcolm Woods' workshop for our Coach Development Group, where he looked at ways of introducing and developing team defensive structures and principles, can now be downloaded by clicking the link below.
Fact sheets
Coaching Links
Sports Council for Wales (www.coachingwales.com)
UK Coaching Certificate (www.ukcoachingcertificate.org)