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Invasion games: tactics and strategies in hockey

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Why this, why now

This unit explores a variety of tactics and strategies that can be transferred from other team games to hockey. Pupils’ persistence will be tested as they learn to apply the rules and find ways to tackle safely, strike the ball cleanly and avoid kicking the ball.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Invasion games: tactics and strategies in hockey

This unit explores a variety of tactics and strategies that can be transferred from other team games to hockey. Pupils’ persistence will be tested as they learn to apply the rules and find ways to tackle safely, strike the ball cleanly and avoid kicking the ball.

6 lessons
  1. Scoring and saving a goal
  2. Attacking play
  3. Thinking Thursdays and lessons learnt from England Hockey (game play)
  4. Dribbling, passing and receiving with control
  5. Short and long corners
  6. Tackling and marking players