Advanced Skills Integration
•Year 4
•Hockey
•Check stick height is appropriate - should reach hip height when student stands upright
Alternative: Unihoc sticks, shortened hockey sticks for smaller students
Have spare balls ready around pitch perimeter for quick retrieval
Alternative: Tennis balls, foam balls for safety modification
Mark out 3-4 small pitches approximately 20m x 15m each
Alternative: Markers, bibs as boundary markers
Position goals at ends of each pitch, ensure stable and safe
Alternative: Cone goals, wall targets, hula hoops on sides
Clearly distinguish teams - each team needs same colour
Alternative: Coloured bands, different coloured equipment
For recording results and displaying tournament progress
Alternative: Clipboard and paper, tournament chart
For timing match duration and intervals
Alternative: Phone timer, classroom clock
A competition where teams play multiple matches to determine a winner
A tournament format where each team plays every other team once
Staying close to an opponent to prevent them receiving the ball or making progress
Reading the game to get in the path of a pass and win possession
Using your stick to prevent the ball going past you without making contact with opponent
Actively challenging for the ball by moving your stick to win possession
The curved area in front of the goal where special rules may apply
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Communication skills, following and giving instructions, team discussion and evaluation
Scoring systems, tournament calculations, time management, statistics recording
Heart rate changes during exercise, forces in hockey actions, trajectory of ball flight
Spatial awareness, tactical positioning, understanding of playing areas and boundaries
Teamwork, resilience, managing competition, respect for others, leadership development
Central position allowing visual access to all pitches, rotate between games for closer observation
Monitor skill application, team cooperation, safety, and fair play across all matches
["Step in if dangerous play observed", "Support teams struggling with tactics", "Address any sportsmanship issues immediately", "Provide encouragement during difficult moments"]
Be ready to stop games briefly to highlight excellent examples of skill or sportsmanship
Multiple 20m x 15m areas for 3v3 games, minimum 2m between pitches
Dry, even surface free from hazards, goals securely positioned
Stop all games immediately if incident occurs, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid, continue tournament only when safe
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