Big Question:

How can effective shooting and defending skills help your team control the game?

Key Objectives:

• • Develop shooting techniques from close range under pressure
• • Demonstrate defending and attacking skills in game situations

Big Question:

How can we use long corners as strategic opportunities to create goal-scoring chances in hockey?

Key Objectives:

• • Devise and perform effective warm-up activities that focus on ball movement over short distances
• • Execute long corner routines as part of a coordinated team strategy

Big Question:

How can defenders use intelligent positioning and communication to prevent attackers from scoring goals?

Key Objectives:

• • To identify which players need to be marked to prevent attacks
• • To use speed and agility to maintain effective defensive positioning

Big Question:

How can we use defensive positioning and movement to control where opponents attack?

Key Objectives:

• • Master the banana run technique to channel opponents away from dangerous central areas
• • Apply channelling principles to force attackers onto their weaker side

Big Question:

How can we use strategic positioning and timing to create effective attacking opportunities from defensive hit outs?

Key Objectives:

• • Recognise when and where a hit out should be taken to restart a game
• • Execute the hit out as a defender and position themselves to support the hit out taker

Big Question:

How can we use strategic thinking and advanced skills like the Indian dribble to outmaneuver opponents in competitive hockey matches?

Key Objectives:

• • To work cooperatively to implement attacking and defending strategies in game situations
• • To master the Indian dribble technique and apply it effectively in competitive play