Coaching Club – How do I deliver great experiences ?
For more information and support on how to embed the Development Themes into your coaching , check out the What to Coach Workshops or the Hockey Hub .
The central premise of hockey is an invasion , team and skill-based sport . You either have the ball or don ’ t have the ball . The objective of hockey is simple , to score goals and stop the opposition from scoring .
Principles of the Game have been identified to provide a common language in how coaches and players talk about and understand hockey , and as a natural by-product , produce scholars of the game .
The Principles of the Game are hockey ’ s truest objectives . For example , if ever the game changed to 9v9 ; as an invasion game , these principles would remain the same .
They have been developed to simplify the complex by embedding an understanding of skill development and the game itself .
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