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As you may know, I’m working towards my level 2 coaching qualification. I need to submit some third party feedback in order to complete my portfolio.

I would therefore be most grateful if you would offer your opinions on my skills (or lack thereof) as a coach. Feel free to comment negatively or positively on my style and manner, the way I run the sessions, whether you liked agreed with or understood the content. You could comment on whether you thought it was appropriate to the level of hockey you are playing, too easy or too challenging.

All observations on these or any other aspects of coaching will be most welcome for me. I would love to hear your ideas on how I could make the sessions better, or more enjoyable.

Although this season I have been mainly coaching the men, I also welcome thoughts from the ladies I coached last season, or anyone I have ever coached!

In order to leave a comment, click the link at the bottom of this post. Please remember that this may be viewed by our junior members and choose your words accordingly !

Thanks in advance

Jim East

Below is copied from the Hampshire Website

Level 1 Umpire course – Southampton University on Sunday 10th October
The autumn umpiring course will be held at Southampton University, Wide Lane Sports Grounds, SO50 5PE, from 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday 10th October 2010. The morning session will cover core rules and umpiring skills, and includes a video, and session on the pitch. The afternoon session runs through the rest of the rule book and finishes with a written test.

Candidates must umpire at least 3 practice games in the months following the course, and then umpire one game watched by an assessor. To obtain the Level 1 Umpire award, candidates must pass the assessment within 2 years of passing the exam.

Clubs should use the pre-season to identify suitable candidates, and apply in good time using the application form on the Web Handbook and Dowloads page (click on ‘… More’ below). The form asks about umpiring experience, since the course can seem difficult for candidates who do not already umpire. The latter should try umpiring a few games, and then take the Portsmouth course in January, or leave it until April when there will be a course in Northeast Hampshire.

Clubs or potential candidates are welcome to call or email the Umpire Development Manager (see Committees page for contact details) with any questions.

Chris Horton
Umpire Development ManagerEntry Form

Dates 9th to the 13th August

Please complete a form: Universal application form

England Hockey – if anybody is interested I suggest you contact them direct. It may be possible to subsidise  you if you are willing to commit to supporting the junior section on Sunday Mornings!!

Hampshire Foundation Skills Poster

Hampshire Foundation 2010- Application Form

Season Coaching

Well crikey what a lot we’ve covered. Passing, receiving, hitting, pushing slapping, flicking, backhand hitting, short corners, shifting the point of attack, passing with disguise, goal scoring, tackling, defending and a partridge in a pear tree. I have enjoyed myself enourmously not least because you have all turned up, paid attention and done what I have asked. What coach could ask for anything more ?

I understand that both the 1st XI and the 3rd XI can secure promotion with wins on saturday – good luck to you all and remember, if you win I shall take all the credit thank to my brilliant coaching, but if you lose it’s all your own fault !

If I still have the job I shall see you all next season.

Jim East

Fordingbridge 6’s festival is coming soon, and Romsey are helping out.

So passing with disguise then – you all laughed didn’t you, when Carly and I were talking about selling the dummy and wrong footing defenders, and then you all did it brilliantly ! So there – I told you you were great didn’t I ?

Anyway, where was I ?

It is in fact an incredibly simple skill, but really effective. You should all practice passing with disguise, but as you have found, you can sell the dummy just as easily with a look, or a feint.

The act of preparing to pass in one direction very often causes the defender to commit to an attempt to intercept.

You can use this ruse to help complete passes, but also to beat a defender on the run.

OK – sorry for the late post – I’ve been very busy at work.

Right, the session 1 week ago we practised short corners. Above is a youtube vid from England hockey demonstrating the various skills and some variations.

The key point I want to make is the importance of, oh lets call it rhythm. Each part of the routine needs to be smoothly executed without delay but also without rush. If the rhythm is right everyone can anticipate and move early, so the routine is fast, but each individual player can move relatively slowly.

Well here’s a thing. I had been trying to build an animation to describe what I was trying to explain and failing miserably. God help you all, but here is a video of tiddly-winks on a coaching pad with me doing a voice over. If you are none the wiser after this, and want to demand a membership refund I’m not sure I’ll blame you, except to say, as my wife tires of hearing, I will get better at this.

These are the things we did in the rain, and what I hope you will get out of them :

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