PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Hooking into Hockey
Celebrating the
Chinese New Year
To celebrate and welcome the Year of Pig for Chinese Lunar New Year ( February 5-19 ), the Languages Faculty arranged for a Lion Dance Performance at the Preparatory School .
This traditional and skilful cultural performance was accompanied by the loud beat of gongs and drums , much to the delight of the students !
Hook into Hockey is the official Hockey Australia Junior Program that gives young boys and girls the opportunity to learn the basic skills of the game in a fun and safe environment . The basis of the program is to develop the participant ’ s skill over the duration of the program ( generally 8 weeks ), with a major focus on playing the game in a safe manner .
Sessions are designed with the idea of providing participants the basic skills required to become involved in a game of hockey . Sessions are broken up into the following :
• Session 1 – Learning the Basic Skills
• Session 2 – Dribbling
• Session 3 – Passing and Stealing / tackling
• Session 4 – Game Focus
• Session 5 – Dribbling
• Session 6 – Passing
• Session 7 – Stealing / Tackling
• Session 8 – Game Focus
The Guildford Grammar School Hook into Hockey Program has been well supported by the Preparatory School students over the years . Our coaches are wellqualified and very good at delivering this program in the way it is intended .
We like to work on a 1:10 maximum ratio of coach to player . This year we are fortunate enough to have this down to 1:9 . Our Coach , Eve West , has been involved in junior programs in Australia and the UK and has structured the sessions around the abilities of the participants . We have a very skillful and quick learning group in 2019 .
Hook into Hockey is advertised through the Bulletin and in the Preparatory School Clubs program . Anyone seeking further information can contact Mr Phil Marshall on phil . marshall @ ggs . wa . edu . au
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