Coaching for Junior Hockey / Mini-hockey at Chesterfield Hockey Club

Why volunteer for Coaching?

Rewarding experience
Improve your Curriculum Vitae
Get valuable work experience with children
Chance to get support and funding for level 1 (or higher) coaching/umpiring courses (Must be discussed with mini hockey coordinator first)
Travel expenses paid within reason for regular coach volunteers - you need to let Paul / John know of your regular availability.
Make new friends
Opportunity to become the next junior hockey organiser!
Don't be unnecessarily put off by the need for DBS check (the Club will look after that with you) or the latest issue about adults transporting children (see the EHA note)

Goalkeeping Coaching

Andrew Phillips is a member of a select group of around 100 hockey coaches in the United Kingdom who have passed England Hockey Board's Goalkeeping Bronze Award Certification. This is the only accredited England Hockey Board goalkeeper's coaching qualification. He and Shane Hale, a former 1st XI goalkeeper help in our junior section and may be able to run Goalkeeping courses when there is sufficient interest.

Derbyshire Junior Development Centre

You may be eligible to attend one or more JDCs - please see JDC leaflet and parental letter. Download a Player Registration Form to fill in if you intend to attend.

End of Season

There will be a prize distribution session at the end of the season.

Stix Skills Awards:-

A first class resource for young hockey players

Who are STIX SKILLS for?

The STIX SKILLS resource pack is developed specifically for young players - in schools, for those in Years 7, 8 and 9 and in clubs - for those aged between 11 and 14 years. It is fun, skilfull and full of challenge.

We in Chesterfield Hockey Club are preparing our youngsters for the Skills Tests for all age groups up to 14.

What does it involve?

The young players are invited to attempt six skill challenges - all of them against the clock. They are awarded points based on their speed and skill performance. When the results for each of the 6 skill tests are totted up, the young player achieves one of four possible Awards. The Awards are Gold, Silver, Bronze or STIX Cub. Gold is the highest level Award.

What are the skill tests?

Shooting skills
Passing skills
Tackling skills
Flick shots on goal
Zig-zag runs
The wide-drag and lifting skills

We run the six tests throughout the season at intervals of two or three weeks. We'll run all the tests again towards the end of the season for any youngster who's missed one or more tests. A full draft programme will be published below.

At the end of the season, there will be a presentation session with certificates and maybe a prize or two for the best in each age group.

Stix Downloads

This link allows you to download a brief description of each Stix Skill test. (PDF file of 665 Kb in size)

The remaining links allow you to view a description of each Skill Test with a simple animation (click your mouse in the picture area, or on the small arrow in the picture area for instructions):-

Junior Hockey (Mini-hockey) - Coaching