Remainder of the season:-
Coach volunteers are ALLWAYS required ... please let Mark or John know of your availability.
| Date | Mark Fonseca | John Nash | Mac McCran | Nick Roberts | Coach tba | Coach tba | Coach tba |
| 27th February | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
| 5th March | Y | Y | Y | N | |||
| 12th March | Y | ? | Y | Y | |||
| 19th March | Y | ? | ? | Y | |||
STIX SKILLS … A first class resource for young hockey players
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.
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.
-Shooting skills
-Passing skills
-Tackling skills
-Flick shots on goal
-Zig-zag runs
-The wide-drag and lifting skills
We intend to 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 is shown 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.
07-Nov Complete Stix 1 Tests and Prepare Stix 2
14-Nov Prepare Stix 2
21-Nov Stix 2 Tests and Prepare Stix 3
28-Nov Prepare Stix 3
05-Dec Prepare Stix 3
12-Dec Stix 3 Tests and Prepare Stix 4 - POSTPONED due to inclement weather
19-Dec Christmas Break
26-Dec Christmas Break
02-Jan Prepare Stix 3
09-Jan Prepare Stix 4
16-Jan Stix 3 Tests and Prepare Stix 4
23-Jan Prepare Stix 4
30-Jan Prepare Stix 4
06-Feb Stix 4 Tests and Prepare Stix 5
13-Feb Prepare Stix 6
20-Feb Half Term
27-Feb Stix 5 Tests and Prepare Stix 6
05-Mar Stix 6 Tests
12-Mar Reserve - Complete missing tests
19-Mar Presentations
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):-
1. Passing
4. Shooting with flick slap pass
5. Jab tackle
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