Deliver - coach - getting started | england hockey

Deliver - coach - getting started | england hockey


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Whether it is introducing someone to the game for the first time, working with a club side or engaging with the performance environment across Great Britain, the coach is a critical factor


in determining the quality of a player’s experience. WHAT IS A GREAT HOCKEY COACH? Great hockey coaches can be defined by FOUR KEY CHARACTERISTICS SELF – Coaches who know themselves and why


they coach, striving to continually develop and improve PLAYER - Coaches who build effective and sustainable relationships, with and around the player, to support their wants and needs. 


ENVIRONMENT - Coaches who are architects of environments that optimise learning, where players feel valued and actively participate in their own development. GAME - Coaches who develop their


knowledge and understanding of hockey appropriate to the participant need. For more information on these characteristics and how to effectively recruit and develop great coaches please


follow the links below