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Field Hockey · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.3

First Skills

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 30 October 2026 · markdown

Holding the stick, the ready position, moving with the ball, the push pass, stopping the ball, the first dribble, the first tackle, shooting at goal, keeping the stick down and a first small game.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Holding the stickTake a test

  1. Everyone plays with the same grip: left hand at the end, right hand lower.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Grip · recall

  2. Beginners hold the stick with the hands about two adult fists apart.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  3. The basic grip is often called the double V grip.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  4. Hands apart give the push its control.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  5. The top (left) hand rotates the stick while the lower hand stays loose.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. A relaxed lower hand cushions the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. There is no left-handed stick, so everyone grips the same way.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  8. Left hand on top, V grip, right hand below, flat face to the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Grip · recall

  9. Hands close for dribbling, apart for the push, wide and low for stopping.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. The picture shows the standard hold, with the right hand further down the handle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Grip · applied

Test 2The ready positionTake a test

  1. Bent knees keep the player low and ready to move.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  2. A low stick is ready to stop or tackle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  3. Weight forward on the balls of the feet helps a quick start.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  4. Vision lets the player read the play.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  5. Standing tall with the stick up is the opposite of being ready.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. Being ready matters any time the ball can arrive.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. The KNHB/SAHA guide teaches: the player who lifts the stick first will lose the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  8. Build the stance from the ground up.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Ready, watch, move, receive.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. Low body, bent knees and a low stick make a good ready position.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

Test 3Moving with the ballTake a test

  1. Running with the ball under control is dribbling.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  2. The ball stays ahead and to the right, close to the stick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  3. Keeping the stick on the ball when approached makes it hard to tackle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  4. Good vision means seeing the ball and the surroundings.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  5. Dribble into open space and accelerate.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  6. The guide notes that dribbling to the left is easier than to the right.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  7. With the stick rolled over, the player can carry the ball on the left side.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Receive, look, move the ball into space, accelerate.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  9. The less often the stick touches the ball, the faster a player can go.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. Running with the ball kept on the stick is dribbling.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

Test 4The push passTake a test

  1. In a push the stick stays in contact with the ball and there is no backswing.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  2. The push gives good control and quick, accurate passing.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  3. In a push both the ball and the stick head are in contact with the ground.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Push) · recall

  4. Facing the target makes the pass accurate.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. The weight transfer forward gives the push its pace.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. The follow-through points the stick at where the ball is going.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. The push is the accurate short pass.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · applied

  8. Set up behind the ball, step in, push, finish.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  9. No backswing for the push, a short one for the slap, a full one for the hit.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  10. No backswing and the stick in contact with the ball: a push.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · applied

Test 5Stopping the ballTake a test

  1. Track the ball until it touches the stick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  2. Tilting the stick forward keeps the ball from bouncing over it.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  3. The guide notes that receiving from the left is easier.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  4. Soft hands absorb the pace of the ball.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  5. Getting the body behind the line of the ball makes the stop safer.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. A good receive leads straight into the next action.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  7. Receiving in front sets the ball up for the next pass.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Line, stick, eyes, soft hands.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  9. Faster balls and balls from the right are harder for young players.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  10. Tracking the ball to the stick is the first rule of receiving.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

Test 6The first dribbleTake a test

  1. A dodge (or elimination) takes the ball past a defender.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  2. Dodges are first practised in front of still obstacles.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  3. Keeping the stick on the ball protects it.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  4. Changes of pace and direction unbalance a defender.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  5. The guide asks players to keep the ball where they can see the surroundings too.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  6. Moving the ball left is the easier first dodge.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  7. Beating a defender opens space to accelerate into.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  8. Approach, slow, change direction, accelerate.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  9. From straight lines to cones to a live opponent.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  10. Taking the ball past a defender is a dodge.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

Test 7The first tackleTake a test

  1. A tackle stops an opponent keeping the ball, played with the stick.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Tackle) · recall

  2. In a block tackle the stick goes low to block the ball's path.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  3. A jab is a quick stab at the ball with the left hand extended.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  4. A low stick and body position give a stronger tackle.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  5. Tackle when the ball comes off the attacker's stick.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  6. A tackle must be made without body contact.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.13 · recall

  7. The reverse tackle covers an attacker on the defender's weak, left side.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  8. Close down, get low, block, then play on.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  9. The jab reaches furthest with one hand extended.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  10. Low and across the line of the ball: that is how a block tackle looks.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · applied

Test 8Shooting at goalTake a test

  1. Goals count only when played by an attacker in the circle.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 8.1 · recall

  2. First look up, then shoot.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  3. Corners are furthest from the goalkeeper's reach.

    Source: General field hockey reference · recall

  4. A push can be released quickly and accurately.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  5. Redirecting the ball's path into goal is a deflection.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Deflect) · recall

  6. Shooting is built up from a stationary ball, then from a dribble and a pass.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  7. Following the shot gives a second chance from the rebound.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  8. Receive, look, shoot, follow.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  9. From a still ball to shooting on the move.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  10. Low corners are the hardest for the goalkeeper to reach.

    Source: General field hockey reference · applied

Test 9Keeping the stick downTake a test

  1. A low stick is ready to receive and tackle and keeps others safe.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan · recall

  2. Players must not lift the stick over the heads of other players.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.2 · recall

  3. Players must hold their stick and not use it dangerously.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.2 · recall

  4. A wild swing near others is dangerous.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  5. Danger covers any action putting players at risk.

    Source: USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025) · recall

  6. A low stick is ready to block passes and shots.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · recall

  7. Celebrations must not put others in danger.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.1 · recall

  8. Low stick before and after every action.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide · applied

  9. The lower the stick, the safer for everyone nearby.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.2 · recall

  10. A stick raised high near others is dangerous.

    Source: FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.2 · applied

Test 10A first small gameTake a test

  1. Mini hockey starts with 1 v 1, then 3 v 3, 6 v 6, 8 v 8 and 11 v 11.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  2. The steps are 1 v 1, 3 v 3, 6 v 6, 8 v 8 and 11 v 11.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  3. Smaller fields with fewer players mean more intensive involvement.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  4. The plan aims for a pleasant, safe, dynamic environment adapted to the group.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  5. Mini hockey is played with adapted rules.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  6. Rotating positions gives every child varied experience.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Coaching Concepts · recall

  7. The fifth year of the plan, ages 11 to 12, moves from 8 v 8 to eleven-a-side.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  8. The KNHB/SAHA plan grows the game step by step.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · recall

  9. Warm-up, skill, game, cool-down.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Training Principles · recall

  10. Three against three is the second step of the mini-hockey plan.

    Source: KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan · applied

Sources

KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, USA Field Hockey 101, NFHCA notes, FIH history and official results; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Field Hockey - Rules of Hockey).

  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide31
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Skill development plan28
  • USA Field Hockey, Field Hockey 101 (2025)16
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Mini Hockey Plan8
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.24
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Grip3
  • General field hockey reference2
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Push)1
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Tackle)1
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.131
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 8.11
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Terminology (Deflect)1
  • FIH Rules of Hockey 2027 (player's view), Rule 9.11
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Coaching Concepts1
  • KNHB/SAHA Field Hockey Activity Guide, Training Principles1