Field Hockey · Niveau 8 : Expert · Sous-niveau 8.3
Planning Sessions and a Season
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How a coach plans: the three parts of a session, what the warm-up is built on, the two halves of the core, the ending, the conditions of a training plan, progression, the season plan, match-day preparation, evaluating a session and simple organisation.
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Test 1The three parts of a sessionFaire un test
Introduction, core and ending.
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It sets the tone for training.
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Techniques and tactics are learned in the core.
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Intensity falls back towards rest.
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The warm-up builds up to full work.
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A match-like game crowns the session.
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Objectives drive the choice of activities.
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Warm-up, work, cool-down.
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The core splits into practice and play.
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The core ends with a game application.
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Test 2Building the warm-upFaire un test
Warm-ups prepare the body on purpose.
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Warm-ups fit the group in front of the coach.
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Cold days and small spaces change the plan.
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A themed warm-up leads into the core.
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Long explanations eat the warm-up.
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The warm-up reads and lifts the group's mood.
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Warm muscles are less easily hurt.
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From gentle to match pace.
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Players, mood, conditions, theme.
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External conditions change the warm-up.
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Test 3The coreFaire un test
Skills are learned, then used in a game.
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Usually only two phases fit in one session.
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The game shows whether the skill transfers.
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Rule tweaks force the behaviour the coach wants.
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Tactical principles start in the core.
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Practice ends at match conditions.
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Games train the whole player.
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Learn, refine, speed up, apply.
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From drill to game.
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The core moves from practice to play.
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Test 4The endingFaire un test
The body eases back to rest.
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Plans are adjusted as needed.
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Gentle running helps the body slow down.
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Familiar stretches close the session.
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Warmth helps muscles recover.
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Reflection fixes the lesson.
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Plans change in response to evaluation.
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Jog, stretch, wash.
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Play, ease off, reflect.
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The ending brings intensity down.
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Test 5Conditions of a training planFaire un test
One clear goal focuses the session.
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A complete plan covers the whole game.
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Sessions must include everyone.
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Hard focus and fun both have a place.
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Each session builds on the last.
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Safety is always a condition.
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Short- and long-term plans fit together.
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Season, week, session.
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Goal first, review last.
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Every session has one key goal.
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Test 6La progressionFaire un test
Direction changes make a skill harder.
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A smaller area means less time.
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Opposition is the real test.
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Speed comes after control.
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Variety keeps players learning.
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Mastery is the cue to progress.
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Players' own ideas help them grow.
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Direction, space, then pressure.
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Add movement, then opposition.
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A smaller area raises the difficulty.
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Test 7The season planFaire un test
Fitness and team-building start the year.
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The base for the season is laid early.
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Match weeks balance load and recovery.
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Bodies and minds need a break.
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Blocks link sessions to season goals.
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What happens on match day shapes the next sessions.
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Plans must suit the whole squad.
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Build, compete, recover.
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Recover, work, sharpen, play.
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Fitness work comes before the league starts.
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Test 8Match-day preparationFaire un test
Drills sit with running and stretching in the physical part.
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Older children can also prepare mentally.
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Preparation is part of the match.
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Young children warm up by playing.
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Imagining the game prepares the mind.
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Information helps the plan.
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Very young players simply play with the ball.
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Talk, body, ball, mind.
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From easy to fast.
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Mental preparation is part of match day.
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Test 9Évaluer une séanceFaire un test
Evaluation measures the session.
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Players' answers show what stuck.
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Positive reflection builds confidence.
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It checks the session's intensity.
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Progress shows only over many sessions.
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Notes link one session to the next.
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Asking players is the simplest check.
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Learning, positives, effort.
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Do, ask, note, adjust.
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Asking players is part of evaluation.
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Test 10Simple organisationFaire un test
Simple set-ups give maximum activity.
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Lines already on the field save time.
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More touches mean more learning.
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Shared jobs build responsibility.
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Everyone must see and hear the coach.
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Glare and distractions break attention.
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Prepared areas save time.
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Plan, area, kit, people.
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Everyone helps put things away.
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A good position keeps attention on the coach.
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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 Guide88
- General field hockey reference12