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Scottish Hockey logoScottish Hockey - UKCC Level 1 course

17th, 18th & 19th April 2009

Brae Synthetic Pitch

Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 9-5pm & Sunday 9-5pm

Tutors from Scottish Hockey will be in Shetland to deliver this course, that is the second coaching award in the Scottish Hockey coaching scheme, after the initial Leaders Award. This is the first time that this new United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC) endorsed course will run in Shetland and is a great opportunity for any hockey players to get into coaching, to develop their sport and to improve their own playing skills.

The course will cover both theory and practical elements, including:

  • Coaching styles
  • Warm-ups
  • Grip & moving with the ball
  • Receiving
  • Goalscoring
  • Small game play
  • Health and safety
  • Rules of the game

International hockey - Scotland v Ireland JuniorsAn outline timetable for the course is available here (Word file 285Kb).

Participants should be a minimum of 16 years of age and have experience of playing hockey and/or have attended a Leader's course previously.

The course is being organised in partnership with Shetland Ladies Hockey Association.

 

Application Process & Costs
Volunteer hockey players
from local Clubs

Anyone not directly involved
with local clubs; or paid staff

Please return application form and payment through Club reps to Shetland Ladies Hockey Association. These places will be subsidised by the Association and so are offered to local hockey players for £50.00 per participant. Please make cheques payable to "SLHA".
Please return application forms and payment to Hayfield House, as below. The cost of these places will be £100.00 per person - please make cheques payable to "Shetland Islands Council"
Application forms are available for download here (PDF file 117Kb).

Application forms should be returned to either the SLHA or to Hayfield House as below by Monday 23rd March 2009 :

For more information, please contact: SIC logo

Shetland Islands Council, Sport & Leisure Service,
Hayfield House, Hayfield Lane, Lerwick
Shetland, ZE1 0QD

Telephone: 01595 744006
or e-mail community.development@shetland.gov.uk