Hockey - Freeze and Thaw

By Smart Coach
Part of Year 3-5 - Lesson 2 - Passing

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Author: Smart Coach
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This game is made up of three types of players: dribblers, taggers and savers. The dribblers will dribble the ball around the playing area trying to maintain control of the ball at all times. The taggers job is to run around and try and tag the dribblers (this person has no hockey stick or ball; they use a tagging spike to tag the dribblers). Once a dribbler has been tagged they hold their stick horizontally in front of their body to show they have been tagged. The savers job is to come and complete 2 passes with the dribbler, to free them. The savers wear a bib and only have a hockey stick not a ball. Taggers are not allowed to tag savers. When the coach blows the whistle the taggers and savers will swap roles with a dribbler. The ratio of each of the groups depends on the number and ability of the students you are working with. Generally for a class group of 25 you would start with 2 taggers, 4 savers and the rest dribblers. You may need to modify this; for example reduce the number of taggers and increase the number of savers.