Coach Hockey
If you are interested in coaching at primary, intermediate, secondary or club level please email the OHA Community Hockey Manager on coach@oha.org.nz to express your interest. There are always schools and clubs looking for volunteer coaches at all levels so no matter what your level of experience, we would love to hear from you.
Hockey New Zealand Coaching Courses
The first point of entry for all of our coaches is the "Coaching Ticket". This is a great 'introduction' to any of our Coaching Programmes and we highly recommend that you jump online and get this done first. There are also a variety of other small and short lessons that you can take part in online. Click here to register:- Hockey New Zealand Online Learning Page
There are also National Coaching Courses available for our coaches.
Coaching Foundation Players is for Coaches who are actively coaching youth and adult aged players through school, club, or association programmes. This is typically with teams outside of premier club and school grades. It is free to register and coaches gain access to online resources and lessons, as well as a range of workshop opportunities.
Coaching Competitive Players is for Coaches who are actively coaching youth and adult aged players and have been for 3 or more years. They are typically coaching school premier or reserve grades, or age group association teams. It is free to register and coaches will gain access to online resources and lessons, as well as a range of workshop opportunities.
Otago Hockey will run Face 2 Face Workshops for our Primary and Intermediate School Coaches. If you are interested in taking part in any of these courses, please do not hesitate to register your interest with Jolene. Email Contact - click here
Coaches Mentor Programme
A coaches mentoring structure that is helping upskill a large number of coaches in the Otago region has been developed. If you would like to be involved in this programme as either a mentor or a mentee, please contact Jolene on her email address coach@oha.org.nz today! This programme has limited spaces and must be applied for.
Coaching Resource
A 6-A-Side Coaching Guide, specifically aimed at our Year 5/6 Kiwi Sticks coaches is available here.
Yr 5/6 Kiwi Sticks 6-a-Side Coaching Guide
Coaching Workshops
Introduction to 6-a-side Coach Workshop
Aimed at coaches/managers/parents for teams in Ministicks and Kiwisticks (Years 3-6), our introduction to 6-a-side workshop will focus on getting the most out of the limited time you'll have together as a team. We'll look at how to coach basic skills, how to improve them, and how to encourage team play! As always, if you've got questions bring them along and we'll be able to structure sessions around your needs as well!
There will be two initial workshops in Term 2, 2025:
Intermediate 6-a-side Coaching Workshop
Aimed at coaches for teams in Kwiksticks (Year 7&8), this workshop will focus on building key aspects of the game now that we've transitioned from a quarter-turf to a half-turf. This will include: Basic team structures, positioning, creating meaningful trainings, and team-building.
There will be one initial workshop in Term 2, 2025
If you can't make a session, a combined year 3-8 catch up will be held later in the term. If you would like to attend this session please let Jolene know by emailing coach@oha.org.nz.
Secondary School & Club Coaching Workshops
For more information on these please contact our Pathways Manager on hockey@oha.org.nz
Hockey New Zealand also provide Online Coaching Modules, Training Activities, a Facebook page and Resource Hub for all coaches for their personal development, these include:
Spaces are limited, register now to secure your spot!Other Coaching Resources to support your Coaching
This page has links to videos on YouTube where the basics of hockey are demonstrated
and explained by hockey experts. The skills are broken down and well explained for coaches and players to understand.
Skills-by-Hertzberger.pptx - this links to a PowerPoint with a series of videos created by Jeroen Hertzberger, a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.
To watch HertzbergerTV click on the link below
HertzbergerTV - YouTube
Coaching-101-hockey-for-beginners.pptx - this links to a PowerPoint with a series of small videos from Team Singapore hockey player Laura Tan who talks us through the basic steps to the different types of skills in field hockey. Join her and SG Sports TV host Gary Yang on this journey towards improving your hockey basics.
Core-Base-Skills-Hitting-Pushing-Drags-Receiving.pptx - this links to a PowerPoint with a series of small videos from various sources on YouTube. Skills demonstrated
and explained are:
USA Hockey - Holding the stick and dribbling skills
Hockey Australia - Running with the Ball
North Harbour Hockey - Hitting
Hockey Australia - Hitting
Intense Hockey 30 second skills - Stationary Push
Hockey Australia - Stationary Push
World Camp USA - Left to Right dodge
Hockey Australia - Drag Left to Right
Core Hockey - V-Drag
ProSkills - Left to Right Drag
FIH - Umpiring
England-Coaching-Tips-v2.pptx - this links to a PowerPoint with a series of longer videos from England Hockey. The videos cover a range of skills including:
Defending skills
Receiving skills
Passing
Elimination skills
Dribbling
Making Space
Goal Scoring
Pressing
Otago-Hockey-Coach-Pressing-PowerPoint.pptx This PowerPoint shows different presses for defending teams.