West Herts and the England Hockey Leadership Award
As we are seeing robust growth in junior membership and the volume of fixtures we're playing, there's an ever increasing need for further support on the pitch in terms of coaching, umpiring and team management. For our young people, West Herts is not only looking to develop successful hockey players, but also well rounded individuals who can take the skills that they gain whilst at the club and can transfer them to other settings, in their personal and future professional lives. As a result, West Herts HC is committed to the development of all of its members and volunteers.
The Leadership Award
The England Hockey Leadership Award aims to provide a suite of leadership content and training for leaders aged 13 years or older.
It is aimed at those junior players who would like to learn more about the game and/or who may like to get involved in leadership roles at the club or in future.
Course Structure
The course will cover the following areas and has been adapted by us at West Herts to provide the most relevant experience possible:
Introduction to Leadership (roughly 20%)
Delivering hockey warm-ups and training sessions (i.e. coaching) (roughly 50%)
The Rules and Umpiring (roughly 35%)
For more details about the award please click on this link: http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=1485
Why should you take part?
The course has a number of potential objectives, each of which may appeal to different people. These may include:
Understanding what makes a good leader
Becoming confident in running a fun warm-up game and stretching routine at the start of a session
Learning how we can be effective coaches through questioning methods
Gaining a base level of knowledge of the rules of hockey
Improving confidence umpiring younger age groups
Gaining confidence in leading groups and public speaking.
There are also other reasons to take part:
The course is fun, informative and led by highly qualified and experienced club members.
It is an award that you can put on your CV.
The award is a good grounding for other qualifications such as coaching or umpiring.
If you eventually decide to become a coach or umpire you can be paid for your time.
The course will combine a mixture of classroom-based presentations, group work, videos and discussions, as well as pitch time to gain some hands-on experience.
When and Where is it run?
We will host the course at our main pitch and pavilion: The New Field, Coningesby Drive, Watford, WD17 3BD.
- An email will be sent out to all West Herts members regarding the date of the next course