Scottish Hockey coach and umpire workshops at the U18s Euros

Scottish Hockey will run coach and umpire workshops during the upcoming EuroHockey U18 Youth Championship II girls and boys event, offering a unique development opportunity for budding coaches and umpires. They will be held on Tuesday 26 July and Friday 29 July, in the evening, at the National Hockey Centre, Glasgow.

The workshops will allow delegates to watch the evening game then discuss observations with other attendees at half time and full time, as well as with leading coaches and umpires. The workshops offer a great opportunity to analyse teams from 12 different countries, while learning from the very best Scottish Hockey has to offer.

The coaching workshops will be led by FIH Coach and former National Squad Coach, Keith Joss (Tuesday) and Scotland U21 Men’s Coach Graham Moodie (Friday), and includes networking opportunities with other club or school coaches. Tuesday’s focus will be on attacking principles, while Friday’s focus will be on creating goal scoring opportunities.

The umpire workshops will be led by Ian Diamond, FIH Umpire on the Tuesday evening and Aileen Ross, FIH Umpire Manager on the Friday evening. Tuesday’s focus will be on positioning to enhance decision making, while Friday’s focus will be on using body language to enhance behaviour management.

With Glasgow hosting a European tournament it allows Scottish umpires the interesting opportunity to observe umpires from other countries. The workshop will also allow specific focus on areas of umpiring people don’t necessarily think about and raising awareness of good practice

Scottish Hockey organises continuous professional development opportunities for coaches and works with a number of external bodies to support the development and education of hockey coaches, including local authorities and sportscotland.

The EuroHockey Youth Championship II workshops will be held on 26th July (5.30pm) and 29th July (6.15pm) at the National Hockey Centre, Glasgow. The cost of attendance is £8, which provides entry to all matches that day and a reserved seat.

Reserve your place by emailing [email protected].

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