School Sport Unit

Modified Hockey

There is no additional professional learning/accreditation required for activities where:

• Hockey skills are developed through modified activities and games
• typically participated in as a non-competitive school sport program
• modified equipment is used

• examples may include Minkey Hockey and Hockey 7's.

Modified Hockey teaching resources

• Sport education teaching resource - Hockey 
• Playing for life - Hockey companion book

Hockey

There is recommended professional learning and accreditation for activities that are:

• played competitively following the rules of the game. As part of either:  
  • an interschool event, or 
  • the Representative School Sport Pathway. 

Courses found in the below links are available for teachers to obtain recommended qualifications:  

• Hockey Australia - Hockey Ed courses
  • Hockey Australia - Foundation lead coach (level 1)
• School Sport Unit - Recognising and responding to concussion

Hockey teaching resources

• Hockey Australia coaching resources
• HockeyEd online learning (account required)

Handbooks

• NSWPSSA Hockey handbook
• NSWCHSSA Hockey handbook

Sport safety guidelines

When teaching or coaching Hockey, schools must adhere to the below Sport and Physical Activity Policy implementation documents: 

• Requirements for all sport and physincal activity (PDF 466KB) 
• Sport safety guidelines - Hockey