School Games Festival and Game Guidance

Additional resources to assist with the delivery of hockey as part of the School Games.

Slough Go Girls Tournament. Girls from Schools playing Hockey

Hockey is an established part of School Games activity in many parts of the country. Our current offer includes both inter and intra- school formats, for both primary and secondary schools, all of which can be accessed through the School Games website.

More information and resources to assist with the delivery of these formats can be found below:

Skill Station Format

Built on a series of small-sided, fun, easy-to-play games suitable for all and focusing on the key skills of hockey.
Players rotate around the different skill stations as part of an intra or inter-school festival
Points can be awarded, and recorded on this scorecard, for performance (number of goals scored, number of passes made etc) or behaviour aligned to School Games values (honesty, teamwork etc), or they can just be played just for fun.
Games are all inclusive and can be easily modified to meet the needs of all players, and our new Primary Scheme of Work document can help support delivery as part of the curriculum, or extra-curricular activity, in addition to the School Games festivals.

Quicksticks 4 vs 4

The traditional Quicksticks game based on a 4v4 format is still an option for those looking for a more competitive offer.  
The small-sided game can be played on any surface, and uses a larger, lighter, and safer ball.  Children find this competitive offer fun, fast and exciting the full rules are available to read for further details.

In2Hockey for secondary schools is a small-sided game played 6-a-side without goalkeepers, or 7-a-side with goalkeepers.
It helps young players develop their hockey skills and techniques and to provide a gradual progression into the 11-a-side version of the game.

School Games Delivery Cards, Full rules and Advisory Guidelines are available to view and download.

We have devised a new Young Leaders resource that supports the delivery of skill station festivals at primary schools.
Training content is available to help young leaders feel more confident to deliver hockey and gain leadership experience through volunteering.
Content can be delivered by SGO's, teachers or other suitable people, using School Games Festival Challenge Cards and Tutor notes.
Additional support for Young Leaders in other formats can be found on the Leadership section of the website.

Learn more about the School Games formats for your chosen age group (Primary or Secondary)

The layout is similar with each document providing information in the following order for:

SGOs (highlighted pink) to support delivery of inter-competition and advocacy of the sport to schools
Schools (highlighted green) to support delivery of intra-competition and curricular sport
Young people (highlighted blue) to set up and deliver the proposed format activities

During the school year England Hockey run free online training courses, suitable for teachers and SGOs, to assist with delivery of hockey in schools. All details of courses are found be found on the Hockey Hub.

The Hockey Hub shop has all the equipment schools require to successfully deliver hockey including sticks, balls, goals, resource cards, equipment bags and more.