Strengths Expansion Weaknesses ExpansionRotation of players through the kits.

We had 6 kits of which only 2 or 3 were full kits from head to toe. Within the time we had (50 minutes) all the participants got a go in goal either in full or half kit.

More kits = more time in goal

For the session to allow each player more time in goal we could have done with at least 12 kits. This would have meant we could have had one participant in goal and half way through the activity another participant could have been “kitting up” so there was minimal swap over time and each person would have got more time in goal.

Reciprocal sheets supported the video from the warm up activity.

In the warm up activity we split the group up into small groups so they could watch and discuss the video. The video showed various safety and technical points that the students then discussed and would then use when they were in goal. The Reciprocal sheets re-iterated some of these points such as “not kicking the ball across the body”. This also allowed some guided discovery teaching.

Variance in ability and progressions

There was such a variance in ability and it being the first time everyone had been in goal we didn’t know what the standard was going to be. Making it harder to give personal goals or targets and have as progressions for those who needed it.

Layout and coaching

With the way we had the pitch and groups organized (a group of 5-6 in each or the 6 goals around the pitch) we were able to see all the groups at once and took two groups each. This way we were able to give the all the groups (roughly) equal amounts of coaching and attention.

Warm up The Warm up should have been smaller groups straight away and also the competition element removed. This would have meant the participants were more focused on the movements and 100% inclusion rate.

All round positive feedback.

All the feedback we received from the participants was positive and every participant learnt something new that day. Some of the participants also said that after the session they participated in they were a lot more motivated and confident to teach goalkeeping in schools.

Use of ICT. Having a visual stimulus from the video at the beginning the participants were able to see what basic techniques they would need to use in the session.

Using the ipads to film we were able to give individual feed back but also show other participants the video so the group could do some peer feedback.

Safe session. Due to not having all full

kits we had to adapt the session slightly. For example we used tennis balls for those who weren’t in full kit as if the participant got hit with a tennis ball they weren’t going to get seriously injured.

We made sure that the kit was on properly before they started.

Making sure that all the

groups were spaced out to remove possibilities of field players not stepping on balls or running into each other.

Session adaptations

Due to the weather making it cold and wet we made sure that the participants were standing still for as little time as possible, so in the drills they were constantly moving. But the movements they were using were relevant to hockey and goal keeping specific movements.