Free resources, courses and lessons for our hockey community to access. Register now by clicking the login button and following the prompts. Check out the Getting Started Guide for more info or view what courses are available below.
Available Courses
COACHES
Coaching Small Sticks
This course is for anyone who wants to understand more about Small Sticks. It is for a coach, parent helper, supporter, or manager. There is no assessment, and information can be revisited at any time. There are four lessons covering training, games, why kids play sport, and understanding the rules. Everything you need to know to support a Small Sticks programme.
Coaching Fundamentals
This course is for any coaches wanting to refresh on the basics. It includes information on the essential skills, key principles to help you design a training session, understanding how to coach a training and game, and key tips for working with youth and adult aged players. It is great for new coaches and a nice refresher for current or returning coaches.
Coaching Goalkeepers
This course is for coaches and the wider hockey community wanting to understand more about developing goalkeepers. It covers everything from how to put on the equipment to the key basics of glove saves, stance, and kicks. Enjoy learning from internationally experienced coaches and goalkeepers.
National
Coaching
Ticket
This National Online Coaching Course is essentially your Warrant of Fitness for Coaching. It is designed to cover off the essential information coaches need to understand how to conduct their role for the safety of their players and themselves and provides information about current resources. All Coaches are encouraged to have a current Coaching Ticket.
CIP PROGRAMME
Coaching of Introductory Players Programme
This National Coaching Programme is for Coaches who are actively coaching youth and adult aged players through school, club, or association programmes. This is typically with teams outside of premier club and school grades. It is free to register and coaches gain access to online resources and lessons, as well as a range of workshop opportunities.
CFP PROGRAMME
Coaching of Foundation Players Programme
This National Programme is for Coaches who are actively coaching youth and adult aged players and have been for 3 or more years. They are typically coaching school premier or reserve grades, or age group association teams. It is free to register and coaches will gain access to online resources and lessons, as well as a range of workshop opportunities.
PARTICIPATION
Inclusion - A Response to Discrimination
This Sport NZ developed course is for the wider hockey community. It is designed to help understand what an inclusive, supportive and safe environment looks like and the impact of our actions on people. It will also explore ways that you can support others who may face discrimination in the sector.
Protecting against Competition Manipulation
This Sport NZ developed course is for anyone involved across the sport and recreation section. It will help identify how competition manipulation can occur and the threats it brings to individuals and their competition or sport.
Aktive - Good Sports
Good Sports® is a Aktive and Sport NZ initiative designed for adults supporting children's sport. The course focuses on how to create positive sporting experiences for children and young people. It does this by supporting and educating parents, caregivers, coaches, teachers and sport leaders, who all contribute to children’s sport.
OTHER
Digital Safety
This Sport NZ developed course will allow you to gain a better understanding of the responsibilities and risks involved when capturing and using individuals information.
The course provides an understanding of what is Digital Safety and offer practical everyday actions to understand how to keep individuals information safe.
ABOUT THE ONLINE PORTAL
The Online Learning Portal is designed to provide a range of online resources and lessons for coaches and support the delivery of our National Coach Development Programmes. Coaches can access the portal from the comfort of their own home and at a time that best suits them.
The portal provides our hockey community with:
- FREE access to public learning courses and resources
- Inclusion in a National database to support future initiatives
- Access to National Coach Development Programmes information and resources
The portal includes both public resources for coaches and registration only national coach development programmes. Moving forward, the portal intends to expand to provide support for parents and administrators in addition to coaches and officials.
If you have any questions regarding the portal please refer to the FAQ's that provides information about the portal and if required, contact details for the Community Coaching Manager at Hockey New Zealand.
