hockey development the creative way
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HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT
The Creative Way
Jaap Suyk The Netherlands
WHAT IS HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT?
• To bring hockey in your country to a higher level;
• To promote the sport in his best possible way: field – indoor & beach hockey;
• To create the maximum number of clubs & talents;
• To have a national team what serves national sport and not the other way around;
• We believe in the creative way: not focusing on artificial pitches but on hockey.
STEP 1 : BENJAMIN HOCKEY
BENJAMINS : 6-12 YEARS
• U7-U8 leagues 3 vs 3 (no goal keeper);
• U9-U10 leagues 6 vs 6 (with goal keeper);
• U11-U12 leagues 8 vs 8 (with goal keeper);
• How interact with this age groups? Hockey school at (private) schools as an after school activity and create talents for Benjamin hockey;
• Dutch clubs have a new age group Funnies, U5 & U6 without competition only 2x training per week.
BENJAMIN TRAINING
Training & Fun Goal keeper school
BUSINESS MODEL HOCKEY SCHOOL
• 1-2 hours per week at (private) school;
• Program equal to school periods;
• Parents pay 3-5 euro per training or 120 – 200 euro per year;
• Indoor or outside facility;
• Don’t mix age groups, max. 2 years difference;
• Can start at age of 4 years.
PRIVATE CLUBS FOR BENJAMIN
• In most countries employees of multinationals have a private club;
• To entertain parents and children;
• Tennis, soccer, swimming pool etc;
• Investigate the opportunities for Benjamin hockey 6-12 years on saturdays;
• Like hockeyschools these Benjamins can be refer to hockey clubs.
NEXT STEP : BEACH HOCKEY
PERFECT & SIMPLE WAY FOR HOCKEY PROMOTION
BEACH HOCKEY: THINK ABOUT IT
Simple way
• Most countries have beaches and sandy place to play;
• Rules are easy and no big investments;
• Suitable for each age group.
Light weight sticks
HOCKEY MATERIALS EASY TO BUY?
• Start with one shop close to hockey stadium/club to supply hockey materials;
• As federation make a deal with 2-3 hockey brands famous for quality;
• Bring these brands to the shop, later expand the shops;
• Companies with full range like sticks, mouth protection, goal keeper equipment, bags etc;
• Focus on kids sticks with nice designs to promote the sport.
EXAMPLE OF A BIG SHOP IN THE NETHERLANDS
HOCKEYCLUBS ONLY WAY TO MOVE
• Hockey clubs only way to make steps forwards;
• Focus on Benjamin hockey first & to intergrate U7-U12 leagues;
• Hockey academies if hockey clubs are to comprehensive to start;
• Always have a paid membership – don’t start hockey on voluntary basis;
• More clubs then start a hockey league.
HOCKEY CLUBS
• Needs to have a good youth developing plan;
• Work with good quality and educated trainers;
• And have a week to week program different per age group;
• Interact with hockey academies, schools and universities.
FEDERATION ALWAYS MAKE YOUR BUSINESS
• Federations make costs and should not rely on sponsors only;
• Dutch Federation asks membership per club, per player and per team;
• The more clubs the more income;
• Sponsors are important but not life depending.
ARTIFICIAL PITCHES ALTERNATIVES
Sandy pitches• Water pitches should the last step not
the first;
• Netherlands started with sandy filled artificial pitches;
• 70 – 80% sandy pitches in NL;
• Saves 200,000 to 300,000 euro per pitch.
Club example
INDOOR HOCKEY
• Most universities – Colleges have indoor facilities;
• Investment only side bars;
• Easy to start university league;
• But make sure indoor sticks are available.
GOOD BASIS TO START
Snap floors NL
• To start indoor hockey inside or outside;
• For the investment of 5% of a water pitch;
• Other alternatives/brands available.
Indoor hockey outside
TWO HOCKEY CLUBS WITH TEMPORARY INDOOR FACILITY
AHBC Amsterdam HC Leonidas - Rotterdam
EXTRA DEVELOPMENT IDEAS
• CISM – Military Sport Federation organizes many events;
• But no hockey, beach & indoor hockey are simple to create;
• Enough partnerships between local CISM federations, hockey federations and FIH/BHF possible;
• World cup indoor/beach hockey CISM?
• FISU – University Sport Federation same cocept;
• Field hockey was not a success;
• Most countries don’t have access to artificial pitches at universities;
• But for indoor and beach hockey no big challenges;
• FISU indoor/beach hockey world cup?
INTERACT WITH YOUR DIASPORA ABROAD?
• Look for representatives in active hockey countries where your country has a large diaspora;
• To start a hockey academy oversees;
• Make programs together;
• Rebuild your network.
LET NEW TECHNOLOGIES WORK FOR YOU
• Use an online training tool, like the hockey factory or other Dutch and Australian companies;
• With a training tool your trainer has 24/7 access to all good and reliable programs from Benjamin till adult, costs from 37 euro/year;
• Most important is to give structure in training exercises and never allow a trainer just to do his own things;
• Invest in video analysis software like NAC Software or other VA companies, from 150 euro you can start;
• Always integrate shuttle runs into training practice to monitor fitness and invest in a heart rate monitor device, Polar goes from 65 euro for one player;
SPORT EYE TV – DUTCH NEW TECHNOLOGY
• Sport Eye TV was an investment in the Netherlands which can provide video on Youtube at no cost;
• Live TV of matches or training sessions;
• Allows foreign coaches to look with new hockey development projects/countries and to advise on distance;
• Makes summaries automatically ideal to use for video analysis.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Jaap Suyk
The Netherlands