John Dugan

School: Haverstraw Middle

Lesson Plan
Field Hockey/ Advanced Graphic
Organizer
Grade: 6th
Period: 11:30 - 12:10

April 8, 15
Number of Students: 12

Objective:
1.
Students will be able to pass the ball in a straight line on the floor over a short distance using the right speed and
acceleration to their partner to receive the ball under control.
2.
Students will be able to receive a ball from a partner stationary and in motion, then quickly pass the ball back to their partner
or teammate.
3.
Students will be able to tell me in detail both the safe and the unsafe behavior when playing as well as using a field hockey
stick.
4.
Students will be able to fill out an advanced graphic organizer at the end of class.
SS 1A 2C
1A. Students will perform basic motor and manipulative skills. Students will attain competency in a variety of motor and sports
activities.
2c. Students will be able to identify safety hazards and react effectively to ensure a safe and positive experience for all participants.
Literacy Standards:
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing:

Production and Distribution of Writing number 4- produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
Safety: Reinforce the importance of keeping your head up and to avoid colliding into other students. Designate a safe playing area
large enough for movements in general space. Use tennis balls instead of actual field hockey balls.
Lesson Structure and Progressions:
1. Intro: Discuss basics of Field hockey and dribbling as well as passing
2. Task 1- Partner Passing with rolling ball out.
Task 2- Mini game.
Task 3- Dribbling and stopping.
Task 4- Games.
3. Closure: Advanced Graphic Organizer
Differentiation: There will be translations of any handouts for all students to learn. I will demonstrate each drill both orally and
verbally so students see the different ways to learn. Different sized balls and sticks will be used for all students.

Time
5 minutes

5-10 minutes

Task
Intro: I will review to all
the students the proper
grip of holding a field
hockey stick, how to
dribble the field hockey
ball in self and general
space, having your
knees bent, stick out in
front and head up. Today
we will be focusing on
passing and will be
doing partner passing as
well as passingdribbling skills together.
There will be a
whiteboard that I will be
writing on as I review
and demonstrate each
skill.

Organization
Students will be sitting
in front of me as I
review all the proper
cues that will be used in
todays lesson. The
whiteboard will be
during my review.

Task 1: I will make

30 by 30 playing
every student partner up space.
with each other and have
a partner pass and catch.
5 yards apart

Cues
Challenges/Modifications
Hold the stick in front of
you to the right of your
body.
Head up
Focus when partner rolls
the ball out.
Cushion the ball onto
your stick for control.
Stick on the turf at all
times
Knees bent
Stick head on ball at all
times.
Hold the stick in front of Can each group
you to the right of your
successfully roll the ball
body.
to their partner at the
right speed and control

One student will have

the stick in hand and
other student will be
rolling the ball to them.
This will help on
receiving the ball with
your stick and a good
progression to partner
passing.

from partner

Head up

for them to receive it

accurately?

I will be on the outside

so my eyes are on each
and every student at all
times.

Focus when partner rolls

the ball out.
Can you receive 4 rolls in
a row from your partner?
Cushion the ball onto
your stick for control.
Stick on the turf at all
times
Knees bent
Stick head on ball at all
times.

5-10 minutes

Task 2: Mini game

In 1 minute how many
times in a row can each
partner pass it back and
forth consistently to one
another?

30 by 30 playing
space.
5 yards apart
from partner
I will be on the outside
so my eyes are on each
and every student at all
times.

Hold the stick in front of Can each group

you to the right of your
successfully pass and
body.
catch with there given
partner?
Head up
Can each group keep the
Focus when partner
ball within the two of
passes the ball.
them under control?
Cushion the ball onto
your stick for control.
Stick on the turf at all
times

Change the speed of the

passing and receiving for
a challenge.
Can your group
successfully keep the ball

Knees bent

under control throughout

each minute of play?

Stick head on ball at all

times.
5-10 minutes

Task 3: Dribbling and

stopping in general
space while avoiding
obstacles. On my
command all students
will walk or jog, all
based on them, and will
have to avoid all
students while keeping
the tennis ball within
there control at all times.
When I yell freeze, all
students have to stop
with the ball and keep it
within there self-space.
Cones will be set up in
the boundaries for
students to avoid as an
obstacle.

30 by 30 playing
space.
I will be on the outside
so my eyes are on each
and every student at all
times.

Can you and your partner

improve on your score
after every minute?
Hold the stick in front of Can you keep your head
you to the right of your
up and avoid others at all
body.
times?
Head up
Cushion the ball onto
your stick for control.
Stick on the turf at all
times

Can you keep the tennis

ball under control and not
loose it throughout the
whole activity?
Can you stop and go each
and every time I yell
freeze?

Knees bent
Stick head on ball at all
times.

Can you avoid the cones

set up within the
boundaries?
Can you successfully
spot and go every time
throughout the drill
without loosing the ball
or stepping out of the
boundaries?

5-10 minutes
Task 4: Game
Split the 12 students up
into 4 teams of 3. Two
separate games will be
going on at one and then
when I blow the whistle;
teams will swap so they
play against different
opponents. 1 point will
be awarded for every
time a player on your
team passes the ball into
the goal. This game will
bring in all the concepts
from dribbling and
stopping to passing and
receiving that we have
went over for a few
weeks.

10 minutes

Task 5: Advanced
Graphic Organizer. Now
that the period is almost
to a close, I will bring
the students together to
fill out the advanced
graphic organizer. The

I will be on the outside

so my eyes are on each
and every student at all
times.

Hold the stick in front of Can you keep your head

you to the right of your
up and avoid others at all
body.
times?
Head up

30 by 30 playing area.
2 different games going
on at once.

Focus when partner

passes the ball.
Cushion the ball onto
your stick for control.
Stick on the turf at all
times
Knees bent

Can your team win every

game played?
Can you challenge
yourself to score a goal
against the opposing
team?
Can you work on your
passing skills practiced
throughout the weeks and
set up a teammate for a
goal?

Stick head on ball at all

times.
Perform accurate passes
throughout the drill.
Students will be sitting
in front of me as we
discuss the answers to
the graphic organizer. I
will be filling it out on
the whiteboard as we go
along.

Can your fill out the

advanced graphic
organizer with complete
details at the end of
class?

focus of this organizer is

to see if the students
learned throughout this
lesson today. Advanced
graphic organizer will be
blank and students will
fill it out before we
discuss the answers
together. All of the
information that will be
filled out has been gone
over previous to class as
well as the beginning of
this lesson. Organizer
attached on next page.