Basic modern principles for coaching field hockey to young people in secondary schools. The guide covers principles for building a team culture and looks at defensive and attacking principles to build into coaching sessions. It also looks at penalty corner set pieces with a useful search item to look at on YouTube for some ideas on variations to practise.

The guide is by no means exhaustive and is intended to support coaches by offering modern insights and coaching points into the game. A wealth of practice drills and units of play are available online so have not been included.

The author is a UKCC Level 2 (England Hockey) qualified coach with experience of coaching at school, club, county and provincial age groups.