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article 12 March 2025

Hockey Lesson: Playing with Width

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Passing into wide areas of the pitch is important in hockey because it creates space and opportunities for players to move the ball forward and attack the opponent’s goal. This lesson will use game play to introduce height and width when playing matches.

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Jamie Kingstone

Director of Hockey at JK Hockey

Jamie has been involved in hockey from school level, as the Director of Hockey at Framlingham College, to international standard, as the England U21s assistant coach and England Hockey Scout. He now leads a coaching team of ex-international and Olympic hockey players at his own hockey club, JK Hockey.

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