A player within

On 19th July 2013 I came across the Hockey Nation section at the Go Local event.  It was fascinating to see young children get involved with short games of hockey from 1pm till 7pm. There was a fun game as well to allow the player to score maximum points ranging from 5 to 20 competition called ‘beat the goalkeeper’.  The event was capitalising on the role of the Games Maker last year and encouraging people to volunteer within sport.
Hockey Nation gained positive exposure within the event as many children picked up a stick and had a go at a hockey game where basic rules were given.  The event gave the children a chance to experience hockey for them themselves as a player.  Being part of hockey does have health benefits  as it keeps you physically active and can improve your fitness levels.
There are positive skills and personality traits that can be gained when playing hockey as it is a team orientated game.  You can build positive team building skills, loyalty for your team or club, passion for the interest in hockey, leadership skills if you are captain for your team.
Hockey Nation’s involvement may not have been able to capture the child’s like of hockey instantly despite the exposure but it poses question for their parents to ask their child later do you want to play hockey within club level.  It would be fair to say that Hockey Nation capitalised on the opportunity to inspire the young generation to get involved and play hockey whether it was for fun or leisure.  The children who got involved with the game may get involved in the future and appear at a hockey club near you wanting to be part of your team.