The IHA Inline Hockey Skills Award Scheme was initially devised as a means of evaluating the abilities of children in a club environment and then to provide a structured, progressive format for the participants' skill development. The Scheme was so successful that it was extended to Local Authority Sports Development Units and Community Youth Groups to take children off the street and to provide them with an opportunity to learn about and play the sport in a safe environment. To date over 500 children have passed through the earlier levels of the Scheme. The Scheme consists of 10 levels and within each of the levels are 10 skills based around the 4 basic skills elements of the sport: skating, stick handling, passing and shooting. Level 1 goes back to grass roots skills and assumes the participant has no knowledge of the sport. Each succeeding level is then classed as 'progressively more challenging'. For a FREE download of an information sheet which covers the skills in the Scheme and details of the principle of how the skills become 'progressively more challenging' click here The scheme is run in conjunction with the National Governing Body for puck Hockey, GB Hockey Inline and information about the Scheme is also posted on the Inline Division section of the World Governing Body, the International Ice Hockey Federation, under the Education heading. As participants complete the levels their success is recorded in a personal Record of Achievement Booklet and they can obtain colour coded sew-on badges and certificates in recognition of their achievement. Click here to Register and receive your Scheme start up pack!
| Scheme Badges
| Scheme Award Certificates
| Example Pack
Registration to the Scheme includes a start up pack to help you get the scheme under way and includes the following........
| A 64 page Coaches Scheme Manual detailing the 10 skills to be passed in each of the 10 levels. It also includes information on equipment, safety considerations, a summary of the scheme and the criteria of how each level becomes progressively more challenging, and a skills index showing in which levels each of the skills are covered
| One set of Coaching Cards 10 laminated cards which summarise the 10 skills for each level. The cards are used by the coaches as a handy reference tool whilst coaching on the scheme. The size makes it easy for them to be slipped into a pocket.
| 50 Record of Achievement Booklets are used by the participants to chart their progress through the scheme. The 10 skills are listed on a seperate page for each level and allows the participant to see what they need to achieve to pass the through each level. Upon completion the assessor signs and dates the booklet.
| Assessment Forms 2 sets of 10 assessment forms, one for each level. Up to 20 participants can be entered on each form for each level.
| Order Forms for the Badges and Certificates, additional manuals, coaching cards and Record of Achievement Booklets. There is no minimum order value and a standard post & packing charge whatever the order value.
| A sample of the Level 1 Badge (approx 75mm x 55mm)
| A sample of the Level 1 Certificate (295mm x 210mm )
Happy Hockiers with their IHA Level 1 Awards!