NASUWT National Primary Festival
Scottish Hockey is proud to announce a new partnership with NASUWT, the largest teaching union in the UK, to be title sponsor of the National Primary Festival (NPF).
The event, branded as the 'NASUWT National Primary Festival', is held every year at Peffermill, Scotland's National Hockey Academy in Edinburgh, and brings together young hockey players from throughout Scotland, including those as far afield as Shetland, to play in a fun yet competitive environment. The event has been running for the past five years and involves over 300 children with a range of abilities.
The NPF is the largest hockey participation initiative for 10-12
year olds of its kind, offering fun and competitive games, a
'Skills Zone' allowing teams to improve their skills and the
opportunity to meet several international Scotland players. This
year, Scottish Hockey hope to increase the number of participating
local authorities through the support of the NASUWT, which amongst
other benefits, will hopefully make the Festival more accessible to
those teams further afield.
Taking the format of a round-robin with no out right winner, the
Festival aims to encourage learning and teamwork, rather than
winning, with each child receiving a participation
certificate. Participants include pupils from P6 and P7 who
play under the 'STIX' model, which helps promote the sport to
younger players, and involves mixed teams of boys and girls of 6
players on the pitch (10 in total) playing on a quarter size of a
hockey pitch.
The aim is to have as many of Scotland's 32 local authorities
represented on the day by encouraging regionalised events organised
by Scottish Hockey's Development staff in conjunction with each
local authority's Sports Development Officers and Active Schools
Co-Ordinators. These feeder events will provide the teams which
will then participate in the main festival in the capital city on
Thursday 7th June 2012.
If you are interested in getting involved in a local event please
email Louise McIntyre or call 0131 453 9070,
at Scottish Hockey who will be able to put you in touch with your
local development contact. Alternatively please fill in the
'Expression of Interest' form and return to Scottish Hockey, 589
Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH14 5DA
The support of the NASUWT offers a significant step in supporting
and encouraging participation of hockey at a primary school level
and we very much look forward to working with them in promoting the
event.
Download Expression of Interest Form
Download Rules & Guidelines
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