Hockey with Newspaper Sticks
Hockey with newspaper sticks and a foam ball — safe, cheap and fun.
How to play
- Each student rolls several newspaper sheets and tapes them into a stick.
- Free practice: dribble the ball in a zigzag between cones.
- Partner passes along the floor.
- Games of 4-vs-4 with cone goals.
Rules
- Sticks never go above the knee.
- Hit only the ball, never an opponent's stick.
- No fixed goalie: the closest player defends.
Variations
Easier
No opponents: dribbling and shooting only.
Standard
4-vs-4 games.
Harder
Goal counts only if every teammate touched the ball.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: longer stick and joker player.
- Lower coordination: bigger ball.
Learning goals
- Get started in stick sports safely.
- Improve control of an object with an implement.
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