Game version
Make “Floor Hockey Push” a team game: you and a grown-up are on the same team and cheer for each other.
Floor Hockey Push
Push a soft ball along the ground with a short plastic stick, keeping the stick low. Off the ice, this is the first stickhandling game.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Give your child a short plastic stick and a soft ball.
- Ages
- 4 to 6
- Time
- 3 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Short plastic hockey stick, soft ball
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Stickhandling
The steps
How it works
- Give your child a short plastic stick and a soft ball.
- Show how to keep the stick blade on the ground.
- They push the ball gently along to a cone and back.
- Try little pushes on both sides of the ball.
Coaching point
Praise the try: “Stick down low, great pushing!”
Safety: The tool stays low, and everyone else stands back, clear of the swing. A soft ball only, on grass or a smooth driveway.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Story
You and a grown-up are explorers, and “Floor Hockey Push” is the map to the treasure.
Practice makes progress
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