This document describes three tests to measure hockey skills: 1. A one minute passing and receiving test that scores the number of passes made within one minute. 2. A rolling and passing test that requires rolling balls to different colored flags within a time limit. 3. A dodging and shooting test where participants dodge flags and shoot balls at a goal from different angles, scoring more for difficult shots. The document also provides the procedures, equipment, markings and scoring for each test, finding them to be highly reliable and objective measures of hockey ability. Norms are established to rate performance as excellent, good, average, satisfactory or poor.

5. Purpose
To Measure Skill With Greater Neuromuscular
Co-ordination Keeping In View The
Progression In Game ‘Hockey’
Age
• 17-25 Years College Players

6. 1- One Minute Angular Passing
and Receiving test.
2- Rolling And Passing Test.
3- Dodging And Goal Shooting
Test.

7.  Purpose:- To measure passing and receiving ability.
HOCKEY STICK
7HOCKEY BALLS
MEASURING TAPE
STOP WATCH
SMOOTH WOODEN
BOARD
ROPE
LIME POWDER
1- One Minute Angular Passing
And Receiving Test

8. ONE MINUTE ANGULAR PASSING
AND RECIVING TEST
Ground Marking
 A hockey goal post with back board was used and from the
mid point M of the board, a line EH was drawn twelve feet
parallel to the board. The points EFOGH were marked in
such a way. The Point EFGH were marked in such the point
F and G were two feet away either side from the mid point
O and EF and GH were the extended lines. The lines joining
EFGH through the point O were extended beyond the
restraining line EF and GH. Three balls were placed, five
feet further away from the point on two feet (three) resting
ball lines.

9. One Minute Angular Passing And Receiving Test
12 feet
5 feet
2 feet
3 feet
Resting balls
Restraining line
Starting line

10. Administration
 1- The subject will stand at the restraining line.
 2- On the signal “GO” he will start passing the ball
approximately at one angle by using skill like hit, push
and flick.
 3- After passing the ball he ran and collected the rebound
on the right or reverse side of the stick.
 4- Then he pass the ball again and repeated the same skill
up to one minutes.
 5- If the subject missed the ball during one minutes
period he collected another ball from resting ball line and
continue same skill till one minute was completed.

11. Trial - 02
Time - 1 Minutes
Scoring - The scores was
counted as to how many times subject
touched right and left passing area in
one minutes. Two trials were given to
each subject and the score of the best
trial was recorded.

12.  PURPOSE:- To measure the rolling and passing ability
of the subject.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:-
 Hockey stick
 Seven hockey ball
 Fourteen flags (height 4 feet)
 Fourteen flags (height 2 feet)
 Angle marker
 Colour full flags(12”x12”)
2 - ROLLING AND PASSING
TEST ITEM

13. ROLLING AND PASSING TEST
Ground Marking
 A restricted square ABC and D three by three feet was marked
and ‘O’ was the middle point of the square. EF of five feet
instruction line was drawn parallel to the CD. The distance
between CD and EF instruction line is seven feet. Another a
rolling line GH of five feet was marked. At the distance of fifteen
feet parallel from the instruction lime. From the midpoint ‘O’
four angles were marked at 900, 600, 300 and 150 at distance of
forty feet on both right and left side from point ‘O’. Two flags of
four feet height three feet apart and two flags of two feet
height one feet apart both side of the main flags were fixed at
different angles. These flags were of different colours starting
from right i.e. Red, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Black and Pink to
visualize the difference. These flags were made of 12"×12" size.
The seven hockey balls were kept at top of the Rolling line.

14. 40 feet
15
30
60
90
Rolling Line
Instruction Line
Restricted Square
7
feet
15 feet
3 f
3 f
4’
2’
3 f 1 f
Balls
12”
12”
4f

15. • The subject will stand on starting line. On the signal
‘go’ he pick one ball and roll the ball up to instruction
line.
• When he reaches near the instruction line the coach
or tester call any colour flag by name.
• The player try to put in the ball between the same
calling colour flag by using push or flick stroke.
• After putting the ball he ran back to the rolling line or
starting line and repeated the same action till all the
seven balls were completed.
• After putting the last ball the stopwatch stopped and
counting the points was completed in the minimum
time.
ADMINISTRATION

17.  PURPOSE-To measure the dodging and goal shooting accuracy ability
of the subject.
 REQUIRED EQUIPMENTS
 ROPES
 FIVE HOCKEY STICKS
 STOPWATCH
 RIGHT ANGLE MARKER
 GROUND MARKING FLAG
 TEN HOCKEY BALLS
 SCORE SHEET
 LIME POWDER
 MEASURING TAPE
3 - DODGING AND GOAL
SHOOTING TEST ITEM

18. DODGING AND GOAL SHOOTING TEST
Ground Marking
 Three shooting angle were marked at 900, 600 and 300 on both is right
and left side on the shooting circle and another doted circle four feet
away but parallel to the inner shooting circle was drawn on a restricted
area for taking the shot into the goal. Five flags were put on both the
side in a same formation. The distance between shooting circle and flag
was six feet and distance between flag and starting line was fifteen feet
at each angle. The height of flags was four feet or five feet. Two hockey
balls more be kept on the starting line AB was two feet. Goal was
divided into four part. The two rope perpendicular joined by a
horizontal cross bar. The distance between perpendicular inner side of
the bar to rope was two feet both side and one rope joined the mid of
the horizontal rope the distance between horizontal cross bar inner side
to horizontal rope was two feet both side. The color of the rope was
black or white and blue.

19. Cont….
 A shooting at the centre of the goal area was by
comparatively easy. So less credit was given for
shooting at the middle and more credit was given for
shooting at right or left. Upper extremes of the goal
mouth one point was awarded for shooting at the
lower part of middle and two point were awarded for
shooting at the upper part of middle and three points
were awarded for shooting at the extreme ends
horizontal rope to bottom level on either side and four
points were awarded for shooting at the upper corner
cross bar and perpendicular bar on either side.

20. 15’
15
feet
6 feet
starting
line
Restricted doted
line/circle
Balls
4 feet
Goal Post
2’x2’
4 2
2’x2’
4
3
3 1

21. ADMINISTRATION
 On the signal ready subject stand on starting
line. On the signal ‘GO’ he started ball control for
right side by a dodging flag. When he reached the
restricted area he took the shot at the good for
maximum points used by any skill like hit, push,
flick, scoop , etc. From right side above action he
cover 30˚, 60˚,90˚. Same above action he covered
from left side. On the signal ‘GO’ stopwatch
started after shooting the ball stopwatch stopped
and counting the maximum point was done in
minimum time.

22.  SCORING – TOTAL POINTS OF BEST WILL
BE THE SCORE OF INDIVIDUAL.

23. Discussion
 The findings of the present study indicated
that reliability coefficient obtained from
the different tests ranged between 0.90 to
0.93. One minute passing and receiving test
= 0.92, rolling and passing test = 0.93 and
dodging and goal shooting test = 0.90.
Hence all the tests were found to be highly
reliable.

24. The objectivity coefficient of tests
ranged from 0.91 to 0.96. Thus
indicating that the hockey skill test was
highly objective.
The validity of the test as a whole was
obtained by correlating the composite scores
obtained by the subjects in all three tests
with the playing ability of the subjects rated
by the panel of three judges.

25. CONSOLIDATED NORMS TO ASSESS THE
GENERAL PLAYING ABILITY
Condition
One minute
angular passing
and receiving
Rolling and
Passing
(60 Second)
Dodging and
goal shooting
(60 second for
each angle)
Excellent 26-above 13-above 21-above
Good 23-25 10-12 16-20
Average 20-22 7-9 11-15
Satisfactory 17-19 4-6 6-10
Poor below-16 below-3 below-5

28.  PURPOSE- To determine dribbling and hitting ability.
 CONSTRUCTED FOR -HOCKEY PLAYERS
 REQUIRED EQUIPMENTS-
 Hockey sticks for each participants
 Stopwatch
 One or two balls
 Eight Indian clubs
 Score sheets
 Measuring tape

29. A- HOCKEY DRIBBLE AND
HITTING TEST
ADMINISTRATION
 Subject will stand behind starting line with hockey
stick and ball. At the signal ‘READY’ or ‘GO’ the
player will dribble the ball forward in between
Indian clubs placed on the lines.
 On reaching the end line he will hit the ball back
to the starting line.

30. FIELD MARKING
• A line 10 feet long to be used for starting line. A line
perpendicular to the mid point of the starting line and
extending 72 feet from it.
• Eight Indian clubs will be placed at a distance of 8 feet
from each other starting from the starting line of the
test.
• Another 10 feet line opposite to the starting line and
parallel to it shall be drawn as on end line.

31. Startingline
End line
Ball path
72 feet
8 feet
8 feet
8 feet
8 feet

32. TRIALS 02
 SCORING:- The score shall be the time
taken when signal ‘GO’ is given from the
starting line until the ball crossed the
starting line after being hit by the subject
from the end line.

33. B - DRIBBLE AND GOAL
SHOOTING TEST
 PURPOSE- To determine shooting ability.
 EQUIPMENTS:-
 Hockey sticks
 One or two balls
 Score sheet
 Goal backboard
 Measuring tape

34. ADMINISTRATION
 SUBJECT WILL STAND ON STARTING LINE WITH
THE BALL
 HE SHALL DRIBBLE THE BALL 2 YARDS AND
SHALL SHOOT FOR THE GOAL FROM THE
MARKED SQUARE

35. Dribble and Goal Shooting
45 45
90
2 yard 2 yard
2 yard
2 yard
2 yard 2 yard
2 yard
2 yard
Starting point
End point
1 2 3 4 5 66 5 4 3 2

36. TRIAL AND SCORING
 TRIAL:- He shall get two chances for shooting at each
square.
 SCORING:- Point of target hit on the ball board ( as
marked in picture) on each trial by a player shall count his
score.
He shall be given six trials.
Added score of six trials shall be the shooting ability of the
player.

37. RATING SCALE