Effort Jar Challenge
Attitude
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Teach young players that attitude and effort are choices by rewarding positive behaviors with visible tokens.
What you need
- field hockey stick
- field hockey ball
- cones
- jar or container
- tokens
Your focus
Young athletes develop attitude through positive reinforcement and clear expectations. Making effort tangible with a jar and tokens helps children connect their behavior to outcomes. Group celebration when the jar fills builds team culture around positive attitude.
Place a jar on the boundary; explain that every time a player shows great attitude (encouraging a teammate, trying again after a mistake, listening well), they earn a token.
Run a simple moving with the ball relay race with cones.
Coach awards tokens publicly for specific attitude behaviors observed during the drill.
When the jar fills, celebrate with a team activity of the players' choice.
Helpful cues
- Show me your best attitude, not just your best skill
- Cheer for your teammates
- Mistakes are OK, what matters is how you respond
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Have players nominate each other for tokens.
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Add the next challenge
Set a team goal for tokens per practice and track over a week.No account needed
Build a practice plan
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