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Hockey Player Terms

 

General Terms:

On Your Back – There is an opposing player on your back, watch out for the check

Look – Indicates that a player is in a position to receive a pass, or skate with your head up

Got Time – There in no opposing player on your back, get the puck, turn and look

Break Out – Setup for Break Out C

Break Out X – Setup for Break Out X

Dump and Change – Send the puck hard into their zone and be ready for a line change

Dump and Chase – Send the puck hard into their zone, skate hard to get the puck and setup for an offense goal

Indirect Pass – Use the boards to pass the puck up

Point to Point – Defense pass the puck to the other defensive man

D to D – Defense pass the puck to the other defensive man

Cross-Ice – Pass the puck to the other side of the ice

Head Man – Pass the puck to the leading player while on a forward skate

Controlled Skating – One player without the puck actually slows down to allow for a pick or drop back for a drop pass

Curling – Skating transitions looking inward/outward of the rink but sets up to receiving or send a pass.

 

Defense Zone Terms:

Man Up – Every player must find and guard the closest opposing player and guard them man on man.

 

Short Handed Terms:

Box or Box 'Em Out – Setup in a box in front of our net and don’t let the opposing team get the puck in side

Ice It – Send the puck hard into their zone and be ready for a line change

Lift It – As our player gets out of the box and behind the their defense, lift the puck over their defense to create a fast break.

 

Face Off Hand Signals

Both Index Fingers Pointing In – Collapse on Face Off

Both Fist Pulling Back – Win the puck back on Face Off

Bouncing my hand off the boards – Win the puck to the board side

Both Hands Pointing to the Net – On the offense zone face off; both wingers line up in front of the net and rush the net

 

Defensive Tips:

  1. Must always be staggered.  The Middle defenseman must always be two steps behind the board defenseman.

  2. You must clear out the man in front of the net

  3. Players score goals, Stick check anyone in front of the net or high slot, play the opposing player.

  4. Play the player, don’t try to play goalie and stop shots.  This will only result in a deflection and a goal against us.

  5. On a 2 on 1 break away.  The Defenseman splits the to opposing players and does not play the skater with the puck.  The player with the puck is the goalie’s responsibility.  The defenseman job is to intercept the pass or back check the other player so he cannot get a rebound. 

  6. On a 1 on 1 break away try to intercept the play at the blue line.  Skate backwards and close the gap, then play the body and take the skater off the puck.  Don’t swipe at the puck, don’t even play the puck, play the body.

 

Playing Shorthanded (1 man down) (5 on 4)

Box – Object is to keep the puck on the perimeter, allow the other team to pass the puck around the perimeter but not allow a shot.  Make sure we don’t screen our goalie. 

  1. 2 Wingers play high side by side and keep pushing the play outside.

  2. 2 Defenseman play low side by side and keep pushing the play outside.  1 defenseman must always be stick checking the opposing player in front of the net and not allowing him to screen our goalie.  Move him out of the way.

Diamond – Object is to keep the puck on the perimeter, allow the other team to pass the puck around the perimeter but not allow a shot.  Make sure we don’t screen our goalie.  Good if we are shorthanded and may still need to score a goal.

  1. One Defenseman plays in front of the net and clears out opposing player

  2. Two Wingers play side by and keep pushing the play outside

  3. One FAST Winger plays high and chases the puck around trying to create a turnover.

Hockey Position Tips:

 

Centers:

  1. Always try to draw the puck back to the defense so we get control of the puck

  2. Every face off in the neutral or our zone you must lock up their center after the face off.

 

Wingers:

  1. More information to come

 

Defensive Man:

  1. More information to come

 

All Players

  1. Control the puck, Control the game, Win the game

  2. Only pass the puck to your own teammates, they are wearing the same color jersey’s and socks.  Look for the sock color if you can’t get your head up.

  3. NEVER make a blind pass, If you can't see your own teams colors, then don’t pass the puck, tie it up and wait for help.

 

 

Three Checking Rules:

  1. No checking above the shoulders

  2. No checking below the knees

  3. No checking in the back