Rules of Play

Hockey Playing Tips

  1. Make contact with every oponent that touches the puck and always beat her back into the play.
  2. Be aware of the player you are covering without the puck and prevent her from being a factor in the play.
  3. In our zone, pin the puck carrier to the boards.
  4. Move players from the front of the net. Let your goalie see the play.
  5. Always face the play. Don’t circle away from the play. This is very important! Practice skating while always facing one end of the arena, for example.
  6. Stop and immediately skate hard the other way on all turnovers (avoid making big circles!). Use the reverse pivot when necessary.
  7. Go into all scrambles on the defensive side (between our net and the scramble).
  8. Jump quickly on loose pucks.
  9. Pass the puck up ice rather than across the ice in our zone. Do not pass the puck in front of your own net unless you are 200% sure that it won’t be intercepted.
  10. Eat the puck or kill the play, rather than making a blind pass.
  11. Pass the puck around, not through, opponents in our zone. Do not take chances in our own zone.
  12. When under pressure or in doubt at either blueline, get the puck out or in, and hard!
  13. Support the puck carrier by moving with a purpose without the puck and skating hard into openings.
  14. Accelerate into open ice to receive the puck. Do not slow down as you receive the puck.
  15. Move the puck up ice if a teammate is in a better offensive position than you are. Remember, the puck moves faster than you do!
  16. When you are the closest outlet pass, you must make sure that there is not a defender between you and the passer.
  17. Go directly to the net with or without the puck, and do not skate by the net! Keep your stick on the ice as you go to the net.
  18. Keep the puck deep, rather than forcing a pass when in the offensive zone. Don’t pass out in front of the net if no one is there, as it will undoubtedly result in a turnover.
  19. Shoot low from the point. This minimizes the chances of hitting traffic in front of the net.
  20. Get directly in front of the goalie with your stick on the ice for all shots from the point.
  21. Use a quick release shot, such as the wrist shot or the snap shot, when you are in close to the opposition’s net.
  22. Skate quickly to pucks along the boards, so that it will give you more time to decide what to do with the puck once you get there. Do not waste time getting there!