concepts, principles and terms of ice hockey Flashcards
cooperative team play
o sharing and working in a cooperative purpose
coordination of effort
o players are thoroughly grounded in all situations and relationships that occur in hockey. Players are well versed in reoccurring situations
communication
o verbal and visual communication, shared understanding
offensive play
o objective is to create space and time
defensive play
o deny and restrict an offensive players space and time, upset an opponents technical and tactical play
activity principle
o More active is more succesfull
tempo
o Activity with sound conditioning allows for increased tempo
pressure
o Being more active than your opponent, allows sustained pressure both on offense and defense. This restricts space and time
offensive team play
o Task to penetrate and score goals. Most affective on triangular basis into the slot area
defensive team play
o Task to force offensive players outward toward the side and corners, away from mid ice and best scoring area the slot. Must attempt to delay offensive penetration.
flow
o Relates to activity principle, is coordinated and patterend movement to receive the puck in an open space while in motion. Important in neutral ice filling lanes
mobility
o Movement into open spaces with or without puck in attempt to confuse an lure defensive players out of position
five player active total hockey
o All five involved when on offense and on defense. Players withought puck can dictate the play. Defensive responsibilities even when on the attack.
numerical superiority
o Wherever puck is team waits to have more players in that area to receive pass
open space principle
o Give and go to an opening technique
