Player Habits

Question 1

Puck protection

Answer 1

Keep body between opponent and puck, use body to shield hands and stick

Question 2

Carrying the puck

Answer 2

Head up ,hands away from body ,accelerate with puck and avoid over handling the puck

Question 3

D join the rush

Answer 3

See whole ice and know where opponents are, be ready to transition to offense- position to find open seem for pass,lanes to jump into, turnovers

Question 4

Puck support

Answer 4

Position yourself to find a seem or open lanes for passing and present option with stick on ice, use proper spacing and timing, pivot and face puck carrier

Question 5

Creating time and space

Answer 5

Use delays and cutbacks with your skating, use quiet zones, soft spot.
Processing the puck

Question 6

Shooting

Answer 6

Catch/load/release
Be deceptive by looking off pass and shot
No extra stick taps in prime scoring area
Dont allow goalie to set feet and gap out
Dont allow opponent to get stick on puck

Question 7

Stop at net

Answer 7

Stay in scoring area

Keep stick down and be ready for a pass or rebound

Question 8

Passes

Answer 8

Hard,quick,tape-to-tape passes on forehand
Collect pass using stick, feet or hands
Place indirect passes into area for teammate to skate into

Question 9

Face the puck on defense

Answer 9

Dont turn your back to the play
Heels to the net
Be ready for transition to offense

Question 10

Head on a swivel

Answer 10

Continually look over your shoulders
Know where opponents and teammates are located
See the whole ice

Question 11

Gap control

Answer 11

Limit your opponents time by reducing her space

Use skating skill to maintain defensive side body position

Question 12

Stick positioning

Answer 12

Keep stick on the ice to cover passing lanes
Play stick on puck to increase your area of influence
Extend stick with elbow to limit lunging and stay balanced on defense
One hand on stick on defense

Question 13

Angling

Answer 13

Protect middle of the ice first , angle inside out
Stick on stick
Take away the hands
Skate thought the puck

Question 14

Defensive support

Answer 14

Provide assistance to teammates on defensive side of the puck
Always be ready to help in case of breakdowns
Back-check through middle of ice

Question 15

Puck retrieval

Answer 15

Get the puck quickly, look over shoulders to see where pressure is coming from, be deceptive to get away from opponent surround puck on forehand or backhand