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The Four
Basic Skills of Hockey
Skating is the skill that makes hockey unique, and it's something that players at all levels of the sport continually strive to improve. Without adequate skating ability, players are less able to perform the other essential skills of the sport. Stick-handling is perhaps the most difficult of the basic skills to master. It allows a skilled player to maneuver around opponents and create better offensive opportunities. Passing is what makes hockey a true team sport and helps make the game fun. Passing gets everyone on the ice involved in the action and turns scoring into a team effort. Helping teammates experience success is what the game is all about, and passing allows the thrill of scoring to be shared. Shooting is the end result of an offensive team play and is the action that produces a goal. Many players spend most of their time practicing shooting because they believe scoring is the most fun. Players should however, place an equal emphasis on the other basic skills of hockey, given the fact most players generally take fewer than six shots in an entire game. The Team
The Playing Zones The ice surface is divided by blue lines into three zones: defensive, offensive and neutral. The defensive zone is the area in which a team protects its own goal and attempts to keep the opposition form scoring. This same zone is the opposing team's offensive zone, or the area in which they are attempting to score. The neutral zone is the area between the two
blue lines. The Officials At higher levels of ice hockey competition, three officials - one referee ( identified by an orange arm band) and two linesmen - are utilized. At the lower levels, two officials - both of whom are referees - are common.(with the exception of squirts where only one official is required). The referee is the ultimate authority during the game and is primarily responsible for calling penalties and determining if goals have been legally scored. The primary responsibilities of the linesmen include determining violations of off-side and icing while assisting the referee in enforcing the rules of the game. |
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