Hockey: Floor Hockey/Ice Hockey PDF

Floor Hockey/ Ice Hockey  Ho c key r y of Ice i s to The H The origin of ice hockey was influenced by English ‘field hockey’, Indian ‘lacrosse’ and Irish ‘hurling’. Early games allowed as many as thirty players on a side. They used a ball for...

Floor Hockey/ Ice Hockey  Ho c key r y of Ice i s to The H The origin of ice hockey was influenced by English ‘field hockey’, Indian ‘lacrosse’ and Irish ‘hurling’. Early games allowed as many as thirty players on a side. They used a ball for a puck, and stones that were frozen into the ice for goals. The earliest ice skates date back to 3000 BC and were made of animal bones.  Hockey Today ▶ Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-general of Canada, saw hockey for the first time ▶ Hockey officially came at the Montreal Winter together as a sport in Carnival in 1888. He liked it so 1877 when a group of much that he donated a students from McGill trophy called the Dominion University in Montreal Hockey Challenge Cup for the came up with a set of Nation’s winning team. This rules to govern the trophy later became known game. as The Stanley Cup, which is now awarded to the NHL’s championship team each year.  VS. ▶ In 1890 the first official game in the US was played. Johns Hopkins vs. Yale University. ▶ The first professional hockey team was created in 1899. ▶ A puck replaced the use of a ball in 1860 and the net goal was introduced in 1900. ▶ The National Hockey League (or NHL), was formed in November 1917 ▶ Ice Hockey was added to the Olympics in 1920. ▶ The first known women's hockey games were played around 1890 but they didn’t become part of the Olympic Games until 1998. ▶ On February 16, 2005 the NHL became the first major professional team sport in North America to cancel an entire season. The Game ▶ Professional ice hockey games last for 60 minutes with three 20-minute periods. ▶ The object is to score points by hitting the puck into the goal or net. ▶ 6 players from each team are allowed on the ice hockey rink at any one time. ▶ The game begins with a face-off at the center circle and again after each goal is scored. ▶ The team is divided into 3 forwards (right wing, center, and left wing), 2 defensive players, and a goalie. Substituting all 3 forwards at once is called a line change. ▶ The goalie’s primary job is to stop the puck from entering the net. Equipment – Ice Hockey  Rules and Regulations ◦ When play is stopped, it is restarted with a face-off; the Official drops the puck during a face off. ◦ The puck may be stopped by hand, but not held, passed, or advanced by hand. ◦ A goal is scored when a player hits, sweeps or pushes the ball into the net directly off the stick or it is deflected off one of their teammates or defensive players into the net. ◦ A player may touch the puck with their feet, but MAY NOT kick it directly into the goal. ◦ A puck CAN NOT be thrown into the goal to score. ◦ When a goalie catches or stops the puck, they must be given room to release it to one of their players by hand or stick. ◦ If a goalie falls onto a puck and is unable to release it, a face-off takes place in the attacking zone. Fouls and Penalties ▶ A penalty box is located across the ice from the player’s bench for players to sit out their time after being charged with a foul. ▶ 2-minute penalty: minor fouls such as high sticking, tripping, hooking, holding, slashing, cross-checking, or roughing. ▶ 5-minute penalty: for fighting ▶ Penalty shot: free shot given when an offensive player is impeded upon from behind while having possession of the puck and no one is between him and the goalie. ▶ Up to 2 players with minor infractions can be in the penalty box at one time without replacement players on the ice; no team is forced to play with more than 2 players below full strength. ▶ A replacement player is allowed when a teammate receives a 5-min. penalty for fighting. Minor Fouls ▶ High Sticking: playing with one’s stick above the height of the shoulders or above the cross bar of a hockey goal. ▶ Hooking: player “hooks” their opponent with the blade end of the stick to impede progress. ▶ Tripping: Placing one’s stick, knee, foot, arm, hand, or elbow in such a manner that it causes the opponent to trip or fall. ▶ Slashing: hitting the opponent with the stick on a body part such as the arm or wrist. ▶ Cross-checking: checking an opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice. ▶ Holding: holding the opponent with one’s hands or stick. ▶ Roughing: unnecessary roughness such as engaging in fisticuffs and/or shoving.  Floor Hockey ▶ Floor Hockey is a modification of ice hockey with some clear differences. ◦ Played on a hard floor – not ice ◦ No skates are used ◦ Balls can be used instead of pucks. ◦ Smaller goals can be used to increase shooting accuracy / control ◦ Play is started at the center circle with a “Bully” ◦ 6 players on a team (2 defense, 2 offense, a roamer, and 1 goalie) ◦ Goalies must stand while protecting the goal and can not score a goal from one’s own goal box. ◦ Roamers are the only players who are able to move freely with no restrictions on the floor from offense to defense. ◦ Bully (used instead of a traditional face-off): ◦ When the centers from each team face each other with the ball between them and tap sticks three times to begin play. ◦ Players: ⚫ May not bring the stick above the waist at any time - 1 minute penalty ⚫ Must maintain a spread hand grip on the stick at all times. ⚫ No scoring from past half court. ⚫ May not use their feet to control, trap, or stop the ball. Equipment – Floor Hockey Safety goggles Stick Floor hockey ball