Body Position and Checking

1. Body Position and Checking By: Ryan Raya 6/21/2014

2. Body Contact Pyramid

3. Skill Progressions Who Can Demo?

4. Part of the Game

5. Components of Body Play 1. Skating Ability • Speed & Quickness – Player must have it all four directions and be able to change directions quickly. • Strength – Strong legs and strong on skates. Player must know how to use edges. • Balance & Agility – Remain in “hockey position” to execute various types of body play. Practice the skills of turning, stopping, starting and pivoting. 2. Anticipation • “Read” what the opposition is going to do and deliver the correct body play technique. 3. Positional Play • Angling – Force the opponent to go a certain way or direction with an active stick, taking away passing lanes. - Basic fundamental to performing any type of body contact skill. - Angling is the 1st line of defense with body contact / body play. A player cannot perform basic angling skills unless he or she has strong skating fundamentals. - Main purpose is to force opponent in a certain direction. - To prevent the opponent from getting to open ice; to contain the opponent to the outside of the rink.

6. Components of Body Play 4. Head Up and On A Swivel – Be aware of all of your options, see the entire ice surface and do not have “tunnel vision.” 5. Body Position – Being in the ready position. – Resisting your opponents’ counter to body play. – Understanding the position of your body when delivering a body check.

7. Advanced Checking

8. Practice Planning

9. Know the Rules • Allowed • • A player is entitled to the ice he occupies, as long as he is able to maintain his own foot speed and body position between the opponent and puck or his teammate in possession of the puck. In front of the net players can compete for their position using their strength • Not allowed • • Stick in between the opponent’s legs, preventing the movement of the opponent, especially infrontof the net. • • Late hit on an opponent after releasing the puck • Interference • • Any action where a player interferes or impedes the progress of an opponent who is not in • possession of the puck. This rule applies to any interference action, such as: • knocking a stick out of an opponent’s hands • preventing a player who lost his stick to regain possession

10. Thanks, Now go Coach Someone Ryan Raya IHAA Coaching Director Ryan.raya@gmail.com 480-208-1287 Email me if you want to Demo the Practice Planning Software “Drillbook”