KEY RULES OF ICE HOCKEY

 

Ice hockey is a sport played on an ice rink between two teams of of six skaters who attempt to drive a small rubber  disc or puck into the opposing goal with hooked or angled slicks. The game developed from field hockey in Canada in the second half of the 19th century.



The object is to propel the puck past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender. Ice hockey is popular for its speed and frequent and physical contact with some touch of appears to be aggression; funnily enough that is the whole fun of the game. Imagine if the game did not have al that aggression, boredom will be the order of each game. 


The game starts in the centre circle with a face off. This is where the referee drops the puck in between two opposing players who then scrap to win position for their team. A face off may also be used to resume play after a stoppage in any of the attacking or defending face off zones.
Players may use physical force to win the puck off their opponent. Body checking can be used but is not prohibited in the back or above shoulder height.



Players who are imposed to have committed a minor penalty will be ordered to leave the ice for two minutes and their team play with 5 players for that duration. If the opposing team score a goal within those two minutes then that player can return to the rink immediately.
A minor penalty can include tripping an opponent with their stick, holding with either their stick or hands, hooking with their stick or body checking a player without the puck.
Major penalties will result in a player being removed from the ice for up to 5 minutes. These may include fighting, inflicting serious injury on opposing players or continued minor violations.

Basic Field Hockey Rules

1. You may only use the flat side of your stick.
2. You must be properly attired – shin guards, mouth guards, no jewelry, etc.
3. 10 field players plus a goalie play at one time.
4. The field hockey game lasts for two 30 minute halves.
5. Substitutions – the field player must exit the field at the 50, only then can the new player step onto the field.
6. The ball cannot go in the air, especially on free hits. This is judged by the discretion of the ref. The exception is a shot on goal, as long as there is not a player in the direct line of the ball and no one is in harm’s way.
7. Self –start. When taking a hit into the circle, whether it is a free hit or long hit, you cannot directly hit into the circle. You must pass it first or carry the ball for 5 yards before hitting the ball into the circle.