Hockey coach

20 terms

My glossary is about hockey coach. A hockey coach is someone who is in charge of managing and lead a hockey team to be the best they can. He has a lot of responsibilities, things to do and think of. This is useful for others in this field, because they can learn a lot of things. For example, hockey technique, hockey expression, attitude to adopt and other things like that to be a great coach.

backcheck

It comes into play when the attacking team loses the puck, and they must transition to defense quickly.

break away

Is a situation when a player with the puck has no defending player, except for the goaltender, between himself and the opposing goal.

chip

Chipping a puck can be placing a puck softly (soft dump or passing off of the side wall) into a certain area for another player to pursue, making an indirect pass of the boards.

confidence

The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.

cycling

Is when two or more players move in a circular motion, making indirect passes to a teammate who is following behind in the quiet areas in the corner or behind the net to get away from the defensive pressure.

decision

The act or process of deciding; deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment.

deflect

When a player re-directs or tips a pass or shot with their stick to change the path of the puck.

drop pass

This is a type of pass where a player leaves or “drops” the puck directly behind them in an area where a teammate can skate onto it and pick up the puck. A perfect drop pass is where the player releases the puck behind them, where the puck then stops and their teammate is able to skate onto it to shoot it quickly or to continue skating with the puck.

encouragement

The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

feedback

Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.

forecheck

It's when the defensive players are putting pressure on the offensive players (they have possession of the puck). Deep in the offensive zone. The goal is to pressure the other team into losing the puck over in their own zone which can lead to quick counter-scoring chances close to their net.

gap

The gap is the amount of space between the puck carrier and the defensive player. The defensive player wants to limit the space and time they give to the offensive player.

icing

When the team in possession of the puck shoots the puck the length of the ice, over the defender’s goal line, before crossing the center ice red line, and the defending team touches the puck before an attacker can or beats the forechecker to the face-off circle, this is called an “icing” infraction. The linesman will whistle the play dead and the next face-off will be back in the offending team’s end zone. A team is permitted to “ice” the puck when playing short-handed in a penalty-killing situation. The object then is to put the puck as far away as possible from their net as possible to let the clock run until their teammate can leave the penalty box to rejoin the play.

off-side

When entering the offensive zone, the puck must precede any offensive player entering the offensive zone. Should an offensive player enter the offensive zone before the puck crosses the blue line, the play would be whistled dead by the linesman and a face-off would occur just outside of that blue line in the neutral zone. If a puck goes out of the offensive zone, and the offensive players recover in the neutral zone and shoot it back in, the players trapped in the offensive zone may touch up outside of the blue line and re-enter the zone after all attacking players have exited the offensive zone. Play can continue from this point without any off-side infraction.

professionalism

The competence or skill expected of a professional.

respect

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

saucer pass

The saucer pass is an ice hockey technique in which the puck is passed to another player in such a way that it flies in the air like a flying saucer. This makes the pass more difficult to intercept by opposing players, but it will still land flat on the ice making it simple to control for the receiving player. Feel the puck. Be focused.

screening

When a player purposely stands in front of the goalie to mask his view, we call this a “Screen”. The word can also be used as a verb, commonly “don’t screen the goaltender”, or “the goalie was screened”. A “Screen Shot” is a shot taken when the goalie’s view of the puck is obstructed. It can be an attacker that is screening or one of the defenders can screen as well if they are out of position. The player that screens should try to tip the puck on the way by and then spin around to look for a rebound. The key is to screen the release of the shot. This is the part of the shot where the goalie needs to see to pick up the speed and direction of the shot.

slot

The “slot” is the area on the hockey rink directly ahead of the goaltender between the faceoff circles on each side. This is the prime scoring area. A shot from anywhere within this area is called a “slot shot”. The “deep” or “high” slot refers to the area from the top of the circles, furthest from the goaltender, down to the “hash marks” (the short lines on the side of the face off circle).In general, it is the defense man’s responsibility to guard offensive players in the lower slot, closest to the goaltender, while the weak side winger or center cover offensive players in the high/deep slot.

strategy

The selection of team play systems in order to impose upon the opposition, the style of play and tactics which will build on the coach’s, team’s strengths and neutralize those of the opponent while at the same time taking advantage of the opponent’s weaknesses.