Floor hockey

Post date: Jan 19, 2018 3:05:44 AM

Basic Floor Hockey skills will be introduced to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.

Due to the amount of students on the gym floor at a time hockey sticks must stay on the floor at all times. No slap shots or snap shots and no lifting of the hockey pucks.

Skills to be covered:

Stick handling & puck control

Passing - Forehand & Backhand

Shooting - Wrist shot, backhand (slap shot & snap shot will be explained but not practiced)

Offense & Defense positioning

Light Scrimmaging

  • All forehand passes should begin with your bottom hand a little more than a third of the way down the shaft, the top hand just underneath the butt end, and the puck resting in the middle of the blade of the stick.

  • Bring the stick back behind your back leg and turn the blade down so it cups the puck.

  • Your body should be almost squared to your target during a pass, with your feet facing forward (make sure the puck remains on the stick blade at all times).

  • After taking the puck and blade behind your body, begin to bring it forward all in one motion—as the stick moves forward the puck should shift toward the tip of the blade.

  • The final motion is the follow-through: Make sure to point your stick at your target as you are releasing the puck.

Do all this while keeping your eyes on your target.

Use a Forehand Pass … Anytime you see an open teammate with little or no traffic between you and his stick

Read more at: http://icehockey.isport.com/icehockey-guides/how-to-pass-in-ice-hockey

The steps and motions of this pass are similar to those of the forehand variety, with the obvious difference being that the backhand pass is made by using the back part of the stick’s blade. Some things to keep in mind though:

  • The release can be tricky. Because the back part of the blade is angled out, it is difficult to control the trajectory of the puck as it leaves the stick. So to get the most control on a backhand pass, be sure to keep the puck on the part of the blade that is closest to the shaft. The more the puck shifts toward the toe of the blade, the less control you will have on the actual pass.

  • Another aspect of a backhand pass is that the body should be in more of a shooting position, facing away from the target (for more about a shooting positions, check out the guide entitled “How to be a Better Shooter.”). But you will probably find that this is the most natural stance, since your front arm will have to move across your body during the windup.

  • Again, make sure to point your stick at the target as you are releasing the puck.