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Leadership
Body Checking Female, Atom and Below
Rule 6.2 (b) – Body CheckingRule 6.2 (b) – Body CheckingFemale, Atom and BelowFemale, Atom and Below
• Minor penalty, or at the discretion of the Referee, a major penalty and a Game Misconduct based on the degree of violence of the body check or if an injury results.
• Must be the result of an intentional act to body check, bump, shove or push an opposing player
• A body check results when a player changes direction to go in the opposite direction of an opposing player.
• Body contact must be the result of the movement of the offensive player
Situation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingSituation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingFemale, Atom and BelowFemale, Atom and Below
• “Angling” or “Closing Off The Boards”
• Steering or directing an opposing player into the boards
• Must stay the course - The defensive player has the right to close off the boards in order to force the puck carrier to slow down or towards the middle of the ice.
• No sudden change in direction by defensive or offensive player
Angling
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) carries puck – the defensive player (yellow) angles attacking player along boards.
No change of direction – no penalty assessed
Changing Direction
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) carries puck – the defensive player (yellow) angles attacking player along boards then changes direction into attacking player
Penalty for body checking assessed
Situation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingSituation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingFemale, Atom and BelowFemale, Atom and Below
• Strength on Strength
• When two (2) players are leaning into one another battling for position and or control of the puck
• No one player can take advantage of the other
• If both players are working equally hard to gain position and control of the puck, there should not be a penalty
• Do not penalize a player because of size difference
Strength on Strength
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) and defending player (yellow) work hard to gain position and control of the puck - neither player is taking unfair advantage
Strength on strength is not to be penalized
Situation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingSituation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingFemale, Atom and BelowFemale, Atom and Below
• Boarding
• By interpretation: Taking more force than what is necessary to separate the puck from the puck carrier
• Not the right call in female, atom and divisions below
• The action of boarding is to be communicated as “body checking”.
Situation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingSituation 1 - Rule 6.2 (b) –– Body CheckingFemale, Atom and BelowFemale, Atom and Below
• Changing Direction
• Player must stay the course, no sudden change in direction that intentionally administers a body check, bump, push or shove to an opponent
• This applies to both offensive and defensive players
Changing Direction
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) and defending player (yellow) continue on a similar path with no change in direction by the either player
No penalty assessed
Changing Direction
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) advances the puck - defending player (yellow) starts along same path but then changes direction into the puck carrier
Penalty for body checking to be assessed
Change in Direction
D A
Attacking Team
Attacking player (blue) advances the puck - defending player (yellow) starts along same path but then changes direction into the puck carrier
Penalty for body checking to be assessed
EducationEducation
• Body Checking vs Body ContactFemale, Atom and Below
• Body contact is allowed• Body checking is not allowed• We must be diligent in educating fans, players, coaches,
time keepers on the difference between body contact and body checking
• As an official, if you hear the penalty announced as “body contact”, take the time to educate the timekeeper
• Check the score-sheet to ensure the penalty is being recorded properly