OBjectives
Floor Hockey Objectives
1. Students will learn the basic vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills to play a
Floor Hockey Game.
2. Students will demonstrate their vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills of Floor
Hockey through participating in numerous floor hockey games and teaching their peers.
3. Students will demonstrate their vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills during
their assessment; which could be observation, demonstration, teaching, participating, verbal or
written assessment.
4. You are responsible for: learning vocabulary, rules, history, positions, scoring, skills,
defense, offense, general knowledge and understanding,
5. You are responsible for safety and your best participation each day.
1. Students will learn the basic vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills to play a
Floor Hockey Game.
2. Students will demonstrate their vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills of Floor
Hockey through participating in numerous floor hockey games and teaching their peers.
3. Students will demonstrate their vocabulary, knowledge, understanding, and skills during
their assessment; which could be observation, demonstration, teaching, participating, verbal or
written assessment.
4. You are responsible for: learning vocabulary, rules, history, positions, scoring, skills,
defense, offense, general knowledge and understanding,
5. You are responsible for safety and your best participation each day.
Vocabulary
Floor Hockey Vocabulary
Face-off – The term used when describing the start of the game and the restart after every goal.
Clear – Moving the ball away from the goalie net by hitting it all the way down to the other
end, along the sidelines.
Dribble - A seriese of short strokes used to advance the ball or down the floor while maintaining
constant control of the ball or puck.
Pass – Moving the ball to another player on your team.
Flick - A wrist stroke having no back swing. The ball or puck rises slightly. Great for close
shooting or passing to an offensive player
Stick Handling – Controlling the ball or puck while traveling through groups of opposing
players.
Goal Box – Clearly marked area that is off limits for all players except the goalie.
Save – The goalie prevents the ball from going into the goal.
Fouls - Infringement (breaking) of rules.
Running Fouls - Defensive players and forwards crossing over center line
Roughing Fouls - Hitting, pushing, tripping, blocking
Misconduct Fouls - Offensive player in the goal box
Standing on the puck or stick
To many players on the floor
Face-off – The term used when describing the start of the game and the restart after every goal.
Clear – Moving the ball away from the goalie net by hitting it all the way down to the other
end, along the sidelines.
Dribble - A seriese of short strokes used to advance the ball or down the floor while maintaining
constant control of the ball or puck.
Pass – Moving the ball to another player on your team.
Flick - A wrist stroke having no back swing. The ball or puck rises slightly. Great for close
shooting or passing to an offensive player
Stick Handling – Controlling the ball or puck while traveling through groups of opposing
players.
Goal Box – Clearly marked area that is off limits for all players except the goalie.
Save – The goalie prevents the ball from going into the goal.
Fouls - Infringement (breaking) of rules.
Running Fouls - Defensive players and forwards crossing over center line
Roughing Fouls - Hitting, pushing, tripping, blocking
Misconduct Fouls - Offensive player in the goal box
Standing on the puck or stick
To many players on the floor
SkillsFloor Hockey SkillsSKILL: Stance
- Feet: slightly wider than shoulders
- Knees: slightly bent (not over toes)
- Hips: slightly back
- Stomach/Back: keep stomach muscles tight and back straight
- Head: head up
- Stick hold: arms in front, holding stick straight out, form triangle with feet and stick, blade flat on floor
SKILL: Forehand Passing
- Stance: proper stance
- Ball position: ball stays on floor, ball starts at the heel of the blade and behind the back foot, ball travels to the toe of the blade then off, travels parallel to foot line
- Stick: sweep ball parallel to foot line, blade cups ball throughout motion, blade should end up 1-2 feet above floor, blade pointing toward the floor
- Head and eyes: look at ball on blade, then at target, look at ball, then pass
SKILL: Forehand Receiving
- Head and eyes: watch the ball come all way into the blade of the stick
- Stick position: stick path parallel to foot line, blade flat on floor, when ball reaches the blade, pull the stick backward to absorb the pass, blade goes toward the back foot, blade cups ball
- Wrist position: wrists roll forward for incoming pass, as stick and hands absorb the pass
SKILL: Shooting
- Forehand wrist shot: slide the bottom hand down on stick about 2-3 inches, weight must drive off back leg, sweeping motion should be faster than a pass, bend knees more, roll wrists over and point blade at target, height of follow through affects height of shot
- Backhand wrist shot: same cues as for forehand wrist shot (reverse motion), momentum from weight transfer should “pull” shooter onto the front foot only
SKILL: Goaltending
- Stance: head over shoulders, shoulders over hips, hips over ankles, feet shoulder-width apart, bend knees at a 45 degree angle
- Hand position: hold open catching hand off to the side (waist level), opposite hand holds the stick so the blade is on the ground in front and makes a triangle with the feet, blade flat on the ground
- Stance: head over shoulders, shoulders over hips, hips over ankles, feet shoulder-width apart, bend knees at a 45 degree angle
- Hand position: hold open catching hand off to the side (waist level), opposite hand holds the stick so the blade is on the ground in front and makes a triangle with the feet, blade flat on the ground