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     Attack - The team possessing the ball as it advances toward the opposing goal. Blade - The flat part of the hockey stick used for hitting the ball. The blade face is always on the left side of the hockey stick. Clearing - When the defense stops an offensive attack and passes or dribbles the ball up field away from its goal.Clearing is usually done by the goalie. Covering - A defensive maneuver in which a player positions herself between an opposing player and the ball in an effort to intercept a long pass or to tackle an opponent moving with the ball. Dodge - An offensive maneuver in which a player moving with the ball steps aside to evade an opponent while still maintaining control of the ball. Drawing - When an offensive player moves her body to try to pull a defender out of her position. It also describes when a defender steps up in the striking circle to try to draw an attacking player offside. Dribbling - Advancing the ball using a continuous series of short strokes. This is how players maintain control and move with the ball on the field. Formation - The lineup of players as positioned on the field. A team may vary the number of forwards, midfielders, and backs among the eleven players. Interchange - A temporary switch of positions by two teammates. Jab - A technique of poking at the ball until the player with the ball loses possession. Left Dodge - A maneuver made by an advancing offensive player to avoid a defender by moving left with the ball. Long Corner Hit - Occurs after the ball goes out-of-bounds off of a defenderís stick. The attacking team gets the ball five yards from the corner of the field. Lunge - A defensive move in which a player attempts to steal the ball away on the opponentís blade side of the stick. Marking - When a defender closely guards an opponent on or off the ball. Offside - Called against the offense when one of its players moves without the ball behind the defense, with only the goalie separating the player from the goal. When a teammate passes the ball forward or shoots on goal the violation occurs. Passback - Starts play at the beginning of each half or after a goal has been scored. All players on both teams line up on their respective playing sides and a forward on the offensive team passes the ball back to a teammate. Pull Right - An offensive maneuver in which a player, while moving with the ball past a defender, uses "reverse sticks" to pull the ball to the right of that defender. Reverse Sticks - When a player turns her stick so that the blade points right, enabling that player to hit or push the ball in the same direction (to the right). Side-in(or Push-in) - Putting the ball in play after it has gone out-of-bounds. Possession goes against the team that last made contact with the ball. Spin Dodge - An offensive maneuver in which a player spins her body around an opponent in order to avoid being tackled. Stick Side - The playerís right side. Striking Circle - The semicircle area in front of each goal from where direct shots on goal are permissible. A goal may be scored off a hit from outside this circle, but only if the ball first touches an attack player within the circle before it goes in the goal. Tackle - A defensive maneuver in which a player uses her stick in an attempt to take the ball away from an opponent. Tackle Back - When a player takes the ball back after an opposing player has just successfully stolen it away with a tackle. Entire contents copyright © 1997-2006, MomsGuide.com , Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form for commercial re-use without prior written permission is forbidden. “Mom’s Guide to Sports” is a registered trademark of MomsGuide.com, Inc. |
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