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Avoiding Penalties In Hockey
Hockey is really a pretty rough sport considering the fact that
there are twelve players on the ice who are seemingly fighting
over a tiny little rubber puck that's only an inch thick and
three inches in diameter. Add the fact that they knock the puck
around the ice with big sticks while wearing skates and you've
got a game that can seem somewhat brutal at times. The truth of
the matter is, accidents happen in hockey and it isn't unusual
for players to get roughed up a little. However, the sport is
really disciplined with precise rules and penalty assessment for
infractions. Penalties, depending on their nature, may result in
a player being temporarily or permanently put out of a game
while more severe penalties may lead to a player being suspended
or fined.
Because unintentional events can happen on the rink, penalties
can't be altogether avoided in hockey. However, by playing by
the rules, a player can prevent unnecessary penalties from being
assessed against him and his team.
Players, other than the goaltender, are not allowed to enter the
crease - the blue area in front of a goal - unless they are in
control of the puck shooting it or carrying it into the crease.
If another team member is in the crease when a player scores a
goal, the referee may assess an interference penalty for
interfering with the goaltender as well as disallowing the score
for the goal. Additionally, goaltenders cannot be checked even
if they are outside of the crease.
Boarding is a pretty serious violation of hockey rules which
occurs when an opposing team member checks a player and
forces
him into the boards of the rink. Boarding can result in minor,
major or severe penalties depending on the circumstances and the
referee's assessment of the situation. Charging is another
infraction that has penalties associated with it because it is
the act of charging at a player from a long distance before
checking the player which can be pretty violent in practice.
High-sticking, elbowing and head-butting are taken pretty
serious in the game of hockey. Such actions may result in a
major penalty, a game misconduct penalty, suspension or fines.
Some behaviors are allowable to some extent but may result in
penalties if they get out of hand. These include cross-checking,
hooking, roughing, and slashing. Cross-checking occurs when a
player rams into another player while holding his stick in front
of his body with both hands. With hooking, a player interferes
with another player's movement using his stick. Roughing -
pushing, shoving and minor wrestling - usually doesn't result in
a penalty unless it gets out of hand. Slashing - hitting another
player with a hockey stick - doesn't usually result in penalties
unless it appears to be an intentional and malicious act or
results in injury to the player being slashed. Holding or
grabbing another player is not allowed and will result in a
minor penalty as will tripping another player.
About the author:
Jason Tarasi runs the hockey equipment classified site
Hockeyads.com, where hockey players can buy and sell new and
used hockey equipment online for free. Hockey Equipment Ads
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