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