 THE OBJECT OF THE
GAME:
 Shoot the puck into
the other team's net.
Not as simple as is
sounds.
 Street hockey requires
stamina, stick
handling skill, and
pinpoint passing
between teammates.
 THE PLAYING
SURFACE:
 Street hockey can be
played on almost any
indoor or outdoor
surface. Empty parking
lots, net-less tennis
courts, blacktop
playgrounds, basketball
courts, and indoor gyms
can all become street
hockey rinks.
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surface and object of the game of blacktop hockey
 Positions
 3 Forwards
 2 Defense
 1 Goalie
 Stick handling
 The stick can not go
above your KNEES. If
it does, the ball/puck
goes to the other team.
Out of bounds
Out of bounds
Out of bounds
Out of bounds
 Forwards
 Left Wing, Center forward,
Right wing
 The center usually leads
the forward line when
attacking the opponent's
goal to score.
 The center also sets up
plays for his teammates
to score goals in the
opposing zone and take
most of the face-offs.
 (RW)(LW)Right
Wing/Left Wing
 The "wingers" play on the
right or left side of the
center.
 They cover their areas as
the forward line enters
and plays in the
opposing zone, trying to
score
 Defenders
 The defenders play
behind the forward
line so that they can
keep the ball in play in
the opposing zone.
 There are two
defenders, right
defense and left
defense.
 Goalie
 The goalie's job is to
stay in or near his goal
area and stop the other
team from scoring.
 He or she can kick it,
catch it, grab it or bat it
out of the way.
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positions in blacktop hockey
 Equipment
 Hockey stick
 Hockey ball or hockey
puck
 Start of the Game and
restarting the game after a
goal is made
 Stick-To-Stick Face-Off:
Opposing centers face each
other, sticks on the ground,
the puck in between them.
 Tap the ground and then
your opponent's stick three
times (ground-stick,
ground-stick, groundstick), then go for the puck.
 STOPPING PLAY:
 Play stops after a goal
 When the puck goes
out of bounds
 When a penalty or
infraction is called.
 Stopping play
 Knocking the puck
into your opponent's
goal with anything
other than your stick
(feet, hands, nose - or
anything else).
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game and stopping play in blacktop hockey.
 PENALTIES
 HIGH STICKING - Keep your
stick DOWN. A player who
carries his stick above the
knees is a penalty.
 CHECKING - Body checks are
illegal in street hockey. Do
not use your body to force
another player into a wall or
barrier or out-of-bounds.

 PENALTIES
CHARGING - Similar to
checking - you can't run
or jump or fling yourself
into an opponent.
ELBOWING - NO
throwing elbows.
SLASHING - NO striking
or slashing at an
opponent with your
stick.
 PENALTIES
BUTT ENDING - NO
jabbing an opponent
with the but end of the
shaft of your stick.
TRIPPING - Knocking
your opponent's feet
out from under them
with your feet
 PENALTIES
HOLDING - You may
NOT interfere with
your opponent's
progress with your
hands.
HOOKING - You may
NOT interfere with
your opponent's
progress with your
stick.
 PENALTIES
 CROSS-CHECKING - If
you hold your stick with
both hands and slam the
shaft of it into your
opponents, that's crosschecking.
 INTERFERENCE - You
may NOT interfere
with another player
who does not have the
puck.
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blacktop hockey