WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 452

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) RE:Slap shots
	by Gwen D Wilkinson CPA 
  2) Cute story
	by email@hidden
  3) Re: Slap shots
	by "Elmer A. Laydon" 

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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 08:57:09  -0600
From: Gwen D Wilkinson CPA 
To: email@hidden
Subject: RE:Slap shots
Message-ID: 


> 
> Hello,
>  I am confused. I am only in a young girls league aging from 11-18 I
> myself is 14. I have been told a few times by our coaches that slapshots
> are not permitted in women's hockey. However I see the other teams
> players' doing it constintaly. No one on my team ever uses the
> slapshots. Just the other day my coach said they were allowed but a few
> games before that someone got put in the box for using a slapshot. Can
> somebody help me get this straightened out?!
> 
> R.L


R.L.,

I play in a mostly mens senior league in Dallas but about two years ago the
sr women were asked to form a team to play against the Dallas girls (16 &
under, I think).  We were told that we couldn't "wind up" above our waist
for a slapshot under the girls rules.  I think this was a house rule though
because I haven't found anything in the USA Hockey rule book about it.  Your
coach may just want you to focus on your wrist, snap, backhand, etc. shots
because they are usually more accurate and produce more goals.

Hope this helps!!!

Gwen W
 

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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:12:00 -0600
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Cute story
Message-ID: 

Debbie's comment about the difference in locker rooms between the
boys/girls (burping, throwing spit balls), reminded me of a story
(true).  

When I first started the hockey program for the girls back...oh, 15
years ago (??!)  Anyway, I remember I had two boys referring their
games that I knew from the neighborhood that also ref'd house league.
Kyle came up to me one day and said "It really hit home yesterday
during the game that I was actually doing a girls game.  I'm so used
to hearing the boys male - lower toned - voices saying 'oh, sh _ _'
when they miss a shot.  Well, yesterday one of the girls missed a
shot and I hear this little squeeky girls voice say 'oh, sh_ _'." 
He, of course demonstrated it better vocally than I can write it. 
May be one of those stories you need in person!  


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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:59:39 -0500
From: "Elmer A. Laydon" 
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Slap shots
Message-ID: 

Gwen D Wilkinson CPA wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hello,
> >  I am confused. I am only in a young girls league aging from 11-18 I
> > myself is 14. I have been told a few times by our coaches that slapshots
> > are not permitted in women's hockey. Can
> > somebody help me get this straightened out?!
> >
> > R.L
> 
> R.L.,
> 
> I play in a mostly mens senior league in Dallas but about two years ago the
> sr women were asked to form a team to play against the Dallas girls (16 &
> under, I think).  We were told that we couldn't "wind up" above our waist
> for a slapshot under the girls rules.  I think this was a house rule though
> because I haven't found anything in the USA Hockey rule book about it.  Your
> coach may just want you to focus on your wrist, snap, backhand, etc. shots
> because they are usually more accurate and produce more goals.
> 
> Hope this helps!!!
> 
> Gwen W
> 

USA Hockey rules allow slapshots by girls of any age providing they are
not playing on a "boys" team. 

The note to rule 617(a) (high sticks) states "the use of the "slap shot"
in the 10-and-Under (Squirt-Boy's only) age classification and below is
prohibited."

Therefore, since you play on an all girls team, if you are able to take
a slapshot - you are allowed to take a slapshot.

Many referees are unaware of this difference in the rules for girls and
boys. Many hear the word squirt and automatically apply the boys rule to
girls squirts. Since girls squirts are 12 and under, girls that are
squirts for girls teams can actually be peewees under the boys age
rules.

Also, on an all girls team, mouthguards are required at all age levels.

Hope this helps.

Elmer Laydon
Connecticut Polar Bears
http://www.ctpolarbears.com

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