Transcript Linesmen Position: 3 Official System Presentation Designed by Illinois Hockey Officials Association Importance of Being in Proper Position • Fundamental building block • Enables official to see.

Linesmen Position:
3 Official System
Presentation Designed by
Illinois Hockey Officials
Association
Importance of Being
in Proper Position
• Fundamental building block
• Enables official to see as muck action as possible
(enhancing judgment)
• Provides official with safe viewing areas
• Keeps official out of the way
• Keeps official out of “ No Mans Land “
Starting the Game
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One linesman at blue line ( visitor’s bench )
Partner opposite side of ice on other blue line
Referee at center ice
Keep zones for ½ of game
– Switch half way through the game during stoppage
unless a team is shorthanded
Basic Positioning Linesman: Start of Game
Visitor
Bench
Positioning During Play
• Play leaving Neutral Zone and enters Attacking Zone
– Official is at the determining edge of the blue line
before play
– Partner moves into Neutral Zone ( half way between
red line and blue line )
– Front Official then moves to the determining edge of
the blue line (neutral zone)
Play
Positioning During Play
• Play reverses and goes into opposite attacking zone
– Back official moves to the determining edge of his
blue line backwards
• Keep play in front of you
– Partner moves to determining edge of the blue line,
then follows when all attacking players have left the
zone
Backward
Skate
Play
Positioning During Play
• Play in the Neutral Zone
– Both linesmen at their respective blue lines ( Skates in the Attacking Zone )
– Linesmen diagonally across from each other
Play
Positioning During Play
• Neutral Zone face-offs
– Linesman directly opposite side of the face-off
– Must be ready to move in either direction with the
play
• Play goes toward his own end : follow and partner gets out of
face-off
• Play goes toward partners end: follow play, wait for partner to
get back into position and release
Positioning During Play
• Release signal
– Arm extended out from side pointing diagonally
• After goal
– One linesman in front of scoring teams bench
– Partner on opposite side of ice on other blue line
Retrieving the puck
• Normal stoppages
– Linesman in zone of stoppage spots face-off
– Partner retrieves puck, hands off and returns to
position
• After goal
– Linesman in zone of goal retrieves puck and hands
off to referee at center ice
– Partner skates to middle of zone where goal was
scored, then returns to normal position
• Watch players
Normal Stoppages
Goal Scored
Retrieving the puck
(Continued)
• After a penalty
– Linesman in zone of penalty spots face-off (escorts
player for violent situation)
– Partner retrieves puck, hands off and returns to
position