Linesmen Position 3 Official System Presentation Designed by

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 • • 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