Maroon Criteria

Speed

• Always moving – can accelerate or change direction easily.
• Can skate entire surface while challenged, quickly and without falling.
• Keeps pace with game at this level.

Stopping

• Able to stop on either side, efficiently and in control.
• Able to step out of stop in new direction with acceleration.

Maneuverability

• Able to skate forward crossovers, consistently and at speed.
• Able to skate backwards smoothly and with speed.
• Smooth transition from backward to forward skating and forward to backward skating.
• Is able to make turns and cuts.

Hustle

• Chases loose puck.
• Able to “play the body”.
• Able to keep the puck in the offensive zone while playing defense.

Stick Work

Passing/Receiving

• Able to pass and receive the puck, challenged.
• Deliberate attempt to pass to someone, consistently.
• Able to pass and receive on backhand or forehand, on the move.
• Minimal rebound off stick.

Shooting

• Two hands on stick, stick on ice consistently.
• Able to puck-handle entire ice surface with minor challenge.
• Has mastered one forehand shot and backhand shot using proper technique – can aim shot.
• Able to lift puck while shooting on goal.
• Has developed strength in shot.

Game Knowledge & Experience

Positioning

• Forechecks and backchecks opposition.
• Able to cover opposition (woman for woman).
• Able to cycle to other positions (including forward covering defense).
• Skates to open pass.
• Play the “box” on penalty kill.
• Can play more than one position.
• Drives to net.

Off-sides

• Makes extra effort to clear the zone.
• Does not go offsides.

Line changes

• Consistently clean changes on the fly, without instruction.
• Changes while on offense.
• Comes directly to bench to change quickly.

Teamwork

• Communicates respectfully with referees, coach, players and line-mates.
• Offers helpful and positive feedback to coaches and players.