Tag up Offsides
Tag-up Offsides
Levels that will use tag-up are:
• Junior
• Adult
• High School (not Midgets)
Signaling a “delayed” Offside call
Slow "delayed" whistle signal
•Straight arm
•Flat palm
•Fingers together
USA Hockey Officials do not point to the blue line
Allowing play to continue
Puck shot into Attacking Zone with teammates offside
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Delayed whistle (delay signal)
1. Defending team gains possession and gets puck out of zone
2. All attacking player simultaneously clear the zone (tag-up)
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Nullify Offside (put arm down, no washout)
Stopping Play
• Offside Attacking player touches the puck
•Offside Attacking player attempts to confront
Defending player
•Puck is shot on goal (Intentional Offsides)
Intentional Offsides
The general rule of thumb is:
The Offside was created to gain a stoppage of play
Completing the call:
Following whistle, the official calling the offside
violation points and skates to,
•Point where puck was passed or shot into the attacking zone
•End Zone faceoff spot (intentional offside)
Partner retrieves puck, hands it off, and skates into
proper position for faceoff