Player Quicktips Offense

Tips for forwards cut and pasted from a coach's manual on roller hockey:

• Always try to advance the puck forward into your opponent's end — pass ahead to a teammate
  
  
• When in doubt, shoot first, think later — take the shot eve if it's not a good one — follow your shot to the net and stop in front for the rebound
  
  
• 2nd forward in should charge the net for the rebound
  
  
• If you have a teammate with you on a scoring opportunity, shoot early so that one or both of you are still in front of the net for the rebound
  
  
• Never chase the puck into the corner into the corner in your own end, let your defense go get it
  
  
• Don't chase the puck behind the opponent's net if your teammate is already there
  
  
• Forecheck, don't give the opponents time to get organized
  
  
• Don't cherry pick — skate back into your defensive end when you lose possession of the puck — your defense needs your help to break out of your end
  
  
• Backcheck, help the defense out, cover the opponent's forwards 1st, then the opponent's defensemen
  
  
• Only one man after the puck at any time, everyone else should find an opponent to cover in our end or an open space to receive a pass in the opponent's end
  
  
• Stay spread out. Occupy at least two adjacent lanes. Don't get bunched up!
  
  
• Pass back to your defensemen, especially in the opponent's end
  
  
• Always keep moving (skate circles if necessary)
  
  
• Communicate with your teammates!
  
  

Next, I will post a list for defense (defensemen).