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[–] 86 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

The correct solution is to wait for the game to start, then wait for that player to get the puck. And that's when you go in for as solid a body check as you can. Once they get the puck it becomes fair game to check them and you won't get in trouble for it.
It's like a boxing match: you wait until you're in the ring and the bell dings before laying in to them.

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  • [–] 120 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    But then they might not know why they got hit.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 weeks ago

    As sly as this is, I like the other guy’s response.

    It’s important to deliver immediacy. Also important to show public courage towards the act. “I assert, in full view of everyone, this is the right action and I deserve no consequences for it.”

    You may still be punished, but it’s still important you make the statement.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    If you’re in highschool. You can’t check until pretty late in learning the game.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    We were body checking in middle school. Maybe it's different now.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    I was too. As a peewee. I think that’s like 6th or 7th grade or so. However, I was the last year that was the case for. They had switched to bantams. Which, if I remember correctly, is 8th-9th grade. So, still on the bubble. Not sure if it’s changed since then.

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