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Scorponok · 07-19-2012, 02:28 PM

I play in various ball hockey leagues around Calgary, and a certain disagreement came up recently.

I was playing wing, and as I went to the net with the ball, a few defenders closed in on me. I passed it back to the point man, which fumbled the ball badly, (I promise, it wasn't a $#!++¥ pass - it was tape to tape.) and in their poor recovery, ended up giving the ball away to an opposing player for a breakaway. End result, minus 1 for everyone on my team.

One of my buddies came up and said I should have known better. He said because the guy was so new, I should've just dumped it back in and cycle. I told him that in hockey, passing back to the point for a clear shot is more than likely, the correct play.

I disagreed with his suggestion strongly. I would make that same play 99 times out of 100, as I think the only way your teammates are going to improve is if they get these sorts of opportunities. If you only play with good players, and only pass to the good players, it may help the team win now, but the other players get competent slower than they would if they made mistakes.

What do you think? It's not like this was an important tournament or anything. It was a casual ball hockey night. But even if it were a league game, I still don't think you should not pass to certain people just because they don't have the skills.

07-19-2012, 02:28 PM	#1
Scorponok Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	Passing to the untalented: Do you do it? I play in various ball hockey leagues around Calgary, and a certain disagreement came up recently. I was playing wing, and as I went to the net with the ball, a few defenders closed in on me. I passed it back to the point man, which fumbled the ball badly, (I promise, it wasn't a $#!++¥ pass - it was tape to tape.) and in their poor recovery, ended up giving the ball away to an opposing player for a breakaway. End result, minus 1 for everyone on my team. One of my buddies came up and said I should have known better. He said because the guy was so new, I should've just dumped it back in and cycle. I told him that in hockey, passing back to the point for a clear shot is more than likely, the correct play. I disagreed with his suggestion strongly. I would make that same play 99 times out of 100, as I think the only way your teammates are going to improve is if they get these sorts of opportunities. If you only play with good players, and only pass to the good players, it may help the team win now, but the other players get competent slower than they would if they made mistakes. What do you think? It's not like this was an important tournament or anything. It was a casual ball hockey night. But even if it were a league game, I still don't think you should not pass to certain people just because they don't have the skills.