body-checking
Legal hockey contact
Body-checking is using your body to block or shove an opponent, especially in hockey and lacrosse.
It's a legal defensive move within certain rules—hitting too hard, too late, or from behind draws penalties.
The term extends to any deliberate physical obstruction: Security body-checked the fan who ran onto the field.
Forceful contact between objects
- creaseLine from folding
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- groundballBatted ball that bounces
- contactCommunication or physical touch
padding · helmet · physicality · defenseman · midfielder · penalty · slash · interference
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- physicalityBodily, material quality
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- forceStrength or compulsion
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
hostility · provocation · retaliation · targeting · cheap-shot · fighting · goon · enforcer
Successful contact or strike
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
roughing · charging · crosscheck · plastering · finishing · separation · grinding · forechecking
Evaluating your own performance
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- groundingConnecting to earth
dissociation · anxiety · mindfulness · sensation · presence · introspection · coping · regulation
collision
Forceful contact between objects
- creaseLine from folding
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- groundballBatted ball that bounces
contact · padding · helmet · physicality · defenseman · midfielder · penalty · slash · interference
intimidation
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- physicalityBodily, material quality
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- forceStrength or compulsion
confrontation · hostility · provocation · retaliation · targeting · cheap-shot · fighting · goon · enforcer · bruising
hit
Successful contact or strike
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
interference · roughing · charging · crosscheck · plastering · finishing · separation · grinding · forechecking · backchecking
self-assessment
Evaluating your own performance
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
grounding · dissociation · anxiety · mindfulness · sensation · presence · introspection · coping · regulation · somatic
body-checkingpoke check
Jabbing steal on ice
passive defense · positioning · angling · soft play · light contact
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