| There's something about hearing your own name that | | | | ready for a pass, but they are nowhere as effective |
| grabs your attention like nothing else. Psychologists call | | | | as calling out their name. |
| this the 'Cocktail Party' phenomenon. No matter how | | | | It may seem a little strange at first and will likely take a |
| much noise is around you, or how distracted you are, | | | | little time before it becomes natural. Once it becomes |
| you always seem to overhear your own name from a | | | | habit, you will be at the receiving end of a lot more |
| conversation across the room. | | | | passes, and be more involved in the play. |
| It's the same on the ice. For example, when your | | | | Bonus Tips |
| teammate has just gained control of the puck after a | | | | If you don't know the names of the players on your |
| tough battle in the corner. Now he's ready to make his | | | | line, ask them! |
| next play. If at that moment he hears you call out his | | | | Watch out for that sneaky guy on the other team that |
| name, he will immediately recognize it, look for the | | | | knows your name and calls it when you have the |
| player calling it out, and pass them the puck. That | | | | puck and your head is down. If you blindly pass him the |
| player will be you. | | | | puck, he will be laughing at you for the rest of your |
| Some players will just yell 'In the open' or 'Pass it' or | | | | shift, the rest of the game, and in the bar afterwards. |
| bang their stick on the ice as if it's some sort of secret | | | | Be sure to take a look first to make sure you have a |
| code that the other team is blissfully unaware of. | | | | clear pass to your own teammate, no matter what |
| These methods will let your linemate know that you're | | | | you hear on the ice. |