1. Smooth flat pass requires maximum follow thru.
2. "Feather" the puck. Keep your stick on the ice in the follow thru.
3. Aim the pass. - Look where you are passing. - See the target.
4. Control the puck until it leaves the blade at the toe.
5. Do not slap the pass - causes rolling or bouncing.
6. Lead your receiver - keep it out of his feet.
7. Your target is the receiver's blade or a little ahead.
8. Do not make a "blind" pass.
9. Do not make a backhand pass if you have time and room to pivot and feed pass off your forehand.
10. Do not pass to a man who has an opponent between you and him.
11. Do not "bat" the puck - no follow thru.
12. Don't pass just to get rid of the puck - freeze it - reverse - or stickhandle farther.
13. Use the "flip pass" whenever opponent's stick is in position to intercept or you need to clear the puck into center ice.
14. The backhand pass is harder to make because of the tendency to "pull" or drag it back into teammate's feet.
15. Pass ahead.
16. Forget the back pass - too dangerous.
17. On lead passes, float the puck ahead.
18. Put yourself in position (without an opponent between yourself and passer) to receive the pass. Break at an angle and keep your stick on the ice as a target.
19. When you make a lead pass, follow up as a trailer.
20. Accept or receive all passes with both hands on the stick.
21. Do not "fight" or jab at the puck as you receive it. - You will knock it away.
22. Be sure you can complete the pass before releasing the puck. - Don't pass just to get rid of the puck.

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