Cradle: A skill in which a player rocks their stick back and forth to keep possession of the ball.

Flag: When a coach challenges a call they can throw a flag, or challenge flag, onto the floor to signal their challenge.

Hat trick: When a player scores three goals in one game. All three in a row is a natural hat trick.

Hidden ball play: When a player without the ball cradles their stick to distract the defence to draw attention away from their teammate who has the ball.

Loose ball: A ball not in possession that is rolling, bouncing or rebounding. Recoveries of loose balls are tracked as a statistic.

Offensive pick: Legal interference from an attacking player on an opponent trying to defend an attacking player with the ball.

Power play: When a team has more players on the floor than the other team as result of one or more penalties.

Shorthanded: When a team has one or more players in the penalty box and has fewer players on the floor than the other team.

Sock trick: When a player scores six goals in one game.

The box: Slang for the penalty box, where players who have committed a penalty sit until their penalty is over.

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