Hockey IQ is about using your awareness of what's going on (GAME UNDERSTANDING) to make good decisions. In understanding the game, a player can adopt HIGHLY SKILLED ACTIONS to impact that moment or phase of the game.
Having a high Hockey IQ allows you to be adaptable. Having the speed of awareness and decision-making to change, alter and adapt is critical to each moment that arrives. You may pre-scan and have taken in the information before receiving a pass, but as you receive, the game changes in front of you, so adapting to this new situation has a big impact for your team.
