Strikes are an important part of the game, they determine who gets possestion of the puck first each point.
Strikes occur at the start of every point. Both teams start at their wall (the wall at which the goal they are protecting is at). Each player must have a hand on the wall that is visible to the cheif referee. The puck starts at the center of the playing area. Once the buzzer sounds, the players may push off the wall and race to get to the puck first.