"I'd be on the ground a lot [at the start], ice is probably a little bit harder if you fall, but you slide, which is the difference."
Gaining national selection came as a surprise to Scott, who only got into the sport because her coach said he'd pay for her first year's game fees.
"It was just a new challenge, I'd played inline for that long where I was at the stage where I was like 'oh, is there more I can and do and try' but [playing ice hockey] has made my inline better.
"Basically, once I moved to Auckland a couple of my friends played [ice hockey] and their coach said we need more defence players and he said that he'd pay for my first year.
"I had friends who made the team before but I was like 'nah, that's not going to be me'."
But, it was to be for Scott. Now, she can call herself an Ice Fern and a dual international - albeit in two lesser-known sports, something which frustrates the Northlander.
"Little sports need to be supported," she said of having to self-fund a lot of her sport. "It's all good having our big, fancy sports but there's a lot of people who are doing lesser sports and winning."
As a squad rookie, Scott faces higher costs than her more experienced teammates, requiring $700 worth of uniform.
She is seeking support for these costs and has a Give a Little page running for anyone willing to support her - see www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/jessiscotticefernz
The Ice Fernz sit 25th in the world. They battled up from the division below in 2011 and have crept up the ranks in the current division to sit just behind Australia.
