20-07-07, 07:23 AM
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Ok, so this might be a bit closer to reality.  To start you see how white #1 and 3 start more spread out to match the offense. Secondly #2 comes out hard decreasing the possible passing angle, while the other forwards come out strong but are aware of the passing lanes. #’s 4 and 5 are much less aggressive waiting to see where the puck goes before they commit to attacking, giving them much more space and time to intercept the player the puck is passed to. See how there is almost no forward movement to the puck. Here is another possibility.  If your initial puck possessor is looking at the defendrs actions to decide what they are going to do, ie have not decided what they will do with the puck, forward #2 may close on you faster than you expect (it happens, and if I can find the video I’ll share an example from 2002 worlds) and the result is a break away one on one, and as you said earlier its faster to swim in a straight line than to turn. I’m not disagreeing with the concept to go around. Benson already pointed out most nations believe this to be a good idea. In most parts of the pool tossing the puck into the defense just gives them the puck. What I disagree with is the timing, and the argument that you can move slow and base your decision on what the defense is doing. If your going to move sideways do it immediately, do it fast, and know that everyone on the team knows before the gong what is going to happen, that way the defense reacts to you. Example: was a great site, and 15+ years old!! but most of the video links are dead.  |