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You see this in hockey, also. Good players are very good at slyly getting into position when they're away from the puck. With hockey, if you skate too hard, d

You see this in hockey, also. Good players are very good at slyly getting into position when they're away from the puck. With hockey, if you skate too hard, defending players notice it (you can also hear the skate blades digging in) and will start keeping an eye on you or actively covering you. Good players also do sneaky things like take a little longer to recover from a hard check and then, when everyone has skated away from them while they're still down on the ice, slowly sneak into a prime scoring position behind the defensive players where they can't be easily seen.

boomboomsubban 8y ago
It's fairly different from my perspective. If you're skating hard, you're generally in transition, where you're going to be noticed unless you already have a numbers advantage. In your other example, the defense has already made the mistake by throwing a big check that didn't win the puck. They're out of position, and the rare sneaky opportunity isn't worth sacrificing pressure or risking losing the puck. It's fun when it happens, but not a strong game plan.
- TimJYoung 8y ago
  My apologies, I see now that I should have been more clear in my description and it wasn't quite clear about where all of this was occurring: I was referring to the defensive team losing track of a player in their own zone after, sometimes long after, the puck has entered the zone. Some players are just really, really good at "disappearing". I mentioned two of the ways that they do it: just gliding out from behind the net on the weak side (skating very lightly) is one, and hanging back on the weak side after a hard check is another. Of course, there also has to be players that can get the puck to that guy, otherwise, these techniques don't amount to much.
bagacrap 8y ago
in that case, do you skate extra hard at times to draw attention away from teammates who are moving into position?
- TimJYoung 8y ago
  You can, absolutely. For the strategy that I mentioned, someone has to be on the other side fighting for the puck or maintaining puck possession.
BozeWolf 8y ago
Waiting behind defensive players wont work in soccer/football... Those players are offside. This means they are not allowed to receive the ball from a team member.
- JetSpiegel 8y ago
  The best strategy is waiting just before the defensive line and start running before the defensive players can react to the pass (but not before).
- TimJYoung 8y ago
  Horizontally behind (in the same zone) is what I was referring to. Picture the play all going to one side of the defensive team's zone, while there are still stragglers on the other (horizontal side).

boomboomsubban 8y ago

It's fairly different from my perspective. If you're skating hard, you're generally in transition, where you're going to be noticed unless you already have a numbers advantage. In your other example, the defense has already made the mistake by throwing a big check that didn't win the puck. They're out of position, and the rare sneaky opportunity isn't worth sacrificing pressure or risking losing the puck. It's fun when it happens, but not a strong game plan.

TimJYoung 8y ago
My apologies, I see now that I should have been more clear in my description and it wasn't quite clear about where all of this was occurring: I was referring to the defensive team losing track of a player in their own zone after, sometimes long after, the puck has entered the zone. Some players are just really, really good at "disappearing". I mentioned two of the ways that they do it: just gliding out from behind the net on the weak side (skating very lightly) is one, and hanging back on the weak side after a hard check is another. Of course, there also has to be players that can get the puck to that guy, otherwise, these techniques don't amount to much.

bagacrap 8y ago

in that case, do you skate extra hard at times to draw attention away from teammates who are moving into position?

TimJYoung 8y ago
You can, absolutely. For the strategy that I mentioned, someone has to be on the other side fighting for the puck or maintaining puck possession.

BozeWolf 8y ago

Waiting behind defensive players wont work in soccer/football... Those players are offside. This means they are not allowed to receive the ball from a team member.

JetSpiegel 8y ago
The best strategy is waiting just before the defensive line and start running before the defensive players can react to the pass (but not before).
TimJYoung 8y ago
Horizontally behind (in the same zone) is what I was referring to. Picture the play all going to one side of the defensive team's zone, while there are still stragglers on the other (horizontal side).