I've played inline hockey (with a ball) for the last 14 years or so... But the physics are similar when you're talking about stick handling....
My favorite move is to bring the puck in close to the defender and then push it underneath his stick... Puck/ball gets pushed between the open gap between his stick blade and his skates...
The move is demonstrated here:
Petr Prucha vs. EDM 1/12/06
I wouldn't recommend trying to push it thru twice like that... That's not easy to do and the fancier you get, you lower your success rate of beating your defender... It works best obviously on defensemen who leave their stick out infront of them.... You pretty much dictate how they play you.... If they leave it out there, you want to get their body & stick heading the opposite direction that you are.... So that once you beat them once, they won't be in position to go after the puck again..
I'm right-handed, so I come in and head towards my left, making him think I'm going to go that way (on my backhand).... I push the puck towards him (maybe 3 feet from his skates) and if he's got his stick hanging out there, he'll bring it across to try to swipe at the puck... It's important to do this fast and you want to place the puck the right distance from him or when he comes across to swipe at it, he'll make contact with his blade...I push it thru with my back-hand and then accelerate very quicky and retrieve the puck on my fore-hand to fire off a shot...
Defensemen I have the most trouble going up against are the ones who don't leave their stick on the ice... They hold it up in the air shortly off the ice... Very hard to predict what they're going to do with their stick.... I usually try o beat these guys with speed to the outside....
You need to be intelligent when figuring out how to beat people in one on one situations.... They are reading your body language... If you are predictable in your moves, they'll read you and have an advantage... Look at Ovechkin's shoot-out moves.... He lifts his leg and it completely mind-screws goalies... Because the mechanics of shooting dictate that you are going to lift your leg in the process of shooting.... He knows that and he can elect to shoot or deke, but it freezes the goalies...
When coming in on a defender, you can try positioning your body in a particular manner that would lead the defender to believe you're going to go a particular route with the puck... A defenseman who's back skating cannot accelerate as well as a forward skating forwards... You can fluctuate your speed to trick him.... Come in at a certain slower pace.... Angle your body towards the sideboards and carry the puck in that direction... Get him moving sideways one direction, maybe thinking you're going to take it around him on your fore-hand.... Once you get him moving sideways with you, cut back fast with the puck and accelerate quickly... You have the advantage because you know when you're going to change direction & accelerate...
My favorite move is to bring the puck in close to the defender and then push it underneath his stick... Puck/ball gets pushed between the open gap between his stick blade and his skates...
The move is demonstrated here:
Petr Prucha vs. EDM 1/12/06
I wouldn't recommend trying to push it thru twice like that... That's not easy to do and the fancier you get, you lower your success rate of beating your defender... It works best obviously on defensemen who leave their stick out infront of them.... You pretty much dictate how they play you.... If they leave it out there, you want to get their body & stick heading the opposite direction that you are.... So that once you beat them once, they won't be in position to go after the puck again..
I'm right-handed, so I come in and head towards my left, making him think I'm going to go that way (on my backhand).... I push the puck towards him (maybe 3 feet from his skates) and if he's got his stick hanging out there, he'll bring it across to try to swipe at the puck... It's important to do this fast and you want to place the puck the right distance from him or when he comes across to swipe at it, he'll make contact with his blade...I push it thru with my back-hand and then accelerate very quicky and retrieve the puck on my fore-hand to fire off a shot...
Defensemen I have the most trouble going up against are the ones who don't leave their stick on the ice... They hold it up in the air shortly off the ice... Very hard to predict what they're going to do with their stick.... I usually try o beat these guys with speed to the outside....
You need to be intelligent when figuring out how to beat people in one on one situations.... They are reading your body language... If you are predictable in your moves, they'll read you and have an advantage... Look at Ovechkin's shoot-out moves.... He lifts his leg and it completely mind-screws goalies... Because the mechanics of shooting dictate that you are going to lift your leg in the process of shooting.... He knows that and he can elect to shoot or deke, but it freezes the goalies...
When coming in on a defender, you can try positioning your body in a particular manner that would lead the defender to believe you're going to go a particular route with the puck... A defenseman who's back skating cannot accelerate as well as a forward skating forwards... You can fluctuate your speed to trick him.... Come in at a certain slower pace.... Angle your body towards the sideboards and carry the puck in that direction... Get him moving sideways one direction, maybe thinking you're going to take it around him on your fore-hand.... Once you get him moving sideways with you, cut back fast with the puck and accelerate quickly... You have the advantage because you know when you're going to change direction & accelerate...
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