tips courtesy of “Hockey Made Easy”

A Good defenceman is worth his/her weight in gold, especially with
the new rules introduce in 06/07

Playing defence, (even temporarily as a Forward) is a highly responsible
task, as defencemen must be very intelligent individuals.

Their number one job is to prevent goals, not score them, and any
defensive error they make could result in a goal against.
To avoid these costly errors here are a number of basic defensive tips
to help you prevent goals against and show both defencemen and
forwards how to play the following game situations correctly.

The very first thing a young defenceman must do is to analyze the
on-coming rush. S/he must make a quick and correct decision.
Is it a 1 on 1, a 2 on 1, or even a 3 on 1 situation, are the wings
covered or open? Depending on how you read the oncoming rush,
you will react differently.

More On Reading The Rush - Click Here

tips courtesy of “Hockey Made Easy


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