What to watch?

[oliverloran 0]

I had some problem during a tourney last weekend, i was LW and i mostly watch their eyes, but someguy had a mirrored visor, so had difficulties. What is your experience, what works best? Some say watching the players chest is more effective.

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

Defensively, be between them and the net. If you want more advice I guess give a specific breakdown of how the play went and I think it will be easier to tell you what you could have done.

[RadioGaGa 162]

You can head fake, shoulder fake...fake with the eyes....you can't fake at the waist....watch the mid section....that's the way the guy is going.

[willsnipe 0]

You can head fake, shoulder fake...fake with the eyes....you can't fake at the waist....watch the mid section....that's the way the guy is going.

X2

Watch their chest, and close the gap.

[wildebeest 0]

No matter what the situation, I always look at hot chicks in the stands.

[Law Goalie 147]

Centre-of-gravity.

Whatever you do, if you're going to block a shot or get your stick in the way, don't be half-assed about it. If you attempt to block or tip a shot, and it gets through, you've just about halved your goalie's chances of making a clean save (reading shot, controlling rebound) - and that's assuming you just screened the shot rather than actually deflecting it into danger.

[Bravada 442 0]

I had a coach that used to tell us "Watch their groin because no man is going anywhere without his johnson". Fair enough. But that is where I usually watch, the midsection of a player.

[MojoJoejoe1987 0]

just take good angles when pressuring a puck handler. make sure u stay in his back pocket so if he tries to cut on you, BAM. I try to make him go along the boards so then I can use the boards to limit his space. If a person does get past you, backcheck and stay on his forehand side. force him to make a play on his backhand. Good luck

[lampliter87 8]

Always stay "D-side", between the player and your net. Watch the chest, right on the logo. Everything else can be used to fake (some really shifty guys can even use their hips).

[ean 0]

always watch the logo....

You have to play the body, always. This is the biggest mistake I see all the time. Even in non-check leagues, you have to play the body. This doesn't mean putting your hands up and laying the guy out, it just means you have to stick with the man and not the puck.

Once you get better at that, you can take it up a level and play the man AND the puck by using your peripherals..I've really found that to be the best combo to produce turnovers, but the bare min. is to play the body.

[pantherfan 0]

I find staying out of your defensive zone and back checking like a paraplegic help eliminate the need for this skill.

[oliverloran 0]

Thanks for the advices, i forgot to add in the begining that there was no checking allowed. Otherwise I mostly try to intercept the passes what the D gaves, and watching the eyes worked mostly, discounting ex-pros and so on... I will try next time watchin the chest and hips, and see if i can do better so.

[TBLfan 25]

Hips, you can see their stick and watch the puck easily while watching the hips. And like shakira says, the hips dont lie.

[Penguinsfanatic 0]

I have to agree about the hips, where the hips go most likely he is going to go there too.

[mrusse01 0]

Really, as long as you are watching 'the body' I don't think you need to pinpoint a specific area.

If a guy is good enough to beat you while you are staring at his head/shoulders/hips/groin/legs, it's not going to matter which one of those spots you focus in on.

[wildebeest 0]

I find staying out of your defensive zone and back checking like a paraplegic help eliminate the need for this skill.

Works for me!

[jmiro 55]

Have to agree with the hips. I was taught this in soccer as well as basketball. Eyes can help anticipate a pass but hips dont lie about the next move.

[wc19 1]

i would've already phaneufed them before they got into my zone. but yeah just look at the chest/logo always works and then steer them towards the boards.

[Andoy 5]

I'm always betwen the man and the goal. I make sure if my man does beat me(and it happens all the time :P ) that I keep him to the outside!

[Stampede#11 0]

At the level I play at, I sometimes give the RH'ed guy space coming down the right wing. If they think they have a bit of time they will get a bad angled shot off, which 9 out of 10 miss the net (or are an easy save) and whip round the boards for a break the other way.

LH'ers again give them the wide space to go to their back hand to try and beat you, then just angle them out, ensuring you keep the middle of the rink and, as everyone else has said, yourself between them and the net.

Playing inline only, I find it really hard to keep the focus on the body as you can't have the contact you can at ice. So I often find myself puck watching ... foolishly.

[masterpeice_patrice 4]

skate back with quick feet everytime he crosses over u cross over meanwhile watching the hips.. dont approach him too fast surprise him when you move up. like some1 said dont be half assed about it.