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3 on 2
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The animation at left
shows the relative position of our defence to the other team's forwards.
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Our players are the blue
dots, their players are the purple dots.
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Their RW is carrying the
puck.
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The only job of our defence
is to stay in front of their forwards as they skate towards our end.
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Don't let any opposing
player get behind you.
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The two defencewomen maintain
their positions as shown.
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It doesn't matter what
the forwards are doing, they could be criss-crossing side to side for instance.
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Notice how the distance
between the forwards and defence gets closer as everyone moves down the
ice.
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First, the defence don't
leave the offensive zone until the opponents have brought the puck past
the hash marks or face off spot.
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Once
you decide that you need to back up, you will turn to skate forward toward
your goalie. The yellow zone is the area in which you
will turn to skate forward toward your goalie, this allows you to pick
up speed quickly. Then once you cross the
red line (or near your own blue line if you like) you can turn to skate
backward toward your goalie which allows you to keep your eye
on the opponents approaching you.
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As our defence approach
our blue line, each defencewoman should be about 1-2 stick lengths away
from the opposition.
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In this animation, as
our defence crosses our blue line they should move over to their left,
so the LD can cover the puck carrier and the RD can cover their Centre.
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The defence must cover
the puck carrier and cover the player closest to the puck carrier since
these are the two most dangerous players at the moment.
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Although the forward farthest
from the puck is not being checked, the defence in the middle of the ice
does need to be aware of where that player is and what she is doing.
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The premise of this strategy
is to impede their forwards enough that our forwards can hopefully catch
up to them and check the puck away from them before they advance too far
up the ice.
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It is NOT the defencewoman's
job to attempt to poke the puck away from the forwards during this sequence,
only to stay in front of them.
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if you poke check and
miss, it now becomes a 3 on 1, which your team will not be happy about.
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If our forwards are backchecking,
then the first forward back will cover the third forward, usually the one
farthest from the puck. Usually our forward does NOT go after the
puck carrier.
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Once you reach the top
of the shooting area (shown in green), you basically try to prevent the
other team from passing the puck or carrying the puck toward the net.
You should also try to check the puck away from them at this point.
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In the animation at left,
their Centre is carrying the puck.
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Everything applies as
explained above.
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However, as our defence
approach our blue line they should move towards each other (about 1 stick
length away, or closer if you have to) to prevent their Centre from going
between them.
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NEVER let the puck carrier
go between the defence.
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At this point, the forward
will usually pass the puck to a teammate.
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Now the RD can move to
cover the new puck carrier and the LD can cover the Centre.
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The defence must cover
the puck carrier and cover the player closest to the puck carrier since
these are the two most dangerous players at the moment.
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