forecheck vs backcheck?
will geeslin
as possible, what both forechecking and backchecking are and the differences
between the two. I hear that someone is a good forechecker and I don't under-
stand exactly what it means. Thanks.
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>I would like for someone (or various someones) to explain, in as much detail
>as possible, what both forechecking and backchecking are and the differences
>between the two. I hear that someone is a good forechecker and I don't under-
>stand exactly what it means. Thanks.
Generally, forechecking is when a forward(s) go into the offensive
zone and harass the opponent trying to move the puck up ice. A "good"
forechecker is usually a player who actually forechecks, as opposed
to those who just skate in the zone and skate back out. :) A good
forechecker can also work the boards well and either recover the
puck or get it to a teammate.
Backchecking is coming back to help on defense, basically. At least
that is how I understand it. It also involves a lot of digging at
the boards. It can also be checking in the neutral zone, it doesn't
necessarily have to be in the defensive zone.
Hope this is clear; please clarify, for those who think it isn't.
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will geeslin <gee...@mik.uky.edu> wrote:
>I would like for someone (or various someones) to explain, in as much detail
>as possible, what both forechecking and backchecking are and the differences
>between the two. I hear that someone is a good forechecker and I don't under-
>stand exactly what it means. Thanks.
In general, forechecking is defensive play in the other team's defensive zone;
that is, the attempt to stop a team's offensive attempts before they can get
out of their own defensive zone. Backchecking is defensive play in your
own defensive zone.
The terms are usually used in relation to the defensive roles of offensive
players, or forwards. Forwards focus on offense, but in forechecking they
are in a kind of "full court press" mode when they go deep into the other
team's zone to separate them from the puck. In their own defensive zone,
the forward's turn away attention from offense to helping the defense; thus
backchecking. Defenders are not thought of as backchecking usually since that
is their primary job.
Forwards who are good at forechecking and/or backchecking without giving
up offensive roles are thought of as good 2-way players. They add defense
strengths to their primary role of shooter/playmaker. And now we have
plenty of modern examples of 2-way defenseman who add scoring skills to their
main checking roles (and the occasional defense only forward or offense
only defender). Occasionally you might hear of an offensive forward being
called a cherry-picker (they stay out near the red line waiting for a pass).
This simply means that the guy doesn't back check and is one-dimensional.
Leon Dill (3M)
points of the game of hockey. His reply was, "Forecheck, backcheck and
paycheck."
Best wishes,
Leon
"None of that stinkin' root beer."
David Vanderveen
A few examples may help: Gary Roberts of the Flames is perhaps the best
forechecker in the league, and he spends a great deal of time in his own
end backchecking as well. On the other hand, a player such as Pavel Bure,
who needs a road map to find his defensive zone, is not a good backchecker
(or forechecker for the matter.) He is the above-mentioned
"one-dimensional player."
Mike Zed
DU>forechecker in the league, and he spends a great deal of time in his own
DU>end backchecking as well. On the other hand, a player such as Pavel Bure,
DU>who needs a road map to find his defensive zone, is not a good backchecker
DU>(or forechecker for the matter.) He is the above-mentioned
DU>"one-dimensional player."
Ont the Kings you could look at Jari Kurri as a great forechecker
and Donnelly as a cherry-picker..
mike...@kandy.com
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