dekes

Icy evasive maneuvers

Dekes are feinting movements, especially in hockey, used to deceive an opponent about your intended direction.

A player dekes by faking one way then going another: He deked the goalie and scored.

The term comes from decoy and extends beyond sports to any misleading feint: She deked left, then cut right through the crowd.

maneuver

fakes

Fraudulent imitations

jukesDeceptive sidesteps or coin-operated players
crossoversThings spanning two categories
footworkSkilled lower-limb movement

cutbacks · spins · pivot · shuffle · swerve · weave · feint · misdirection · hesitation · sell

hockey

puck

Hockey's rubber projectile

stickhandlingManeuvering puck with hockey stick
faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
breakawaySudden separation from group

forecheck · dangle · backhand · NHL · rink · skates · slapshot · powerplay · goalie · defenseman

deception

misdirection

Intentional focus manipulation

disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
feintDeceptive mock attack
sellTransfer for payment

bait · sucker · fool · trick · bluff · illusion · sleight · guile · read · anticipation

evasion

sidestep

Evade by moving aside

eludeSkillfully avoid capture
slipMinor error or misstep
duckWaterbird that quacks

swerve · shake · lose · beat · blow-by · wrong-foot · freeze · split · escape · avoid

Categories

catchermitt, crouch, squat, signals, framing
hockey skillspuck handling, stickhandling, dangle, dangles, soft hands

Opposites

deception vs. directness in athletic play

dekespower plays

Aggressive moves for advantage

complexity vs. simplicity of execution

dekesslap shots

Forceful hockey shooting technique

brute force · power moves · chip shots · dumps

skilled finesse vs. brute force

dekesbody checks

Physical contact hits

hits · power moves · bulldozing · grinding

Family

deke, deked, deking

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