forechecks
Presses opposing zone
Forechecks is the third-person singular of forecheck, a hockey term for pressuring the opposing team in their defensive zone to regain possession of the puck.
A player who forechecks aggressively pursues the puck carrier rather than falling back: She forechecks hard along the boards.
The strategy disrupts breakout plays before they develop.
Force upon contact
- neutral zoneProhibited hostility area
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- backcheckingPursuing puck carrier rearward
- defensive zoneTerritory near own goal
turnover · cycling · possession · line change · angling · pursuit · retrieval · transition
Device for catching animals
- passiveNot actively participating
- activeIn operation now
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
collapsing · pressure points · rotation · scheme · formation · positioning · coverage · assignments
pressure
Force upon contact
- neutral zoneProhibited hostility area
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- backcheckingPursuing puck carrier rearward
defensive zone · turnover · cycling · possession · line change · angling · pursuit · retrieval · transition · attack
trap
Device for catching animals
triangle · collapsing · pressure points · rotation · scheme · formation · positioning · coverage · assignments · pinching
forechecking, forecheck, forechecker, forechecked, forecheckers