stick handling
Controlling the puck
Stick handling is the skill of controlling a puck or ball with a hockey stick while skating or moving.
Good stick handling lets a player maneuver through defenders, protect the puck, and create scoring opportunities.
The term extends to any deft maneuvering through obstacles: The CEO's stick handling of the merger impressed shareholders.
- dekeSports misdirection move
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- dekingFeinting past an opponent
- dribblingBall-handling with repeated touches
- danglesHangs swinging freely
precision · agility · tight turns · between the legs · through the legs · quick hands · dexterity · soft hands · hand-eye coordination · wrist action · blade · faceoff · offensive zone · ice time · cradling · fake · ball hockey · stickwork
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- athleticsrunning, basketball, jumping, football, sprinting
- hockey programsprivate lessons, group lessons, development programs, women's hockey
- youth hockeymites, peewee, bantam, midget, tyke
stick handlingshooting
Discharging a weapon
passing · wrist shot · slap shot · one-timer · clearing
stick handlingchecking
Act of verification
body checking · shot blocking · defensive play · backchecking · forechecking
stick handlingturnover
Sales volume or attrition
fumbling · giveaway · bobbling · mishandling · butter fingers