Yesterday the parent of a CHL player I work with sent me the following Memorial Cup goal clip.
She was curious about #61 White’s decision to shoot rather than pass to #47 on the back door. I replied that #61 made the correct decision, as the lane to #47 could’ve been covered by #16 Maroon’s extended stick.
I watched the clip a few more times and another thought occurred to me: the goal scorer was successful because he didn’t over-shoot the puck.
What is Over-Shooting?
In many areas of life, too much is the essentially the same as not enough.
Academics call the phenomenon diminishing returns.
It looks something like this.
Shooting the puck too softly allows shot-blockers and goaltenders to get in front of the puck. However, shooting the puck harder than situation dictates leads to missing the net, flubbed releases and even injury.
There are two main ways that players can over-shoot.
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