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August 24, 2018
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Summary
- Content: Pull Movement (sideways movement)
Pull Movement
Woohoo, the next part of sideways movements is here! As we focused on kneesteps last time, we want to focus on another sideways movement this time. The pull movement needs less leg muscles and balance than the push movement and is basically the opposite of it. If you take a look at every kind of hockey, you’ll see that this movement only exists in floorball. You can slide a wide range with it if trained well, but it also has its disadvantages.
How to do it?
We imagine a movement to the right side.
Advantages & Disadvantages Advantages
We imagine a movement to the right side.
- Starting point
- Starting point is the initial position
- We suggest being on your toes, as you can put more power in the movement
- Movement
- Lift your right knee from the floor
- Turn the whole leg to the right side without lifting your foot
- If you want to perform a straight movement to the right side, the angle between your legs should be about 90 degrees. The angle changes depending on if you move more forward (< 90 degrees) or even backwards (>90 degrees). Here you can find a proper movement to go straight forward and here another one to go sideways forward.
- Your torso is always pointed to the field – do not minimize the size of your body during the movement
- The whole strength of the movement comes from the set up leg, the other leg just slides
- You can use the left leg to minimize the fifth hole during the slide, but be aware that this affects your balance
- Get your right knee back in a shoulder wide position
- Final point
- Final point is the starting point - initial position
Advantages & Disadvantages Advantages
- quick and easy to learn
- Needs less core and leg strength
- A lot of power can come from your feet, not only legs
- If you want to move backwards, you need a lot of flexibility in your groin or turn your body
- You are generating what we call the sixth hole
- Movement to opposite direction needs more time, as you are less flexible on your legs
Summary
It is up to you when you want to perform this movement. The floor can make a huge impact, e.g. if it’s slippery, sticky, hard or soft. You personally have to find out when you want to use this kind of movement. As a little help you can think about the sixth hole and when it causes the most danger to you. We recommend not to use it when there is trouble in the slot, as you cover less of the goal because you have to lift your leg. In our opinion knee steps are better in situations like these, as it is easier for you to block low shots.
