Freezing The Puck: When a player pushes the puck against the boards so that it canít be played. The goaltender can also freeze the puck in the goal crease by covering it up.

 

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Freezing The Puck: When a player pushes the puck against the boards so that it canít be played. The goaltender can also freeze the puck in the goal crease by covering it up.

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Reading The Lanes: The process of discovering how your ball reacts on different portions of the lane surface; hopefully, finding the best area to use to maximize strike potential.

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Regression Toward The Mean: The tendency that a random variable will ultimately have a value closer to its mean value.

Reading The Defense: Recognition by the quarterback of the defensive formation; he may then call an audible to adjust the offense.

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