Why can't we win a faceoff?
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The Bridgewater kid facing off for St. John’s supposedly really wanted an ru offer. And Bridgewater was pushing for it. He destroyed us today.
Only so much money to go around. Should pull all the money from all our current FOGO's and give it to that kid. It's a shame this team seems solid at every position except that one and what will doom their NCAA hopes once again.
Funny that Quinnipiac dominatedUMass Lowell on faceoffs today after getting dominated by RU last week. Weird.
I am far from the expert here, but I thought we did recruit a couple of good FOGOs? Am I misremembering that?
Cali or others, is this something that can be taught to someone who is fair or below average or is it like speed in football or height in basketball.
Faceoffs are such a match up thing. I saw so much good at every spot yesterday. Except faceoffs. We have a highly regarded kid coming in next year. This year though.
It can be taught but at this level there is a lot of quickness involved. Seemed to me we were simply getting out quicked yesterday. We had an awful day at the x but there were definitely some times that kid was going early that was never called.
Well it makes sense since all three of their coaches are Rutgers grads. BR has produced 5 division 1 faceoff kids in a row, including this years senior.
There are several different things that can be taught to help the fogo's including technique for the actual fogo's themselves including ways to win the ball, exit strategies, how to defend off a loss and counter moves. you can also teach wing play, as good wing play can negate face off losses. some wing play strategies would be player positioning, cut offs and shields and defending the break.
Some of the things I saw yesterday including the wing set up seemed strange and probably not how I would have defended this fogo (yes have coached against him a prepped to face him in the past)
Well said. But as an ex-FOGO back when the rules were way different (the ball was balanced on the lower wall of the 2 sticks rather than the ground) I have to emphasize that without quickness it's almost a lost cause.
yup quickness and strength would both be important, love wrestlers as fogo's as they understand leverage.
Leg strength in particular, which ties into wrestling as you said.