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clumsy, improperly positioned player skating toward his defensive zone to obstruct the movement Explanation: of his opponents who are on attack |
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awkward/inelegant backchecker (see below) Explanation: flatfooted usually means awkward or clumsy and backchecking is a specific type of movement as explained below http://blog.hockeygiant.com/2010/12/forechecking-and-backche... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checking_(ice_hockey) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2017-07-20 11:46:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "flatfooted" could also be described as uninspired or inelegant -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-20 13:01:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- yes, "blow by" is like "breeze by" and means easily get/go by or past a defender. "Blow by" is used a lot in basketball -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2017-07-22 09:59:01 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Glad to have helped |
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