author=kayko2000: Wow, great info. One observation as I was playing the goalie position last night: It was difficult to stay covering a middle lane with my partner's 5-bar moving so much.  To coordinate this effort, does the 5-bar need to slow down and just do smoother lateral shifts?  Or almost not move at all? That is both the ...

The 50-50 5bar D is a basic defensive philosophy, predominantly executed on the defender's topside, to battle the opposing forward's standard, or nearside, passing series.  It is even more important on the defender's nearside, against forwards who favor the less common topside passing series. Most beginners and rookies try to ...