FAQ - Frequently asked questions
Performance often
receives many questions about the factors that determine whether a shot is
green or red. Below are some of the most common questions we receive. Do you
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Is a breakaway a green or a red shot?
It depends on whether the breakaway is preceded by a sideways movement. If the free player forced the keeper to move laterally before the shot is taken, the shot is a red shot. If the goal keeper does not need to move sideways before the shot is taken is the shot green, since the goal keeper had free sight and no sideways movements before the shot.
Does high speed of the puck increase the probability of score?
No, the speed of the puck is not as important as the type of shot, green or red. Note that often random shots or "flutter pucks" results in scores since the goalie has been obscured and therefore the shot is red.
Does player placement on the field matter? A shot from one meter from the keeper must be better than a shot from the blue line?
No, the placement does not matter. For example, a deflection is just as dangerous if the puck is deflected five feet in front of the goalie as five meters in front of the keeper, since he does not get the needed time for Quiet eye, regardless of distance. The same applies if the goalkeeper is screened unsighted - the shot will be just as dangerous if it comes from the blue line just a few feet in front of the keeper since the goalie does not get the chance to build up the Quiet eye contact with the puck.
Rebounds are red shots. Shouldn’t you shoot at any chance to get a rebound?
No, shoot a green shot to get a rebound is usually not an option. Less than five percent of the green shots results in a rebound. This since the goalie had good opportunities to make a controlled save if the shot is green. The definition of the green shot says that the goalie has good time (0.5 seconds or more) to bulid up the Quiet eye. When the green shot is taken, he is well prepared for the save. Rebounds are primarily generated in situations that were preceded by a red shot, where the goalkeeper did not have time to build up the quiet eye, and therefore the save will be more random since the goalkeeper was not well prepared when that red shot was taken.
Should you avoid shooting when you have an ‘open chance’?
Yes, to shoot in the ’open chance’ (free sight from the shooter towards the goalie), only tend to increase the number of green shots and essentially not increase the scores. This since the ‘open chance’ also gives free sight for the goalkeeper – and thus is yet another green shot with 2.6 percent scoring chance.
When should you shoot?
In the offense the shot should be taken when it feels a little "uncomfortable " and you as shooter does not see 100 percent of the goal. If the shooter does not see the goal, the puck is usually not in the goalkeeper's vision either. "The shooters should really know how much more often the puck disappeared from my field of view than what they thought it did" - Stefan Lunner about the experiences from his active career as a goalkeeper.
How should the defense players act?
To help the goalie is the most important. That means minimizing occasions when the goalkeeper is unsighted and where the keeper is forced into a sideways movement. Instead, defense players help the goalie, such as by "tricking/forcing" the opponents to shoot when the goalie has a clear view – force them to take green shots. Furthermore, the forwarder covering defense player may not always be helpful for the keeper. This because of the golie risk to be screened and that there is a risk of deflection of the puck on the defender.
Is a breakaway a green or a red shot?
It depends on whether the breakaway is preceded by a sideways movement. If the free player forced the keeper to move laterally before the shot is taken, the shot is a red shot. If the goal keeper does not need to move sideways before the shot is taken is the shot green, since the goal keeper had free sight and no sideways movements before the shot.
Does high speed of the puck increase the probability of score?
No, the speed of the puck is not as important as the type of shot, green or red. Note that often random shots or "flutter pucks" results in scores since the goalie has been obscured and therefore the shot is red.
Does player placement on the field matter? A shot from one meter from the keeper must be better than a shot from the blue line?
No, the placement does not matter. For example, a deflection is just as dangerous if the puck is deflected five feet in front of the goalie as five meters in front of the keeper, since he does not get the needed time for Quiet eye, regardless of distance. The same applies if the goalkeeper is screened unsighted - the shot will be just as dangerous if it comes from the blue line just a few feet in front of the keeper since the goalie does not get the chance to build up the Quiet eye contact with the puck.
Rebounds are red shots. Shouldn’t you shoot at any chance to get a rebound?
No, shoot a green shot to get a rebound is usually not an option. Less than five percent of the green shots results in a rebound. This since the goalie had good opportunities to make a controlled save if the shot is green. The definition of the green shot says that the goalie has good time (0.5 seconds or more) to bulid up the Quiet eye. When the green shot is taken, he is well prepared for the save. Rebounds are primarily generated in situations that were preceded by a red shot, where the goalkeeper did not have time to build up the quiet eye, and therefore the save will be more random since the goalkeeper was not well prepared when that red shot was taken.
Should you avoid shooting when you have an ‘open chance’?
Yes, to shoot in the ’open chance’ (free sight from the shooter towards the goalie), only tend to increase the number of green shots and essentially not increase the scores. This since the ‘open chance’ also gives free sight for the goalkeeper – and thus is yet another green shot with 2.6 percent scoring chance.
When should you shoot?
In the offense the shot should be taken when it feels a little "uncomfortable " and you as shooter does not see 100 percent of the goal. If the shooter does not see the goal, the puck is usually not in the goalkeeper's vision either. "The shooters should really know how much more often the puck disappeared from my field of view than what they thought it did" - Stefan Lunner about the experiences from his active career as a goalkeeper.
How should the defense players act?
To help the goalie is the most important. That means minimizing occasions when the goalkeeper is unsighted and where the keeper is forced into a sideways movement. Instead, defense players help the goalie, such as by "tricking/forcing" the opponents to shoot when the goalie has a clear view – force them to take green shots. Furthermore, the forwarder covering defense player may not always be helpful for the keeper. This because of the golie risk to be screened and that there is a risk of deflection of the puck on the defender.