Jul 20, 2017 11:29
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flat-footed backchecker
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Hello everyone,
The passage below is from the book by Wayne Gretzky about ice hockey:
"Of course, the other thing the Bruins always seemed to have more than their fair share of was elite defensemen. It is almost unfair that the same team has had Bobby Orr, Brad Park, Ray Bourque, and Zdeno Chara. I remember playing against Bourque in the Garden. The neutral zone there is so shallow that if Bourque came out of the zone with any speed, he was at the red line before you knew it and could either tee up a slap shot or blow by a ***flat-footed backchecker***."
What is a "flat-footed backchecker"?
Thank you.
The passage below is from the book by Wayne Gretzky about ice hockey:
"Of course, the other thing the Bruins always seemed to have more than their fair share of was elite defensemen. It is almost unfair that the same team has had Bobby Orr, Brad Park, Ray Bourque, and Zdeno Chara. I remember playing against Bourque in the Garden. The neutral zone there is so shallow that if Bourque came out of the zone with any speed, he was at the red line before you knew it and could either tee up a slap shot or blow by a ***flat-footed backchecker***."
What is a "flat-footed backchecker"?
Thank you.
Responses
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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English
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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awkward/inelegant backchecker (see below)
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)
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Note added at 17 mins (2017-07-20 11:46:38 GMT)
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"flatfooted" could also be described as uninspired or inelegant
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-20 13:01:01 GMT)
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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
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2017-07-22 09:59:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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)
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Note added at 17 mins (2017-07-20 11:46:38 GMT)
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"flatfooted" could also be described as uninspired or inelegant
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-20 13:01:01 GMT)
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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
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2017-07-22 09:59:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Gallagy. And could I specify one more thing? Does the phrase "blow by a flat-footed backchecker" basically mean that he could move/skate fast past this awkward backchecker? |
| Thank you again, Gallagy. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Gallagy."
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Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
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English
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United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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23
clumsy, improperly positioned player skating toward his defensive zone to obstruct the movement
of his opponents who are on attack
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Darius. |
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