field vision

[laxsg]

I was wondering if anyone knew of anything that would help defensive field vision. thanks.

[marflax33]

umm Contact lenses?

[tiplax]

tell them to keep their head up, and always know where the ball is. Also, make sure they keep their stick on their attackman so they know where he is

[OldGoalie]

There's a couple of good training aids here:
http://houseofspeed.com/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HOS&Category_Code=VIS

that help with visual speed and concentration. Improving those could help improve your field vision and ability to process what's happening around you quickly.

[Hunter]

Playing other sports will help you become more athletic and have better field vision and sense, playing basketball is really good for this. Even if your bad at basketball and cant make the team then you can still play some pick up games with your friends.

[PostalCode]

Wow, a few days i was just wondering about this. I was always told to look out the window on the car ride there. Your eyes focus on one thing then quickly switches objects as soon as its out of veiw.

[Last Don]

My best analogy is to keep your "head on a swivel." Don't let your eyes rest on the ball or your man for too long. You want to constantly be alternating between the two, that way if one makes a sudden movement, you're not standing there like an idiot trying locate one or the other while the opposing team is scoring.

[WHEELAX2]

just to add.. vision also involves anticipation and prediction.. it's a good idea to scan the field to predict wether or not one of your fellow d men is going to get beat, or wether you're going to have a pick set on you, or if your man is about to back cut you, etc..

[Last Don]

Oh, and I forgot to throw in my personal key to field vision: listening.

If your team, particularly your goalie, has great communication and chemistry, you don't even have to look away from your man. Listen to your teammates, especially your goalie, and clue to their system, and their verbal cues. That'll help you develop your individual field vision if you continue to scan the field, because you'll be utilizing the combined knowledge of your defenseman, and keeper, who has watched more offensive ball movement than any player on your team.

[ShsMiddie]

I'll just throw this out, I'm not sure if it's exactly what you want though.

It's called Man-Man-Ball. You look at your defender for 2 seconds and say man-man then look at the ball for 1 second and say ball. It helps the player give more attention to their man but also be able to slide when needed.