In the third edition of the deke of the week I am going to be talking about fakes. In my opinion a fake is not the same as a deke, but you can use fakes in your dekes. A “fake” is just a slight, or subtle movement that might freeze the opposing player for a slight second, sometimes a simple fake is all you need to get around a play. A deke requires a set of actions, with a deke you are baiting the other player, forcing them to move or opening them up, and then pulling a move on them. So with a deke you have the preperation (set the bait), pull the move, seperate yourself from the player, then accelerate. With a fake it is just a quick movement you do, and you can use them in your dekes. Here are some fakes you can do
- Eye fakes (I’m not joking they work!)
- Head fakes (usually used with shoulder fakes)
- Leg fakes
- Stick fakes and hand fakes
In the video below I go through each fake and tell you how you can use them in a game, in combinations, and when is the best time to use each fake. I thought it was important to cover all the fakes because I will be mentioning them in future deke of the weke videos.
Deke of the Week 3 Video
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I love the cat in the background at 5:15 of video. Besides that, great tips! Keep it up!!
I love deke of the week! Great tips for anyone who didn’t grow up with a hockey stick in their hand.
It continues to amaze me that despite the fact I’ve played hockey for almost 7 years now that I can watch these videos and be genuinely enlightened by what’s in them. I think that’s what I love about this sport and this website- the fact that you can play forever once or twice a week and take a long time to learn these things. But now you can come to this website and check out these videos and enhance your game and speed up that learning process. The stick fake portion was fantastic, you can definitely bet I’ll be practicing that as much as possible before heading back to the ice.
I’m getting to the point now that I’m getting real good at stick handling but this site has made me realize that maybe I should master some other techniques first like these fakes and that will really enhance my game. I can’t stress enough how great this site is, and I will continue to visit it. I’ve been practicing with your weighted stick tutorial, and I can say without a doubt that your videos have enhanced my stick handling skills. Your toe-drag tutorial is hands down the best I’ve seen on the web.
I can only hope to enhance my own game at the same time that I will continue to push the great things this website promotes. As a final note- I really hope you can work something out with the Coyotes organization to get more exposure for the site and help young kids and adults alike experience the love and joy that is ice hockey. Keep up the great works guys, and thanks for making such a wonderful website.
Drew
Thanks Drew!
Thanks for the great tips. These are all fakes that I can incorporate into my game right away. Can’t wait to use them.
@Jeremy – Totally agree. I used to be pretty slick with the eye fakes in high school. Used to use it when rushing out of the our zone (I played D). Look to the right as I’m nearing center ice, little bit of a shoulder fake then feed it left to the winger who’s flying into the offensive zone – as I would break to the right of the guy in front of me.
Great fakes! I’m glad you mentioned the eye fake… it’s often overlooked (no pun intended – lol), but really effective at higher levels of play where subtleties are what REALLY sells the fake!
Keep up the awesome work – I love the Deke of the Week!!
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