It may be out of hands

If you are reading this and you are up to date, WSG Asuncion is over. I'm happy for the French team. Congratulations to them.

As a reminder, Follow this steps:

1. Take a look at the video:
2. Read and think about the analysis.
3. Match the analysis and the video. Min 0:24

Let's get started. We are looking at the Spanish team today. I'm going to be honest with you guys. With this clip I'm trying to show 2 things. A mistake (easy to fix) and good work. In this sport there is not always a reward for doing the right thing. Because in front of you there is someone else trying to do the right thing. The key here is consistency. As a team if one time after another you do the right thing, it is a matter of time that the opposition does not do the right thing. 

Or if you look at it differently. Every goal may have been avoided if the defender or the goalie had done the right thing. This is interesting because it gives accountability to every single player and coach about their decisions. Yes, coach decisions have their impact. For example looking at a player that is exhausted or a player mentally out of the game and not swapping. That player is a source of mistakes.

After the lesson, let's move on. The Spanish team. I'm going to mention every Spanish player as they are all involved. When the clip starts, Nil Roca (Spain N24) has the ball. When he gets to the midfloor line, he quickly moves the ball to the opposite side. Roca passes to Pau Bargallo (Spain N8). Bargallo is on their side of the floor, when he stops the ball he is skating. He skates down the wall. Bargallo passes down the wall and cuts in really aggressively, dragging 2 defenders with him.

The player that stops the ball is Marc Grau (Spain N9). Grau is located at 4, giving the back to the wall and touching the wall. In this position, Grau has a full view of the rink while he holds a dangerous position. Grau skates a bit, and passes back to Roca. Roca is now at the same side as Grau.