Understanding – and Baiting – Psychology of Pass-Shoot Decision
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Alex Lyon has been a welcome addition to Pro Reads, with insightful breakdowns delivering on technical, tactical, equipment and even psychological levels. This is the last entry from our nearly two-hour sit down last summer, which also included his fantastic interview on Episode 262 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, but we hope to reconnect with him in the future for more video session because he was exceptional in this format with great tips like this one on how to think the game better.
THE SEQUENCE
Lyon is facing a down low 2-on-1 against his old Florida Panthers teammates after a Detroit pass from behind his net resulted in a turnover inside the blueline:
We’ll add one more piece of context: The pass option between the hash marks if Alexandar Barkov and he is backing up as this play happens. Does that change your thought process at all? Again, what factors matter to you on this play?
THE SAVE
Watch the sequence and replays below to see how it plays out, keeping the same questions that we just asked in mind and seeing how early you can answer them:
THE PRO READ
Now let’s Lyon explains how he played this, which includes some old-school baiting:
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