
This is another type of stance, that sometimes face-off men use, to mix up their style of face-offs. This stance used to dominate the game, however after the recent rule changes, the knee down stance has become more dominant. However, the standing up stance is starting to make its way back into the game, and coming more common. This is because now that everyone is becoming so used to the knee down stance, standing up catches people off guard, and sneaks the ball out sometimes. This stance, is a bit more complicated because of the foot placement and your butt placement. Like in the photo above your right roof should be angled towards the ball, but not any further past the plastic of your head because that is in the neutral zone. Your left foot should be somewhat angled towards the ball and about where your butt end of your stick is. Your butt should be not too high in the air, and your knees should be bent. Your elbows should be inside both of your knees. Your right hand should be in the underhand grip, unlike the photo and the last stance. This is because the primary move of this stance is to sweep and rake the ball out quickly. This stance is great for stopping a fast break and creating a 50/50 loose ball and tie up a man who is quicker than you
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