MANIPULATING OPPONENTS VIA NEGATIVE ORIENTATION IN CONGESTED ZONES

<p><em>Copied and adapted from original Twitter thread (@LxWrites1).</em></p> <p>Creation of a&nbsp;<strong>Congested Zone</strong>: Moving into the close proximity of a team mate and therefore reducing their space, both directly and indirectly&hellip;</p> <ul> <li>Directly: given proximity between player and team mate;</li> <li>Indirectly: given the (likely) drawing in of player&rsquo;s marker into zone.</li> </ul> <p><strong>(Purposeful) Negative Orientation</strong>: The altering of a player&rsquo;s orientation in a way that limits variety and/or ambiguity of ensuing action and therefore engenders a change in opposition defending style, either&nbsp;<strong>enticing&nbsp;</strong>opponent pressure or&nbsp;<strong>dissuading</strong>&nbsp;it.</p> <p>Purposefully adapting orientation in a way that is seemingly negative is a token of&nbsp;<strong>Relative</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Orientation</strong>, a term coined and detailed by Ahmed.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@Lxwrites/manipulating-opponents-via-negative-orientation-in-congested-zones-6a0b208d2150"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>