Case 01 — Early Pressure on Unstable Control
- Case ID: CASE-01
- Phase: Transition / Puck control under pressure
- Level: Foundation
- Tags: pressure, control, transition, reception
Situation (One Sentence)
A player receives or carries the puck with unstable control and immediate pressure arrives early enough to collapse options before stabilization.
Environment Snapshot
- Space: Limited effective space around the puck carrier; lanes compress quickly.
- Time: Control must stabilize before contact or denial arrives.
- Information: Carrier has incomplete read before control is secure.
- Pressure: Pressure arrives before the carrier can convert possession into usable options.
Decision Window
- Opens: At first contact with the puck (reception / pickup / first touch).
- Closes: When pressure arrives and forces a commit (dump, turnover, low-value release).
- Unstable element: Control precedes vision; vision is attempted before control is stable.
Option Behavior
Preserved
- Low-risk release to safety (if available early)
- Immediate protection posture (if space allows)
Reduced
- Controlled carry into the interior
- Planned pass selection
Collapsed
- Any option requiring a second touch (scan + execute)
- Interior progression under pressure
Practice Levers
Space
- Constrain initial lane space to reveal the collapse mechanism.
- Expand space slightly to test stabilization timing without removing pressure.
Time
- Delay pressure by a fixed beat to test control-to-vision sequencing.
- Compress time to force earlier stabilization behaviors.
Information
- Restrict pre-scan (late cues) to show how control must lead.
- Provide early cue to test whether the player can convert control into options.
Pressure
- Layer pressure in waves to isolate the first collapse moment.
- Remove second-layer pressure to observe whether first-layer timing is the true driver.
Diagnostic Question
Did pressure arrive before control stabilized into a usable decision state?
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