Let’s talk about another sport for a second. Let’s talk about hockey. Sports, like organisms, change over time. And for the longest time hockey was a sport of two zones. You had the offensive zone for the attacking team, and the defensive zone for the defending team. If you wanted to attack, you had 75 feet of ice to “get pucks in deep.” If you needed to defend, you had 75 feet to “block shots and throw the body.” Thankfully, the game changed.
In the modern game, that fifty feet of ice connecting the offensive and defensive zones has become a lot more important.