1. Scan + close space • Identify puck + opponent’s stick lane. • Get inside the lane early so you arrive through their hands, not around them. 2. Win the inside line (body first) • Angle in so your hips/shoulders take the middle. • Goal: your chest and hips are between the opponent and the puck. 3. Stick lift side: hands first • Don’t chase the blade make contact on the opponent’s hands. 4. Reverse Mohawk: build the wall • Rotate into the reverse Mohawk so your body becomes the barrier. Use your lead knee to make stick contact • Keep puck protected by building a wall (Your body should be between the puck and defender)