- A shave challenge is when a defender makes a sweeping challenge from behind, moving the ball away from the attacker when they lift their stick from behind the ball
- The defender should be marking touch tight to allow them to make the challenge as soon as they attacker lifts up their stick
- Defender gets very low to ensure a clean challenge
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