The Defender, having the stick in the left hand, tackle the attacker from behind by sliding his stick between the attacker's feet and the ball.
Using the wrist the defender sweeps the ball with the inside hood of the stick away from the opponent.
Defender should be as low as possible and perform the action quickly in order to avoid the attacker seeing the stick.
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