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Watch 90s England Hockey video on creating space vs a defender who is front marking or back marking.
It's about the movement of the attacker to create space for themselves and see if they can create a position where the receive the ball open with their body between the defender and the ball. Double movements to draw the defender then lead into the space. Think about first touch before making the lead.
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