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Defense
Net-front defense

Net-front defense

Defending the area in front of your own goal: moving screens out, tying up sticks and covering rebounds.

Also called

defending the net front

Related terms

Box out
Net-front
Slot protection
Rebound
Stay-at-home defenseman

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