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OCTOBER 2 0 2 2 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 25 are four elements to deception—head or eyes, shoulders, stick and feet. The more you combine them the more lethal and con- vincing the moves will be. Practice looking one way and moving another. Set up a cone as the defender, and as you enter the zone, fake a pass to the middle and shoot or vice versa. If you look to the middle and can get your shoulders and arms facing another way, it's more likely you'll get a defender and/or the goaltender to bite. The biggest takeaway with deception: once you win that space, take it." PRACTICE VISUALIZATION "We always work on physical skills, but believing in yourself, visualizing yourself scoring, can make a big difference. Visualize goals you've scored and watch players that are similar to you and see how they score goals. Visualize yourself scoring from a certain area, or shooting top left, bottom right. It helps if you can watch video of yourself scoring goals, and replay them in your head." Coach Emma Terres-Sobieck scored 47 goals in 51 games of pro hockey in Germany. Improving strength, skating, and body positioning is crucial to winning puck battles.