Force the opposing player to your right side. Take away your opponents' time and space. Force them to make decisions under pressure, and they will make stickhandling mistakes.
Body position is the key to proper defending.
Keeping your stick on the ground and angling your opponent with horizontal, flat tackles are just a couple of ways to defend against oncoming attackers. Also, being aware of where you are on the field and making the attacker go around you can buy extra time in making critical defensive choices. The key to good defense is position. Defenders must never face the goal. They must always have their backs to the goal and be between the ball and the goal or the ball and the shooter.