Option 2:

Slava tends to take the route of leading by example. Always trying to show up early to practice to get the individual skills and mental envisioning of plays as they happen. At the start of practice especially going into his second year with Nevada he takes the time to help the rookie skaters and purposely drilling with all of the centers to work on their face off success. Slava tends to have the mentality that, the harder you practice and the more you sweat during practice the easier it will be come game time when everything becomes muscle memory. He takes this inti account by playing his hardest against the most skilled forwards on the team to continue to sharpen his defensive tactics and skills. This mentality is encapsulated as he tends to be the last person to leave the ice as well. Hopefully this example of hard work in practice reflects to future rookies joining Nevada.