The player then skates back to starting position and receives a pass from the coach for a shot. Next, the player curls away from the net for a third pass and shot. A variation to this drill is to practice starting and receiving passes from both sides. The purpose of this drill is improving scoring touch. Place a goal net at the red line facing the neutral zone faceoff dot.
Players rotate shooting positions clockwise.
The purpose of this drill is to teach quick foot movement, allowing a player to get open and shoot, and teaching a player to get to the slot area. Players are positioned along one side of the boards, aligned with the faceoff circle dot. The player then transitions from forward skating to backwards skating until passing beyond the second cone, then transitions back quickly to forward and receives a pass from the coach for a second shot. Once the first player has taken the second shot, the next player begins the drill and the first player returns to the starting position. Bob Mancini is in his fourth season as the coach of the Michigan Technological University program.