Circle-Top One-Timers

Objective: Groove the one-timer from the top of the circle — the shot that scores before goalies can set. Setup: Passer with a pile of pucks on the goal line, shooters at the circle top on their one-timer side. Goalie live. Execution: Passer feeds firm, flat passes to the circle top; shooter one-times everything — no catch, no stickhandle. Eight pucks, then shooter and passer rotate through the line. Progress the feed: perfect, then in the feet, then behind — adjust and still get it off. Coaching points: Feet set and blade open BEFORE the pass leaves — load early, not late. Meet the puck out in front; weight transfers through the shot, not at it. Miss low and hard beats miss high and soft — rebounds are goals too.