Man in the Box

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1. (F) starts in corner with puck - one skate behind the line!
2. (D) starts in faceoff circle with stick in the dot (as speed improves, move (D) closer and closer)
3. on whistle, forward and defenseman race to the red line, staying on their own respective sides of the cone
4. the forward can't cut inside and the defenseman can't begin to angle until AFTER they've passed the cone
5. After the cone they can play a 1 on 1

Tags: Quick backward start, Gap control, Angling, Drive Skating