Variation #1 (7 min):  "Playing The L."  The drill starts with eye contact from the goalie who comes out off of the goal-line to challenge the shooter (ready position).  The shooter looks at the goalie like they’re going to shoot, but instead passes to the far-side crease player, who is positioned either 5 metres back from the crease at goal-line-extended or at the mid-board soft spot, ready to take a quick stick shot on goal (depending on the quality of the pass), from "the island."  More advanced players can also practice quick stick "bounce shots," which John Tavares says is the type of shot you should take if you ever have an "open net."

This drill alternates from side-to-side in orientation, but also allows the goalie enough time to get "ready" for each rep.  Players should also alternate lines after each rep; shooter to crease, and vice-versa.

Variation #2 (7 min):  "Mid-Boards Sweep."  Have the shooter line move down to the mid-boards, with crease players now starting with the ball.  Players in the crease line start the drill by engaging forward (against an imaginary defender) then fading back and passing to the player cutting toward the net from the mid-board (timing the pass so it is received before the cutter is on their wrong side).  The cutter should then attempt to quick stick the ball, first at a slow speed (Variation #2A) and later at full speed (Variation #2B).

Variation #3 (7 min):  "Shoot or Pass Option."  For both of the above variations coaches may choose to give the initial ball carrier the option to shoot or pass, which forces the goalie and players to participate in more of a game-like scenario.  Advanced players can also be encouraged to practice their "no look" passing and shooting abilities.

Variation #4 (7 min):  "Mix Release Points."  Same as the above variations except coaches instruct players to take a certain type of shot:  overhand, side-arm, underhand or bounce shots.

• Variation #5 (7 min):  Another variation of this drill is to have players at both crease positions only, executing a basic pass from crease-to-crease for a quick stick (Variation #5A).  Otherwise, the skip pass can still be made with crease players encouraged to do a quick stick pass from crease-to-crease (Variation #5B).

Variation #6 (7 min):  "Game To 7."  To add competition, play a game of lefty’s versus righty’s up to 7 goals, with the losing team doing push-ups, sit-ups, planks, body weight squats, sprints, etc.  Furthermore, coaches can make it so 2 goals can be tallied on "bounce shots" if they feel like that particular skill is worthy of emphasis.

Variation #7 (7 min):  "No Drops/No Misses Game."  For every ball that is dropped and/or misses the net during the drill players will have to sprint from one side-board (or end-board) to the other.  For every goal that is scored, one sprint is removed from the total, with goalies having to run if the players keep their sprint total at or below zero.

Variation #8 (7 min):  "React To The Rebound."  Same as the above variations except after the shot is taken, both passer and shooter are required to "react to the rebound."

The general rule on offense is that the off-ball shooter is responsible for reacting back against reverse transition, which is true in this drill but there are also two other caveats.  The first is that if the rebound goes to the off-ball shooters' side, the off-ball shooter pursues the loose ball and the on-ball shooter "reacts back."  The second is that if the rebound goes to the on-ball shooter's side, they attack the rebound and the off-ball shooter "reacts back."

If the rebound is corralled by either player on the first attempt, play continues, otherwise the coach blows the whistle and the players clear out of the drill.

Variation #9 (7 min):  "Add Defense."  Same as the above variations except there are defenders in the passing lane, trying to pick-off the passes (while standing in an "open stance").  After their attempt at receiving the pass, the offensive player becomes the defender.  Alternate sides each rep through the drill.  Encourage passers to drag from the shooter towards the crease to make it more difficult for the defender.