christopher weis centers the top line for the reston raiders. in his early years, even his precise puck placement wasn't enough to keep his teammates from badgering him over his other sport. >> right before practice i liked figure skating and skating so they were like, oh, figure skater. figure skater. yeah. they're kind of like wimps almost. i don't want to be mean or anything but you think of them as kind of like they're focusing on perfection and you just really want to get the puck in the net. it's a different mentality. >> reporter: that mentality changed years ago when christopher's dad, three-time national champion michael weis, came to practice to help coach the finer points of skating. >> the last thing hockey skaters want to do is work on skating skills so i was trying to get their attention so i was like okay. christopher, come here. i lined them up and laid my son down and came around and did a back flip over my son. then all of a sudden their eyes were wide open. now all of a sudden learning how to skate was really cool because i ac