Goaltending Flashcards
Physical demands of goaltending (* beside what other countries excel at):
- flexibility*
- power/strength
- balance/stability
- agility
- hand-eye coord. *
- presentation
- vision
- ROM*
- stamina/fitness level
Mental demands of goaltending (* beside what other countries excel at):
- preparation*
- managing pressure
- short term memory
- adversity
- body language
- managing external distractions
- stay in the moment
Hockey sense needed for goaltending (* beside what other countries excel at):
- anticipation
- ability to read*
- read the release*
- save selection (vs size)
- ice awareness*
- self awareness*
- communication
** 5 key concepts for goaltending:
- find the puck: eyes first
- movement: getting into position
- position: stance, angles (square to puck), depth
- save selection: appropriate to the situation
- puck control: rebounds and recovery
Hockey Canada: level 1 includes….
- skating
- stance
- moving skills
- positioning
- save selection
- basic puck control (rebound control)
- stickhandling
- fun and athleticism
** Incorporating goalies into practice:
- goalie will improve doing team drills, but if you make time for 1 drill/practice, you give them attention they deserve
- incorporate your goalies into practice in 10 minutes
What to communicate with your goalie about:
- who is playing the next game?
- what is expected in game situations?
- how much feedback?
- is goal setting important?
Key components of communication:
- talk often
- game situation expectations
- goalie coach in the process
- set aside practice time
** The role of a goalie coach:
- design and implement drills
- act as a liaison between the goaltenders and the head coach
- help goaltenders with mental preparation and routine
- assess game and practice performance to identify strengths and areas of development
- use video as an effective coaching tool
- help the goaltenders deal with pressure and poor performances
** Practice tips:
- set aside 10 minutes (1 drill) for your goalies per practice
- goalies should participate in all skating drills
- goalies should participate in all passing drills
- space out your shooters
- communication with players and goalies
- game type situation drills
If you know nothing about goaltending, the most important thing you can teach your goaltender is to….
outwait the shooter
Try to always have ____ coaches at practice. Whenever your goalies have some idle time, a ____ coach can be a great deal of help.
- 3-4
- 3rd or 4th
**Warm up drills for goalies:
- skate with the team
- allow to track pucks
- proper spacing
- time for goaltender specific movements
Goaltender skating:
- goalies need to do all skating drills
- to be a good goalie you must be an efficient skater
- also need ability to change directions quickly
2 types of stance:
- upright
- compact
General description of stance (athletic position to be able to move quickly):
- eyes on the puck
- shoulders and hips square to puck
- knees slightly bent with slight bend and in waist
- glove and blocker out in front of the body
- feet slightly wider than shoulder width for angle shots (improves rebound control)
- weight balanced on balls of feet and on inside edges of skates
- stick covers 5 hole, at a slight angle, and about a stick blade length in front of the skates
Other considerations of the stance:
- stance should feel comfortable
- spine/shine angle should be the same
- gloves approximately same height
- catcher open and out in front
- blocker rotated outward slightly
- hold stick properly (2 fingers)
Usage of butterfly depends on….
- size of goalie
- distance/angle of puck from crease
Butterfly description:
- head up but eyes low
- make yourself big and tall (upright torso)
- pads loose to leg and falling on inner channel
- stick on ice slightly angled
- glove out and open
- knees together, toes out
- butt up
- hands in front, stick on ice
- shoulders square, relaxed upper body
- weight on knees stay forward
**Skating drills should focus on developing ____ ___ ____.
inside edge work
**The key in skating movement is to advance the goalie’s ability to….
move in a quick, efficient and balanced manner
**Specific goalie skating skills:
- t-push (long or short)
- C cut (forward and backward)
- shuffle (long or short)
T-push description:
- leg extension-drive
- eyes first towards target (turn head)
- lead foot pointed towards target
- back leg pushes
- stop on lead foot on angle
Shuffles description:
- start in crouch position
- knees bent (athletic position)
- head up
- stick on ice
- glove out and open, blocker square to front
- shoulders and body square and level to the front (no bouncing)
- lead leg stays stationary and bent slides over top ice
- push leg extends and comes back under body
When to use shuffles:
- short lateral distances
- post-to-post (play behind net)
- player walking in the slot with the puck
C-cuts description:
- head up
- core (chest) tall
- shoulders level and square to shooter
- stay in crouch forward and backward
- stick stays flat on the ice (covers 5 hole)
- skate blades stay on ice
- use heel of skate to push forwards staying on your inside edges
- gloves out and open/forward at waist level, blocker in front of body
- pads are square and flared at the bottom
Butterfly and power slides description:
- glide along ice protecting 5 hole with stick on ice
- bring the push to the ice and complete seal by bringing knees together
- maintain a quiet upper body while in the butterfly position and sliding along ice
- recover to the glide foot side using front 1/3 of skate to gain traction, recover
Positioning: basic angles:
- play at top of crease
- shooter visually can’t see as much of net
- closing the distance between shooter and goalie means puck is more likely to hit you
- less chance of deflections
- rebounds and puck easier to control
Down and deep =
less net coverage
Knees in white paint =
more net coverage
Remember the angle alignment of shot lane is centred to the ____ not the _____.
- puck
- shooter’s body or stick shaft
Puck should be square in the middle of the ____ at all times.
chest
On the post positioning and transitioning (windows):
- move feet and elbow away from post
- keep knob outside of goal
- rotate head and shoulder only
- maintain skates on goal line facing slot
- look under cross bar
- eyes on the puck
- do not over rotate
- stick ready to cut off pass but also covering 5 hole
Stick grip:
- hold top of paddle with index finger gripping side of paddle and supported behind with thumb
- allows goalie to steer on ice shots
Describe stick saves:
- start in crouch position
- stick on ice in front of goalie (a gloves length away from pads, allows movement and rebound control)
- deflect puck into corner following the arc of the crease
- let the stick do the work, use wrist to angle stick into desired position
Describe glove saves:
- start in stance position
- glove starts out in position ranging from waist height to just under shoulder
- glove in front of body and not tight to chest (elbow against ribs is a good guideline)
- go meet the puck (reduce trajectory), catch it in front of you
- fingers can be at 12 o’clock, or 3 or somewhere in between (depends on size of goalie)
Catcher: track the puck into _____.
Blocker: _____, do not _____.
- steer
- punch
Freezing pucks on the ice: 2 parts:
- receive puck
- freeze
Receive puck to freeze:
- down on knees
- paddle of stick on ice at an angle
- let puck hit the paddle and slide down towards blocker
- cover blocker and puck with glove hand
For safety reasons, when freezing the puck….
- keep head up to watch for incoming traffic
- keep belly off the ice to protect neck and back
- bring skates together behind body to avoid knee injury if fallen on
Rebound control: freezing pucks into mid-section:
- start in crouch
- catching glove folds over chest to trap and cradle puck
- blocker should maintain position forward, stick stays on ice in case of rebound
- elbows tight
- shoulders and chest angle down
Always watch the play in far end from a ____ ____ position in the crease.
deep centred
Breakaway routine:
- touch post when breakaway occurs
- using C cuts, come 4 feet from crease to appear big vs shooter, close gap, have space for backward momentum
- if player changes angle, maintain alignment and squareness with puck (not body) using short side shuffles
- come out to top of crease and stay there until shooter reaches hash mark closest to crease, then proceed back and match their speed
- stick down, gloves square
- deke = slide diagonally backwards in the direction. skate should end up slightly outside of post
- maintain balance
Basic puckhandling:
- blocker at butt end
- glove in overhand grip position above paddle
- glove hand apply pressure to the ice, cradling puck
- legs bent, always in position to pivot, forward/backward skate, single skate c cut, t push
