IE #9: BODY CRADLING When asked, the most commonly stated area that a goaltender wants to work on is rebound control. Noticing that this category of development displays the greatest volume of scoring chances it is vital to breakdown the approach into single components. Looking at the goaltenders largest area of coverage, and ultimately one…

IE #8: BATTLE FOR A SIGHTLINE Driving traffic to the front of the net is one of the main offensive strategies used in today’s game. The reasoning for this is the many complications it can create for a goaltender. However, understanding these complications and how to counter them will result in handling these situations effectively.…

IE #7: BLOCKING VERSUS REACTION SAVES It is a comment heard too often in the modern butterfly dominated goaltending community: “He goes down too early.” To explore this observation let’s take a look at and define what is a “blocking” save and what is a “reaction” save. In most cases the goaltender that gets beat…

IE #6: GOALTENDERS RELEASE POINT As goalie coaches we are often forced to work within small spaces of either a training center or receive a limited area to work with when we go out for a team practice. This has affected our ability to work on rush tactics. The goaltender has to focus on a…