stick saves

Here is an article by a guest author Carl Howell on the mechanics of lateral movement and proper stick placement.

I have seen several young goalies around the state use the " hop " to skip across the crease to gain a new position. I don't mean a power shuffle hop, they use a multi-step process to move rather than using the power shuffle, T-push or drop step T-push. This reminds me of the goalies ( not many left anymore who do this ) who were taught highly exaggerated foot movements to excecute a simple T-push. Steve McKichan and I refer to this as Goofy Feet.

PROPS TO TRAIN GOALIES
by Mitch Korn
http://www.MitchKorn.com
When I speak with goalies, parents and coaches about training goalies, I stress two important points:

1. The training/practice process should be more difficult and more unusual than ordinary game conditions. This prepares the goalie for most anything and makes the “tough game saves” more routine.