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=== Mindset ===
=== Mindset ===
Mindset is essential to how you play the goalie position. While the position isn't particularly physically taxing, it is mentally taxing. Honing your mindset will allow you to perform consistently and bounce back from adversity.
Mindset is essential to how you play the goalie position. While the position isn't particularly physically taxing, it is mentally taxing. Honing your mindset will allow you to perform consistently and bounce back from adversity. This section is a brief overview of the [[Mindset]] page.


==== Set good goals ====
==== Set good goals ====

Revision as of 22:26, 1 June 2025

This page is a work in progress. I need to add more content (Like photos) to help demonstrate concepts.

This is how I recommend you play the position. This is starting from nothing, leaving as little out as possible

Getting Between the Pipes

Stick

[Video Reference: CC Stick]

Stance

[Video Reference: PLL Stance]

Poise

[Video Reference: GS Poise and Stepping]

Mindset

Mindset is essential to how you play the goalie position. While the position isn't particularly physically taxing, it is mentally taxing. Honing your mindset will allow you to perform consistently and bounce back from adversity. This section is a brief overview of the Mindset page.

Set good goals

It is easy to find yourself in a position where you want to say "I will not let them score" or "I will save the next shot I see" after giving up a goal or two. However, these set yourself up to miss them, and then you are in

Making Saves

Positioning

[Video Reference: IL Picking up a Shot]

[Video Reference: PLL Alley Shots]

Stepping at The Shot

Top & Bottom Hand

Clearing the Ball

Running the Defense