The Knowledge Book contains all the Goalie Knowledge posts. These are the information packed posts to help you understand the position and enable you and your goalie maximize your potential as a coach/goalie team. Feel free to click through, leave comments and don’t be afraid to get in touch with any questions you have!
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Depth and angles
Unfortunately, trigonometry is one of those few classes in school you’ll actually use in your real life. When you hear a coach or parent say “Cut down the angle!”, they’re saying apply math to your hockey problem. Scary, I know. “Square to the puck” is another term we’ll talk about in the next Goalie Coach
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Video: Hold your edges, ready to react
Not on your toes, not on your heels, but juuusst right. Every goalie gets caught doing this and it’s okay. It’s a good lesson learned and a reminder.
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Glove positioning
So unfortunately, your cousin’s uncle’s sister’s friend is wrong. It’s not “keep your glove up”, but “keep your glove ready.”
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Video: Hold your edges, stay on your feet
Patience. It’s your goalie’s best weapon in the game of hockey.
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