DISTRICT 9 HOCKEY

 

GOALIE DRILLSDo these every day.

1.                  FORWARD & BACKWARD ACROSS RINK IN SET POSITION—Variation: with Butterflies

2.                   SKATE FIGURE 8ÕS FORWARD AND BACKWARD IN SET POSITION

3.                  X DRILL

a.      Skating technique is critical—then speed

b.      Add timing when learned—30 seconds hard

4.                  Y DRILL

a.      Proper skating technique most important – to the post

b.      Go with skate to the post and ½ pad to the post

5.                  LARGE BOX DRILL—for correct skating techniques

6.                  SMALL BOX DRILL—for speed and conditioning

7.                  LARGE V-DRILL—for skating correctness and flow

8.                  SMALL V-DRILL

a.      Skate to the post

b.      Half-Pad Slide to the post

9.                  ZIG ZAG ON GOAL LINE DRILL with Shuffle Step

10.             ZIG ZAG IN ½ BUTTERFLY DRILL

11.             ½ PAD SLIDE ACROSS ICE—BOTH WAYS

12.             Z DRILL—Post TO Post TO Post TO HIGH—Attack the play—GET OUT!

 

You can add pucks to many of these drills when appropriate but remember—stopping them is not critical—proper movement is critical

 

Goaltending is piracy—everythingÕs shared or stolen—but IÕd like to thank Steve Carroll in particular for some of these drills.  Doug Voss

 

Thanks also to demonstrators Eric Wobschall and Brody Voss

 

An on-line version of this page, with video links to the drills, is posted at:

http://www.owatonna.k12.mn.us/Classroom/OHS/Language%20Arts/wfish/Owatonna%20Goalie%20Drills.htm