Help training and becoming a better goaltender

trueleafsfan · Squirt Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 1

so i have been playing for almost a year im 15 and hoping to make junior b
Many goalie camps ive gone too dont really help yhey just blabber and then take shots.

Im 100 pounds and 5-4 and i just want some advice on how to be a bettter goaltender and gain some muscle mass

Returning2MyNet · Minors Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Posts: 379

gaining mussle mass is easyil put you can get information on that at lots of sites.
keys are to consume tons of calories a day, tons of protine. Try hitting walmart his weekend they have a good sale on Whey mix right up front by the pharmacy for 14 bucks, get a few and drink them at each meal, take a good multi vitamen. and eat. and work out, and make stretching a part of routine so stay limber.
you also may have to deal the realities that not every one needs weight.
Goalies need some size, but an ability to be in postion and stop pucks is more important.
all the blagh blagh take some shots, is meant to help you understand where you need to be to make stops. You have been at this a year, work on your SA, can you see what the guy coming at you sees, can you read his likely plays, where is the winger, is he with him, cross ice or trailiing, is this guy a shooter, or a passer.
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puckstopper135 · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

5'4" and 100lbs? Damn you're really small.

Ebywyld · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:15 am Post subject:

B1otter · College Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 48

I was that size when I was his age. Proved beneficial, as I was one heck of a Gymnast as well, so I was in tip top shape. Now, a decade later, I'm 6'1" 185 lbs...
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netcoach55 · Peewee Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 7

Trueleafsfan

concentratre on mobility. BE THERE AND BE SQUARE. I've been working with young keepers fabout 10 years and in the early stages I have them work on crease movement, goalie specific skating drills, and balance. If you are willing to do a good amount of off ice it will pay big benifits. I'm also a stickler for conditioning. You don't seem to be carrying extra weight, but how is your conditioning, and leg strength. the biggest improvement with the last amount of time invested will be realized through conditioning. Upper body isn't as important for keepers as it is for everyone else on the team. Start to develope your lactic acid removal system through cardio training. Check out Mark Verstegen's Core Performance book and web site. This guy works with a lot of pros and amatures andhas a great system to improve balance through Pillar strength development, also check out Maria L Mountain on youtube and her ultimate goalie training web site.It costs to get the full program but it isn't that much. You could easily pay for it by working a few odd jobs and she also has a bunch of free tips anyway.
good luck this season and your persuits