How do you teach butterfly goalie?

The beginner butterfly should be taught at first using no pucks. Have the goaltender drop to their knees and then get up again. Repeat each movement allowing the goaltender to recover in between. Repetition will be the key teaching tool, as they will get better as they repeat the drill.

What muscles do hockey goalies use most?

This one is so important for both core stability and groin health for goalies. Although the adductors (inner thigh and groin) are the primary muscles involved in this exercise, I still consider it a core exercise as it forces goalies to maintain a rigid midsection to connect the lower and upper body.

When should a goalie use a butterfly slide?

BUTTERFLY SLIDE Goaltenders need to be able to move into a shot while sliding on the ice. This is called a butterfly slide. It helps a goaltender cover net and gain ice while getting into position before a shot is taken. Use of the butterfly slide is determined by position of the shooter.

What does VH stand for goalie?

Vertical Horizontal
Although extremely busy during the pre-season with goaltending evaluations, I had the chance to speak to an evaluator from another local goaltending school between sessions about the hot topic debate of whether it was best for goaltenders to apply a Vertical Horizontal (VH), or a Reverse Vertical Horizontal (RVH) at …

What does RVH stand for goalie?

reverse-VH
“That spot” referenced by Schneider is between the top of the short-side shoulder and the crossbar that opens when a goalie drops into RVH, which is short for reverse-VH, a technique developed in Sweden.

Are there any USA hockey goaltending practice plans?

USA Hockey Goaltending is proud to bring you three levels of practice plans that you can download, print and take to the rink. These plans will help your beginner, intermediate and advanced goaltenders train at the proper levels to maximize their development.

What is a good goalie drill to do?

A great goalie drill to help you recover from your belly, but this one adds a little stimulus to get back to your kneeling position – the fact that there is a medicine ball hurling back toward your head. How’s that for motivation?

What’s the best way to do an off ice drill?

You start at one post then t-push to the top of the crease, then t-push back to the other post. When you do this off-ice drill remember to keep a good ready position with your torso. Use your legs to move, not your trunk.

Do you have to have a balanced stance as a goalie?

Although a goalie does want to have a good balanced stance with equal pressure on both feet when they are in the ready position, once they move laterally out of that ready position the goalie is in a situation where they are driving off one foot and quickly establishing a new dynamic stability using the other leg?