Tag: goalie drill

This drill will help the goalie improve his puck handling and judgement skills in situations where he must clear the puck out of the zone.  Place multiple pucks in the zone. The goalie starts in his net and must skate as fast as possible and shoot the puck out of the zone (either directly or…

This drill is aimed at improving goaltender proficiency with telescoping (forward and backward) and shuffling. The drill can also be modified to practise the hybrid slide and t-pushes.  The goalie starts from the bottom of the circle and telescopes to the top of the circle. He then telescopes backwards to the face-off dot and stops.…

This warmup drill is good to practice the T-push and shuffle. It can also be modified to practice the hybrid slide. This drill is a very good way to practice the skating basics before attempting more advanced drills. The goaltender starts from the post and T-pushes or shuffles to the top of the crease. He…

This is one of the first drills that a goaltender should learn. It is a great warmup drill for goaltenders and can even be done during play stoppages to keep focused. It can also be used to practice skating (T-push and shuffle) and the hybrid slide.  The goaltender starts on one of the posts and…

This goalie skating drill can be used as a warmup or to strengthen skating skills (T-push mobility technique). It also practices stopping with the correct leg when moving across the crease. For this drill, the goaltender starts on one of the posts. They then T-pushes diagonally to the opposite corner of the crease (1 explosive…