Every goalie, coach or parent is always seeking goalie-specific drills to improve goaltender skill and abilities. This table features a list of goalie drills available on the website, the drill type and shooter requirement. There are a variety of different drills, with and without pucks, suitable for practice and/or warmups. All these drills are to practice on-ice with full goalie equipment. Please leave a comment if you have any questions/suggestions or would like additions.
Goalie-specific Drill | Drill Type (skills worked) | Shooter requirement |
Position Recovery | regaining position | Yes – 1 |
Screen Shot | Screen | Yes – 2 |
Low Glove Blocker | shot blocking | Yes – 1 |
Shuffle random shot | Reaction time, positioning, mobility | Yes – 1 |
Freeze Pucks | Reaction time, protect puck | No |
Wrap around + Walk in | Positioning | Yes – 1 |
poke check one timer pass | Poke check, desperation save, puck handling | Yes – 3 |
Cone to cone skating | Skating / Mobility | No |
Basic Skating | Skating | No |
One Timer | butterfly slide w/ one-timer | Yes – 4 |
Stopping the puck behind the net | Puck Handling, regaining position | Yes – 2 |
Shuffle Shot Breakaway | Mobility, shot blocking, breakaway | Yes – 4 |
The Desperation save | Hybride slide & Desperation save | Yes – 3 |
Butterfly slide | Butterfly slide w/ one timer | Yes – 3 |
One timer and butterfly slide | One timer & butterfly slide | Yes – 3 |
Warmup – All Players shoot | Warmup / mobility | Yes – Team |
Hybrid Slide & Stopping puck behind net | Hybrid slide & stopping puck | Yes – 4 |
Static Shot Redirect | rebound control | Yes – 1 |
Puck Clearing | Puck handling | Optional |
Rebound Clearing | Mobility and endurance | Optional |
Skating in the Circle | Skating | no |
The Triangle | Skating, Warmup | no |
The Box | Skating, Warmup | no |
Across the Crease | Skating, Warmup | no |
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