Slow Start

[Kgoalie125]

Lately in games I have been playing horrible in the first half, but then doing great in the 2nd half and making a lot of saves. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas on how to break it? I warm up before every game.

[mcnutty93]

happens to me in plenty of games
I just try to see the ball and also make good clears
that is the hardest part for me
For some reason if I have a bad warm up then I play well

[bulldoglaxer36]

ya you have those days..but its just a matter of seeing the ball. (as mcnutty said.)

[aviator7]

have more intense warm ups, warm up for longer, etc.

sometimes your eyes arent focused on the ball yet

[Sjrlax69]

Wierd patterns happen to me all the time. Dont worry about it, just stay focusd on the ball and eventuly it will click.

[Flyers11']

next game you have create a pre-game ritual. Mine is:
1. Listen to my music
2. eat a snickers and drink as much as i want from a large blue gatoraid
3. Listen to my music again, at this point I stop talking, i get in my zone
4. get a good stretch in and run a lap
5. take my asthma medicine (i wouldn't reccomend this if you dont have asthma)
5. Get a warm up, do long passing while offense warms up, then i hop in goal for ground ball drills.
6. game-time.

(It's important for me to get in my zone a good 10 minutes before my warm-up. I don't talk to anyone from the beginning of the game until the end, albeit a few comments at the half.)

[OldGoalie]

We've all experienced this at one point or another.

Try during your warmup to have a couple of players do cross-crease pass & shoot, and feeds from X to quick shots. This really gets your reactions up to game speed and increases your concentration level so you start strong.