goalie technique

[lax_man23]

i am a goalie going into 9th grade and i have seen alot of goalies drop to their knees i was always taught that this was incorrect. in the finals i saw several i was wondering why you would do this is it because they need to go to the weight room please respond

[EHSLAX12]

the technique is always stick then body. they go to their knees after their confident they can get their stick down in time.

[imhungry114]

I was taught to drop one knee with the stick. But I feel unconfordable when I do it so I just crouch down a little. Im always being told to get me body to the ball before the stick.

[jtanenbaum]

dropping to ur knees is something that i use to get a low bouncer or a shot from the crease that i know is going low
other people may say it is bad but hey if u make the save who is honestly gonna tell u u should have made it a different way
wat did u mean by
"is it because they need to go to the weight room please respond"

[EricL]

No NEVER do it.... Its impossible to get back on your feet and save a high shot when the opponent team gets the rebound (They can just flick it in or kick it and you won't have the feet to get back up/move). Dropping to your knees make you much smaller. I would just rather step and put my stick down because the stance with that is much more wider. You mean the NCAA finals? I didn't see one goalie go to their knees. They did split saves where I know that the Hopkins goalie does this ALOT. He do a semi split and cover up the 8 hole with their stick.

Also dropping to your knees hurts and its much slower to actually get your knees down using gravity than using muscle to put your stick down.

[OldGoalie]

He do a semi split and cover up the 8 hole with their stick.


What exactly is an 8 hole?