Level 1 · Lesson 4
The Butterfly
From the ready stance, the goalie drops to both knees while the lower legs (pads) flare out to the sides, building a wall along the ice. Hands stay up and in front; the stick covers any gap between the knees.
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Level 1 · Lesson 6
Glove, Blocker and Stick
What each tool is for and why: catch with the glove, steer with the blocker like a mirror, and seal the ice with your stick.
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Level 2 · Lesson 2
The Butterfly Slide and Push Slide
Both movements involve pushing with one leg while sliding sideways on the ice with your other knee. The key difference is how you start:
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Level 2 · Lesson 4
Rebound Control
Deciding where the puck goes after it hits you: into your glove (catch it and freeze it), to the corner, or trapped under you. Not bouncing back out in front.
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Level 2 · Lesson 5
Handling Rebounds
Where the rebound goes decides how you move. Learn when to cover it, push over, get up, or combine them, and how to arrive set for the second shot.
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Level 3 · Lesson 4
Rotations: Standing and in the Butterfly
Turn your head, chest, hands and hips to stay square to the puck before you move, standing up or in the butterfly: look, rotate, then push.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.3
The Trailing Shoulder When You Rotate
When you rotate into a slide, bring the trailing shoulder around with the lead so both arrive together and square, with the holes sealed.
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Level 3 · Lesson 5.6
High-to-Low Slides
On a shot-pass from the point to the back door, read it, rotate, and slide diagonally back to the post instead of straight across.
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Level 3 · Lesson 9
Hip Health for Goalies
What the butterfly asks of your hips, the habits that protect them, and a 15-minute off-ice routine.
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