Where to start
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The first skills to learn, in the order to learn them.
Level 1 · Lesson 0
Goalie Body 101
Three big body ideas every goalie skill builds on: base of support, center of mass, and the jobs your joints do.
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Level 1 · Lesson 1
The Ready Stance
The ready stance is how a goalie stands when the puck is coming: feet a bit wider than the shoulders, knees and hips bent, chest up, hands in front, eyes on the puck.
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Level 1 · Lesson 2
Eyes on the Puck (Tracking)
Following the puck with your eyes and your head, from the shooter's stick all the way into your body (and beyond).
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Level 1 · Lesson 3
Goalie Skating
Goalies skate differently from players. The core skills are the goalie C-cut (to move forward and backward), the stop, the shuffle and the T-push.
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Level 1 · Lesson 3 deep dive
The T-Push
The goalie's fastest way across the crease. Look, point, push, glide, stop and set, and why swinging your arms slows you down.
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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 5
Getting Back Up (Recovery)
Standing back up from the butterfly into your stance, so you're ready for the next shot.
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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 1 · Lesson 7
The Brave Brain
The mindset of a great goalie: before, during and after the game.
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