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“Every player, including goalies, have their tendencies”

DEFENSIVE ZONE – THEIR GOALIE’S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES

One of the most forgotten preparations some coaches neglect is to watch their opposition’s goalie over say the last 20 goals he has let in to identify his strengths and weaknesses in order to communicate them to the team. Literally in my experience, in close games, we have won because we knew the higher probability of scoring in certain areas over others.

Here’s an example of what I have done and posted for the players on game day:

(NAME OF TEAM) GOALIE: _________________

  • PLAYOFFS12–4–2-0,2.59GAA,SAVE%91.0%
  • SEASON24–10–5-1,2.49GAA,SAVE%92.1%
  • 5 ‘ 8”, 170 LBS, WHITE ICE GOALIE(COMES OUT)
  • ACROBATIC: LOTS OF HOLES: FLOPS: GIVES REBOUNDS: SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT
  • LOSES ANGLE ON SIDE SHOTS – WIDE SIDE OPEN

WHERE THE LAST 21 GOALS HAVE GONE IN:

  • BLOCKER SIDE: 12 GOALS OR 57%
    • LOW BLOCKER: 7 GOALS
    • HIGH BLOCKER: 5 GOALS
  • HIGH GLOVE: 6 GOALS
  • MIDDLE OF NET WHEN DOWN: 2 GOALS
  • 5 HOLE: 1 GOAL

TYPE OF SHOTS THAT HAVE GONE IN OUT OF 21:

  • 6 “AA” SHOTS + 6 “B” OR “A” SHOTS REBOUNDING OR DEFLECTING INTO “AA” SHOTS/GOALS = 12 GOALS OR 57% AA’S
  • 6 “A” SHOTS AND 3 “B” SHOTS