LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast

Lacrosse Goalie Questions Live!  Today we’re talking about mental toughness.  How to make drills and training fun for lacrosse goalies.  How to get a youth lacrosse goalie ready for high school.  And much more!

 

 

How To Make a Lacrosse Goalie Mentally Tough

• Understand what is going on in the lacrosse goalies brain.
• Slow a goalie down to speed them up.
• Protecting the lacrosse goalie increases skill acquisition
• Prepare them for three Shot Intensities
• Teach Situational Lacrosse Goaltending

 

How to Make Drills and Training Fun For the Lacrosse Goalie

• You Can’t Coach For “Fun” You Can Only Prepare a Goalie for Enjoyment.
• Fall In Love With The Work of the Lacrosse Goalie
• You’re either getting better or you’re getting worse.
• Explain To the Goalie Why You Are Doing What You Are Doing
• Entertain. Edu-tain. Educate Model of Coaching
• Dedicate Ten Percent to Unique Shots and Situations
• Winning is Fun

 

How To Get a Youth Lacrosse Goalie Ready For High School

• Understand the Three Key Abilities
• Your Best Work May Not be on The Lacrosse Field
• Get Them Around Better Shooters. 1/3 1/3 1/3

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Hey there guys.  In today's episode we talked about young goalies getting messed up for future development.  How to get better trained coaches.  And how to get noticed by college coaches in your junior year.  As alway, great activity on this one.  Thanks for all of the questions.  If you have a question for me you can email me at [email protected]

And when you're ready, why not join Lacrosse Goalie University and I'll teach you personally!  Enjoy!

This week we are talking about when goalies should leave the net to try and score. (That's really NOT the right question to be asking.)

We also talked about dealing with burnout and what's great, and not-so-great, about summer lacrosse.

Have a question for Coach Edwards?  Why not come and join the best Facebook group on the planet.  Creating The Lacrosse Goalie Of The Future

Today we're going deep on some questions that came from my private lacrosse goalie Facebook group.  We're talking about how to teach a lacrosse goalie what was natural to the coach but is unnatural to the athlete.  We'll talk about how to fix turtle-ing.  Why blinking isn't a bad thing.  How to deal with coaches who just don't know anything about lacrosse goaltending...and much, much more!

Are you a member of my private Facebook Group: Creating the Lacrosse Goalie of the Future? Click here to join.

And grab our free lacrosse goalie cheat sheets: https://lacrossegoalietips.com/lacrosse-goalie-cheat-sheets/

Every week in our Facebook group I answer questions from our followers.  Goalies, parents and coaches just like you.

We covered a ton in today's call so I hope you'll enjoy it.

Are you subscribed to our LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast on iTunes? If you're not, I want you to head over there and do that today.  I don't want you to miss an episode.  I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out on those.  Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

 

Be sure to join our Private Facebook Group: Creating The Lacrosse Goalie Of The Future: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatingthelacrossegoalieofthefuture/

 

And grab our free lacrosse goalie cheat sheets: https://lacrossegoalietips.com/lacrosse-goalie-cheat-sheets/

 

And when you’re ready to work with me One on One, why not book a call: https://www.Lacrossegoalietips.com/call. If you’re serious about taking your game to the next level and become a recruitable lacrosse goalie, we’ll get on the phone and identify what your number one problem is, how to fix it, and how we might be a fit to work together.

If you’re an athlete who sometimes struggles with Negative Thoughts in your head, Coach Edwards has a free guide on how to Master Your Automatic Negative Thoughts here: http://athletespecific.com/ant-download/

A Shutout Is The Result Of Playing Well…Duh

Getting a shutout as a lacrosse goalie is really hard.  Veronica writes…”How do I make my son understand that it’s just about impossible to stop every shot on goal?”

First and foremost, be sure to download my Lacrosse Goalie Cheat Sheets because that will help you understand that the “grade” of the goalie is NOT the scoreboard.

I was lucky enough to be taught very early by Coach Winslow that getting a shutout in lacrosse was ridiculously hard.

Why It’s So Hard To Get a Shutout In Lacrosse

The sport of lacrosse is so much more difficult than any other sport when it comes to goalies.  In my post, “Why is lacrosse goaltending so damned difficult” I talked about this a little bit more so check that post out as well.

But in addition to being just plain difficult here are a few reasons why:

* Off set heads make it easier for offensive players to shoot with more velocity while delaying how the ball comes out of the stick.

* Shooters can release the ball from anywhere: high or low, left or right, in front of the head or behind the back, underhand, one-handed, left handed or right handed, between the legs, falling to the ground, etc.  In other sports the ball or puck, primarily, leaves from the ground.

* The net is smaller (with the exception or soccer or field hockey or handball) and yet the style of play to cover the net is limited. (i.e. trying to save the ball with one hand)

* The lacrosse goalie tries to be a goalie AND a player and therefore wears less so they can be more mobile (which they don’t do as much as they think they do.)

* The hardness and size of the ball and the protection that goalies wear (or don’t wear) makes the “stress factor” higher than other sports.  No other sport has such a low protection rating versus a hard omg-this-is-going-to-hurt-if-I-get-hit-with-that-thing factor.

Save Percentages In Lacrosse Are Lower…Why?

Quality of shots is higher, especially for the girls. Velocity and shot difficulty is significantly higher.

But a lacrosse goalie MUST adopt the attitude that they can stop every shot no matter what Mrs. Jones says.

Some parents will say, “Hey you did a great job but that one goal…well you aren’t supposed to stop that shot.  That’s not true.  We have to believe that we can stop every shot and learn what to do to save the shots that we missed.

Sure…Some Shots Are Tougher to Save Than Others

It’s true, some shots are more difficult, but you can keep track of your save percentage on those shots too.  I used to keep track of my statistics inside 5 yards, between 5 and 10 yards, and outside 10 yards.  You can break it down even further if you like.

Embrace The Challenge of Being a Lacrosse Goalie

Be excited that you have embarked on the most difficult goalie position in any sport.  And you can do this!

Are you subscribed to our LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast on iTunes? If you're not, I want you to head over there and do that today.  I don't want you to miss an episode.  I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you're not subscribed there's a good chance you'll miss out on those.  Click here to subscribe in iTunes!

 

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The crease dive is back and the lacrosse goalie position is being tested, to say the least.  This new rule change has brought a lot of controversy for the first part of the years, but I think things will sort them selves out.  In today's video I discuss just what a lacrosse goalie should do to defend themselves, and the goal, to crease dives.

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Last week we talked about if a lacrosse goalie should play a high arc or a shallow arc and got some great comments on that discussion. Today we're going to talk about the three step arc or the five step arc.

This has to be one of the dumbest conversations in the sport of lacrosse.

The question is not, "Should my goalie be in a three step arc or a five step arc?"

The question should be, "What does my goalie need to do to be in the correct position when the ball is shot at the goal."

Be sure to join our Private Facebook Group: Creating The Lacrosse Goalie Of The Future: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatingthelacrossegoalieofthefuture/

And grab our free lacrosse goalie cheat sheets: https://lacrossegoalietips.com/lacrosse-goalie-cheat-sheets/

And when you’re ready to work with me One on One, why not book a call: https://www.Lacrossegoalietips.com/call. If you’re serious about taking your game to the next level and become a recruitable lacrosse goalie, we’ll get on the phone and identify what your number one problem is, how to fix it, and how we might be a fit to work together.

The debate rages on. Should a goalie play a shallow arc or a high arc. In today's video Coach Edwards lays out why your decision is based on fear of the ball, more than anything.

For more great lacrosse goalie discussion come join our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatingthelacrossegoalieofthefuture/

And be sure to download the Lacrosse Goalie Cheat Sheets and Scorecards here: https://lacrossegoalietips.com/lacrosse-goalie-cheat-sheets/

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