LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast

LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast

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LacrosseGoalieTips.com Podcast episodes

  • The Confidence Skill Circle

    Coach Edwards introduces the Confidence Skill Circle, an infographic way to look at the learning cycle of a goalie. First, lacrosse goalies must be confident enough to step in the cage. This confidence can either lead to more skills or disaster if the confidence is lost. Coach Edwards gives tips on how to regain lost confidence and accumulate the skills you need to become a top goalie.

    5 min
  • The #3 Thing You Can Do To Be Better Faster

    Coach Jonathan Edwards unveils his #3 secret to getting better faster: become more athletic. He explains to lacrosse goalies that engaging themselves in other sports will help them to get well-rounded athletically and improve their flexibility and strength. Coach Edwards warns listeners about the dangers of crossfit and gives tips to goalies on how to become more explosive in the cage.

    6 min
  • The #2 Thing You Can Do To Be Better Faster

    Coach Jonathan Edwards unveils his #2 tip to lacrosse goalies on how they can get better faster. He describes the benefits of keeping a stick with you at all times and discovering opportunities to get more practice. He cautions that bad stick skills will come back to haunt a goalie, so improving them while you can is for the best. Coach Edwards offers techniques on practicing alone in a way that will quickly amp up your game.

    5 min
  • The #1 Thing You Can Do to be Better Faster

    Coach Jonathan Edwards pioneers the philosophy of safety for lacrosse goalies. In his latest podcast, he gives goalies tips on how the #1 thing they can do to get better fast is take fear out of the cage. The only way to do that is to get protected. By removing the element of fear, Coach Edwards explains how lacrosse goalies will be able to improve their confidence and improve their performance fast.

    5 min
  • Should You Play Up?

    In his new podcast, Coach Jonathan Edwards helps lacrosse goalies determine whether or not playing up is the right step for them. Goalies at any age can be invited to play in a more advanced league, and this can either boost a goalie's confidence or shatter it. Coach Edwards gives tips on how to tell if playing up is right for you and how you can protect yourself physically and mentally should you choose to play up.

    4 min
  • When Should You Leave the Cage?

    Coach Jonathan Edwards answers a question he receives frequently. Should lacrosse goalies leave the cage? He cites some examples of times it is beneficial to leave the cage and gives tips on how to make ventures away from the cage successful. While the rule of thumb is that it is generally unwise, Coach Edwards encourages coaches to empower their goalies rather than fearing the times when a goalie leaves the cage.

    7 min
  • Should You Be Able to Clear the Ball or Save It?

    Coach Jonathan Edwards shares his insight with lacrosse goalies on whether they should focus more on clearing the ball or saving it. He explains the significance of stopping the ball and ways focusing on the wrong thing can backfire and cost your team the game. Coach Edwards also gives tips on drills coaches can incorporate into practice to ensure that their goalie improves.

    6 min
  • Knowing the Rules

    In his latest podcast, Coach Jonathan Edwards teaches lacrosse goalies the importance of knowing the rules of the game. He gives insightful examples of ways he was able to bend the rules to his team’s advantage to make easy clears and get himself out of some tight spots. Coach Edward’s tips will help any goalie bring their game to the next level.

    6 min
  • Podcast – The #1 Thing You Can Do to Get Better Faster
    0:18 – Don’t be lazy and get to the point where you need to cram to get better.
    0:40 – Getting protected will help lacrosse goalies get better faster.
    1:02 – Upgrade your equipment so that you feel comfortable and safe in the cage.
    1:54 – If you’re protected, your confidence will go up which will help you to improve quickly.
    2:25 – Coach Edwards learned from being a hockey goalie that protection is the key to confidence.
    3:18 – Taking away the fear of getting injured will leave a goalie confident and able to get better fast.
    Introduction
    Hey there. Coach Edwards at LacrosseGoalieTips.com and LacrosseGoalieUniversity.com and today we’re going to talk about the #1 thing you can do to be better faster.
    Don’t Be Lazy
    I get this question a lot. “Coach, how can I get better quick? I’ve got a tryout coming out. I’ve got something going on. Basically I’ve been lazy the last few months and now I’m in a position where I’ve really got to turn it on fast and I’m unprepared.” Well, one, don’t be lazy. But I digress.
    Feel More Protected in the Cage
    The number one thing you can do to be better faster is to feel more protected in the cage. That’s it. If you feel more protected in the cage, you’re willing to throw something in front of the ball that you wouldn’t have done before. If you’re worried about getting hit in the shins, throw on some shin guards because you’re more apt to get a foot in front of the ball and make more saves than you would have if you’re unprotected.
    Accumulate the Right Equipment
    If you don’t feel good about getting hit in the chest with the ball, you need a new chest protector. If you’re worried about getting your shoulders hit, get a shoulder cap on or throw on some thin shoulder pads. If you’re worried about getting hit in the you-know-whats, get a cup. Get a better cup. I would say one of the best things that helped me in the game is when I went from a regular cup, like a jockstrap, to a hockey goalie can, because that covered my whole lower abdominal section from my chest protector down, and made the boys feel nice and comfortable, so I felt better. Sure enough, I got some shots in the squares but it didn’t really send me to the ground in a heap and I was able to play and that boosted my confidence.
    If You’re Protected, Your Confidence Goes Up
    If you’re protected, your confidence goes up and you will play better faster, so make sure you’re protected. If your gloves are bad and you’re worried about getting hit in the hands, then you need new gloves. If you’re worried about getting hit in the thigh, throw on some football pants. Throw on some sweatpants and some baseball catcher shin guards and you will feel incredible.
    Hockey Pads Keep You Safe
    I was a hockey goalie as well as a lacrosse goalie, and a lot of times, especially in the summer, I would go from a lacrosse game to a hockey game or from a hockey game to a lacrosse game. What was always amazing was when I went from lacrosse to hockey and I put on all those pads for hockey I felt like, “A puck? Are you kidding? This isn’t going to hurt.” If you’ve seen that Clash of Clans commercial where the big barbarians are walking in, they’re getting hit by the cannon balls and they’re laughing, that’s how it felt.
    Get into Your Comfort Zone
    When I went from a hockey goalie to a lacrosse goalie I felt naked. One of the things I realized was in hockey, I never said to myself, “Jeeze, I really wish I could take these arm pads off so I could stop more pucks.” I was always thinking, “Jeeze, if I throw an elbow pad on here I’m going to feel pretty good. I’m going to feel pretty comfortable.”
    The #1 Thing To Do is Get Protected
    5 min
  • Envisioning the Goal

    Coach Edwards helps lacrosse goalies learn how to refocus their negative experiences and turn them into positive ones. Goalies can accelerate their learning and quickly improve by following Coach Edwards’ simple but insightful advice – imagine making the save.

    5 min

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