IF you can get him to hold his depth at about 6" to a foot outside the top of the crease on the breaks the rest is easy. He never really wants to execute any save inside the paint for a break. He would be at the edge of the paint. When he backs in, the shooter WILL keep coming. stay on the edge and explode back to just inside the paint and laterally with the carrier.
The easiest way to get him to HOLD is to use a player at about his own skill level. Have the shooter carry the puck in while your son does nothing but hold his stance at his max postitional range. Watch the kid go right by...DONT MOVE. Once he gets the HOLD part down, then have him add the two quick cuts backward and STOP, timing it to the shooters advance. Watch the shooter go around and put the puck in the net. HOLD and Timing for the back cuts add in the final part of reading the deke(faking a bite on a players deke with a chest deke of their own can help)and shoot for the correct corner of the crease. He can then choose to Drop or stand using his stick, pad or whatever method he likes best.
Goalies body and pads should ALWAYS be square to the puck and especially when executing a save. If you were to draw a line from the shot location to the center of the net at the goal line, your son and his pads(if in a B-fly) should be 90 (square) He can make the saves standing or in a B-fly. Thats his choice to make based on his skills.
seriously, e-mail me for more private discussion on the matter. ;)Click above where my initials are in red or gatekeepermd@yahoo.com
Posted on Aug 24, 2006, 1:52 PM from IP address 66.82.9.59
