I want to be a great goalie and can any body give me tips to be amazing like Brodeur and Roy?

Question

tips in anything Ex. training, saves, reading the play, positioning...

Answer 1

ok you want to watch the puck all the way in and follow your rebounds. Communicate with your team so everyone knows what to do at any given circumstanse. And the most important one is to work your hardest every time you're on the ice and off doing dryland or something like that. But dont just copy everything they do Its good to want to try and accomplish what they have but develop your own style that works for you.

Answer 2

Dont try to hard to be like Roy or Brodeur, some of the saves they do that u see on highlight films are because they got extremely lucky...most of the time the goalie was out of position and dove back in the net, but the shooter just took a poor shot and couldn't get his shot higher to avoid the goalie, so dont try to dive around and make spectacular saves on purpose, those were just last resorts because they werent covering the angles properly

also practice makes great goalies...I'm not sure if ur already on a team or not, but in practice try to get a few shots from ur teammates to help u get a feel of where the puck will be...

also make sure u strength train, if u ever saw hockey players working out ull know that all of them work out intensely, and they find new ways of exercising like tying heavy objects and trying to run with them, if u cant do one thing try to come up with ur own way

last thing is dont push urself too hard, depending on how old u are, it would be unwise to push urself past ur limit, r body may be still growing and it could wreck it....

good luck and when ur a great goalie, send me a cheque

Answer 3

There are a ton of good points above, but not the things that seperate the good from the great.

Good goalies are the ones that skate well, read the play, cut down angles, get into position, have good balance, drop into form and get back to their feet quickly, control rebounds, handle the puck, communicate with their defensemen, etc. They are vital skills to becoming good at the position and will help you to do what any coach asks of their goalie: make that first save.

The greats are those that make saves AFTER all that other stuff breaks down.

Work on your hand/eye co-ordination and get quick feet and quick hands. There are goalkeeping drills to help you with this off ice as well as on ice.

Also be sure to expand your threshold of concentration. Goaltending can be really boring for long stretches with sudden flurries of intense action. Always be ready.

Most important: always watch the puck. You can't save what you don't see.

Finally, all good goalies have a certain air of confidence, almost bordering on arrogance. Build that up and don't let a few goals get you down. Unless you really stink. Then maybe go play darts or something.

Answer 4

Roy and Brodeur are distinctly different goaltenders with very different styles.

Brodeur's stand-up and Roy is a butterfly goalie.

As a novice goalie, emulating Brodeur's style probably isn't going to help you much unless you're huge. One of the biggest issues with our goalies we have playing lower level rec is that they *won't drop*, and then when they do it takes them forever to get back up again.

Learning butterfly, learning to be nimble and agile in the net, to be able to respond, then respond again -- and then again! -- is probably of far more value to you starting out than to worry about getting super technical with your stick or angles.

Novice goalies also never communicate enough. Goaltenders need to give their defense information about the incoming play, say what they need and when they need it, and use their larger ice view to the benefit the whole shift, not just their net.

Goal is still a team position -- far too often goalies think of themselves as on some separate island. This is bad, when you're relying on 5 other people to help you stop goals. Brodeur is a huge communicator, a very talky goalie, and a strong believer in the goalie's role in whole team play:

"When one of my defensemen goes into the boards for the puck, I have to be sure that he doesn’t get hit from behind. I talk to them as much as possible because I found that some goals just happen because of a lack of communication. A team with good communication is going to be a very strong defensive team."

So there you go.

Answer 5

Well, beyond work on the rink, I have three suggestions:

1. Get in the weight room and exercise - and beyond that, HYDRATE. Goalies lose pounds every game due to how much they sweat.

2. Know every angle. How far can you go out to challenge the shooter? How far can you cheat over to the puck side on a two-on-one? Knowing where you are in relation to the net is a big part of the game.

3. Be a student of the game. Watch your own players and opponents alike. You'll soon notice a lot of trends. Keep 'em to yourself, and use 'em against the guys looking to slip one past you. Knowledge is power.

Answer 6

First you'll need to be born not in America. Then get a really sweet accent. After that, slap your wife over her head with a pogo stick (actually don't do that, you might actually go to jail unlike them.) Finally, grow your hair out super long. You do all this and you'll be just like Roy and Brodeur.

Answer 7

1. Try to take Shots daily. Thats the best practice initially

2. Develop a style, watch videos of all the saves, breakaways, penalty shots and see wat goalies do.

3. Im a big fan of Carolina Hurricanes and we all saw how Cam ward was the hero for them. He's got a great butterfly style and gets square to every shooter.. Practice!!

4. Get into a good coaching camp.. and exercise!!

Those are my tips..

Answer 8

Play hockey, a lot. And personally I'd rather be a hockey player like Ryan Miller. Plays for Buffalo, played college at Michigan State.

Answer 9

1. become a butterfly goalie
2. play just outside your crease so there is no net to shoot at
3. always make sure that you are in the proper angle by seeing where your posts are
4. always square yourself to the shooter
5. finally copy marty brodeur by getting to understand players habits eg. shooting or deking on a break away so you will know how to position yourself to stop his shot or deke

Answer 10

My best tip would be to not let the hockey puck go into the goal net. Glad I could help.