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To be a successful goalie, you must certainly be athletic, physically fit, agile and responsive on your feet. However, there is more to being a great goalie than physical attributes. Hockey is also a mental game. The power play is one of the most threatening events a goalie can experience, and learning more about the strategy behind power plays can help you to save more goals.
With a power play, the opposing team will frequently pass the puck across the ice. They may pass it back and forth in front of or behind the net. With movement in a variety of directions and depths all around the goal, the power play can easily cause a goalie to falter, get confused or even lose balance. The first step to take to become a better goalie is to understand the threat the powerplay poses and prepare yourself mentally for the challenge.
There are various power play strategies that the other team may try to use against you to get the puck in the back of the goal. You must be able to identify who the primary shooters on the team are, identify passing and shooting lanes, and more if you want to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Because of the very rapid pace of the game, you must be able to successfully identify the strategies being used within seconds in some cases, and you must know how to quickly react in each situation to defend the goal.
As you can see, a power play can be dangerous for goalies to contend with. A skilled goalie must always be prepared for this type of offensive play. At Rick Heinz Goalie Schools we will teach you the strategy and techniques to address a power play with confidence. To learn more, call us at 1-877-434-6977.
