Being A Successful Goalie

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Goalies are not normal people because I believe they have brain damage which makes them weird because they been hit in the head couple to many times. Goalies are like the quarterback of hockey except they do so much more. To be a decent goalie it takes intense training of all muscle groups. Without a decent goalie you will not win many games. To be a successful goalie is to have a short memory and a strong mind to stay focus. Goaltending is one of the most challenging position in sports. Being a Goalie takes intense training and using a bunch of skills like hand eye, flexibility, core, strength, endurance, and the list goes on . You just can’t strap on a pair of pads and be good at goalie, it takes months to years of hard work of training. You must master all the different skills there is of goaltending …show more content…

A lot of really good potential goaltenders struggle with this, is to focus on the play at hand and not let your mind drift away. If you don’t focus when playing than you start letting up bad goals which some goalies have problems shaking them off which leads to more terrible goals that can lead to an onslaught or the result of being pulled. Every goalie has a bad game or bad month this is called a slump it is your mind playing games on you which leads to a poor performance it is the hardest mental thing a goalie can get out of but great tenders find a way to get out of a slump. Being a goalie myself I would know, you just need to stay positive and shake bad goals off and keep a clear calm mind. Being calm is another mountain of challenges for goalies because if you let the opposing team anger you and get under your skin you start playing dirty also your game gets off. Plus, the refs could get you upset off a bad call or call a goal that isn’t goal and that could anger you then knock you off your

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