Hockey Goalie

3 Ways to Score More Goals in Hockey

Many hockey players struggle with figuring out how they are going to score goals in a hockey game. There are three things a player can do right now that will help him score more goals in hockey.

Stand in front of the net
Learn how to shoot high
Go where the goalie isn't

Importance of Standing in Front of the Net

When you are standing in front of the net you can easily get yourself open to a pass from one of your teammates. You are also in the perfect position to get a rebound from the goalie, or if you have to to run back to the other end of the ice because the other team got the puck.

Learning how to Shoot High

Younger goalies will usually focus the most on the bottom part of the net. They will go down on their knees so that they can easily block shots on the lower part of the net. The problem is that when they go on their knees they are leaving the entire top portion of the net wide open for a shot. If you know how to shoot high then it will be very easy for you to shoot the puck over the goalie and score a goal.

Go to where the Goalie isn't

This does not mean that you shoot where the goalie is not covering. That is obvious. What many kids do not do is set themselves up for a one-timer. If the puck is on one side of the ice then you should be standing on the other side of the net. Always be ready for the pass that you can smack into the net for an easy goal.

Make sure you remember that even though you want to score goals you still have to be a good teammate. If you see somebody doing one of these three things then you should pass to them and give them a chance to score.

About the Author

More hockey help and tips

written by Greg LaForge.

Hockey - a Challenging Game

The distant buzz of the crowd drives the rush of enthusiasm through dressing room. Your trainer has delivered pre-game energy talk. For some, all too common feelings of nausea, before the beginning of first period, catches the hold and comes in. The team is quiet in last minute of their personal mental training.

Of course everybody knows that hockey is the team joining the hard work of forwards, center, defense men, and goalie. It takes the team to win, and location of goalie carries with it a marvelous feeling of success and triumph when a team is winning. Somehow the crowd does not always keep in minds "team play theory" when puck rustles between goal posts. Crowd and at times your teammates can often isolate goalie if game is in losing situation. Being great goalie acquires mental sturdiness, talent and technique.

A great goalie that has endurance, physical energy, is swift on his feet, falls skillfully and efficiently, and get well very fast. Aim of the goalies in a game is to lessen the chance of challenger scoring.

Game of hockey is actually challenging, spiritually demanding, thrilling and especially, ever varying. With changing set of laws in hockey has goal tending move. During the past decade, "butterfly style" of goal tending is changing the face of game. A goalie tool in the hockey world of today is in fact physically smaller. If you are a present day goalie you should be largely prepared with greater awareness. Your ability to read the play sustained by well-honed base of practical soundness is necessity.

Learning to become capable goalie takes maturity, psychological strength, effort and devotion towards the game. Great goalies have enthusiasm, eagerness, mental hardiness, strength and a promise to hard work. Selecting to hold the place of goalie on any side wants you to commit in developing the hard base of basics that is vital for goalies.

About the Author

Visit Sports Reviews for the latest information on the World of Sports.